Are these people for real?

[sy247]

You couldn't make it up!

PETA's fox pub name row 'undermines real issues'

Critics respond to PETA's suggestion The Sly Old Fox should change its name because its derogatory.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bavarianbrit]

People eating tasty animals?

 

[finnbear270]

They are late to the party:
In around 1260 a certain Willem, about whom little else is known, wrote a story in verse about the sly fox Reynard. Vanden vos Reynaerde is one of the oldest texts in Dutch. With its flashes of humour, its often obscene ambiguities and voluptuous cruelty the adventures of Reynard became incredibly popular. And they have remained so until today.



Reynard is clearly no sweetie. He is out for his own advantage, lies and deceives for all he is worth and does not even shrink from murder. Because he has broken the laws of king Nobel he has to appear before the king’s court and is condemned to death. But Reynard dreams up all kinds of excuses and wicked plans to save his skin. With his scheming behaviour he demonstrates how selfish the king and the whole animal kingdom are. Civilisation is just a beautiful veneer. In reality all the animals act out of self-interest.

 

[opticron1]

Just another example of the simple minded trying successfully to get publicity for their idiotic "cause".......typical clown politics for you and slavishly lapped up by rubbish "journalists"......

Next week.....a campaign to ban "crocodile" tears as being offensive to reptiles

 

[bowji john]

Attention seeking

Don’t give them what they want

If no one read or reposted their sh.t, then no one would know they’ve taken a (metaphorical) dump

 

[Pedro]

"Offensive to foxes". It's true. Every time I go out, foxes come up to me and indignantly say how offended they are by this.

We'll have snakes, rats and all sorts of other animals jumping on this bandwagon now.

 

[Moose67]

just wait for them to claim that the copyright for trail cam footage should belong to the animal that triggered it

 

[marineboy]

Local to me in Abingdon a pub called the magic midget after the mg sports car that was formally made in the town had to change its name from the midget to something like rainbow because midget may offend small people like myself..
Edit. It is now called the roaring rainbow

 

[starr shot]

Heard a rumour that the Directory is to change its name to Creeping up on something quietly observing it then humanely killing it.

 

[cjm1066]

How many millions of foxes have been offended by this type of language?

It probably needs legislative action?

Words such as predator and carnivore need consigning to history, those who practise such practises forced onto vegan diets.

The ecological consequences would be devastating.

 

[SunnyDays]

Cripes....my local is the Mucky Duck, so I presume that is now offensive to Mallards!
Will the White Swan now considered as offensive, racist, and prejudiced against immigrant black swans?
The Worlds End should be OK as that looks like a reference to current affairs!!