PETA has unveiled a new ad campaign that aims to turn people to the vegan side. Now, there’s nothing wrong with deciding to become a vegan. But creating an ad campaign to scare people with the dreaded “autism disease” to do it?
That’s beyond disgusting.
Their article, along with a billboard image that they’ll be using, is shown below:
Allow me to respond to various points in this “article”, point by point.
1. “Got Autism?”
Really?!?!? I mean, sure, it’s clever… “Got Milk?” turned to “Got Autism?” as if one leads to the other. But it’s not clever. It’s rude, dehumanizing, insulting and just plain evil of you. Clearly you’ve never met an autistic. Plus there’s also that minor detail about it being wrong, or very likely wrong, as we’ll cover again in a moment.
Have you ever even heard of autism before writing this? Did you do any research at all before writing this or are you just spouting points you found on the internet somewhere? Are you aware there even is a difference between a disorder and a disease?
3. “More research is needed”
Well hell, start stringing up your “Got Autism?” billboards before that happens!!! Spend money before someone proves you wrong!
4. “The reason why dairy foods may worsen or even cause autism is being debated.”
So write about your stance on it immediately!! Don’t waste time on who’s right and who’s wrong when there’s vegans to be had.
5. “The Internet contains numerous heart-wrenching stories”
Well, I’ll give you this one. It’s true, anecdotes are proof enough for most people. Just ask Jenny McCarthy’s anti-vaccine fans.
6. “Anyone who wants to alleviate or avoid the devastating effects of autism should give cow’s milk the boot and switch to healthy vegan alternatives instead.”
Oh thank you!! Let me get my check book! Thank you so much for solving all of the world’s problems!!
Go home PETA, you’re drunk.