Comments on: PETA Surprisingly Quiet On Oprah’s KFC Promotion http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/ celebrities caught green-handed Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sid Samant http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-304853 Sid Samant Wed, 13 May 2009 02:05:13 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-304853 Read more about Rodger Eaton's apology at http://www.aircheese.com/article/kfc-dominos-ms--apologies-part-i Read more about Rodger Eaton’s apology at
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]]> By: Margo Hershey http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-304370 Margo Hershey Mon, 11 May 2009 22:16:48 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-304370 I am so over Oprah. She is a hypocrite and I don't buy for a minute she was duped. Why not offer a free healthy meal for all our overweight population? Salad bar anyone? I wouldn't want to be responsible for the hacking to death of millions of chickens for this free food offer. I am so over Oprah. She is a hypocrite and I don’t buy for a minute she was duped. Why not offer a free healthy meal for all our overweight population?
Salad bar anyone?
I wouldn’t want to be responsible for the hacking to death of millions of chickens for this free food offer.

]]> By: dan http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303657 dan Sat, 09 May 2009 11:10:18 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303657 "I feel bad for the chickens but we need to help the needy," Is there no other way to help the needy than to offer a free KFC meal? Oprah could have chosen a hundred different ways to help the needy without causing harm to animals. And why KFC? I'm sure Oprah could have found something a little more healthy. I wasn't impressed when Oprah tried the vegan diet (which she fell off if anyone care to really research it) or ran the show on farm animal cruelty because I didn't believe her motives were sincere. She just goes with whatever's hot and in the news one day and then whatever's hot and popular the next. This latest development kind of proves it. “I feel bad for the chickens but we need to help the needy,”

Is there no other way to help the needy than to offer a free KFC meal? Oprah could have chosen a hundred different ways to help the needy without causing harm to animals.

And why KFC? I’m sure Oprah could have found something a little more healthy.

I wasn’t impressed when Oprah tried the vegan diet (which she fell off if anyone care to really research it) or ran the show on farm animal cruelty because I didn’t believe her motives were sincere.

She just goes with whatever’s hot and in the news one day and then whatever’s hot and popular the next. This latest development kind of proves it.

]]> By: PDC http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303438 PDC Fri, 08 May 2009 16:52:20 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303438 PeTA has found themselves between a rock and a hard spot. They had previously given Oprah one of their generic awards, and now she has aligned herself with the target of their largest campaign ever. If they now decide to withdraw any support for Oprah, they have admitted fault in their judgement. And PeTA has never admitted any fault for anything they've ever done. If they go on the offensive against Oprah, they risk not only her wrath, but the backlash of all of her supporters. And despite what PeTA may choose to believe, they know Oprah has a larger following than they do. It will be a bite they won't be able to chew. PeTA's only hope to come out of this unscathed is to remain as silent as they can, and hope it all blows over. But if the media maintains a decent amount of pressure, they will have to choose a course of action eventually, and as far as I can tell, it's really a no win situation for them. PeTA has found themselves between a rock and a hard spot. They had previously given Oprah one of their generic awards, and now she has aligned herself with the target of their largest campaign ever.

If they now decide to withdraw any support for Oprah, they have admitted fault in their judgement. And PeTA has never admitted any fault for anything they’ve ever done.

If they go on the offensive against Oprah, they risk not only her wrath, but the backlash of all of her supporters. And despite what PeTA may choose to believe, they know Oprah has a larger following than they do. It will be a bite they won’t be able to chew.

PeTA’s only hope to come out of this unscathed is to remain as silent as they can, and hope it all blows over. But if the media maintains a decent amount of pressure, they will have to choose a course of action eventually, and as far as I can tell, it’s really a no win situation for them.

]]> By: Whoever... http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303409 Whoever... Fri, 08 May 2009 14:48:04 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303409 Putting aside the 'feeding the poor' part - they aren't really feeding poor people because this is just a publicity stunt and no poor whatsoever will truly be helped in the long term with ONE free meal - which I really am a bit tired of reading about, this only proves that what really matters in this world is MONEY! Not people or animals but the 'green' stuff (= dollars). KFC couldn't care less about the poor. They're just going to make a huge profit out of this. Regarding Oprah, she is going to be regarded, once again, as a wonderful person who tries to help everyone! What a good stunt for her image! Regarding PETA, well this also proves me right when I say that the main goal of most NGOs (environmental and animal rights) is to raise as much money as possible for themselves. Of course PETA doesn't want to make Oprah mad! Can you imagine how many PETA supporters would stop donating money to them if they criticised her publicly? They can't have that! Therefore they don't want to make a big fuss out of this issue. Consequently they don't do their job which is to speak on behalf of animals and their rights... If they truly cared about animal rights they would fire their cannons at her as they do with pretty much everyone else!! They are scared...! PETA is scared of Oprah...! :) This is what happens when you deify someone and that person becomes so powerful (s)he is above any criticism! Oh, and Oprah may be extremely powerful in the USA but in Europe, even though most people know who she is, her influence is probably zero!! Putting aside the ‘feeding the poor’ part – they aren’t really feeding poor people because this is just a publicity stunt and no poor whatsoever will truly be helped in the long term with ONE free meal – which I really am a bit tired of reading about, this only proves that what really matters in this world is MONEY! Not people or animals but the ‘green’ stuff (= dollars).

KFC couldn’t care less about the poor. They’re just going to make a huge profit out of this. Regarding Oprah, she is going to be regarded, once again, as a wonderful person who tries to help everyone! What a good stunt for her image!

Regarding PETA, well this also proves me right when I say that the main goal of most NGOs (environmental and animal rights) is to raise as much money as possible for themselves. Of course PETA doesn’t want to make Oprah mad! Can you imagine how many PETA supporters would stop donating money to them if they criticised her publicly? They can’t have that! Therefore they don’t want to make a big fuss out of this issue. Consequently they don’t do their job which is to speak on behalf of animals and their rights… If they truly cared about animal rights they would fire their cannons at her as they do with pretty much everyone else!! They are scared…! PETA is scared of Oprah…! :)

This is what happens when you deify someone and that person becomes so powerful (s)he is above any criticism!

Oh, and Oprah may be extremely powerful in the USA but in Europe, even though most people know who she is, her influence is probably zero!!

]]> By: Ashley http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303141 Ashley Thu, 07 May 2009 21:20:30 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303141 They can't attack Oprah because she did something nice for people struggling in America. What are they going to say "Omg, stop helping poor people because of the chickens!" It's silly, and I feel bad for the chickens but we need to help the needy. This just goes to show how when you do a good deed you still can't please everyone. They can’t attack Oprah because she did something nice for people struggling in America. What are they going to say “Omg, stop helping poor people because of the chickens!”
It’s silly, and I feel bad for the chickens but we need to help the needy. This just goes to show how when you do a good deed you still can’t please everyone.

]]> By: Jack Lani http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303114 Jack Lani Thu, 07 May 2009 19:57:19 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303114 Oprah's just the everyday usual "presstitute". She rents her celebrity for free publicity which would cost her millions of bucks to buy one afternoon then is paid for making an appearance for the opposition the next day. Everytime she lends her image to some wingnut cause for free publicity I hope IRS taxes here double on her ill gotten gains. Anyone who works with PETA or HSUS has no morals. Oprah’s just the everyday usual “presstitute”. She rents her celebrity for free publicity which would cost her millions of bucks to buy one afternoon then is paid for making an appearance for the opposition the next day. Everytime she lends her image to some wingnut cause for free publicity I hope IRS taxes here double on her ill gotten gains. Anyone who works with PETA or HSUS has no morals.

]]> By: PETA Responds To Oprah’s KFC Promo, Believes She Was Deceived // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303080 PETA Responds To Oprah’s KFC Promo, Believes She Was Deceived // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip Thu, 07 May 2009 18:29:46 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303080 [...] After we wondered aloud why PETA was so quiet regarding Oprah’s free chicken dinner promotion with Kentucky Fried Chicken, a rep sent us this official statement from the group: PETA was horrified and immediately wrote privately to Oprah to enquire as to whether KFC had deliberately mislead her as they have been doing to other consumers on their website. Seeing how strongly Oprah had publicly criticized cruelty to chickens in the food industry, PETA believes Oprah was the likely victim of the very consumer deception practices PETA cited in its recent complaint to the FTC about KFC. PETA president, Ingrid Newkirk, wrote, “I believe Oprah had no idea that KFC has refused to take any action to stop its suppliers from scalding birds alive and breaking birds’ wings and legs during live shackling.” [...] [...] After we wondered aloud why PETA was so quiet regarding Oprah’s free chicken dinner promotion with Kentucky Fried Chicken, a rep sent us this official statement from the group: PETA was horrified and immediately wrote privately to Oprah to enquire as to whether KFC had deliberately mislead her as they have been doing to other consumers on their website. Seeing how strongly Oprah had publicly criticized cruelty to chickens in the food industry, PETA believes Oprah was the likely victim of the very consumer deception practices PETA cited in its recent complaint to the FTC about KFC. PETA president, Ingrid Newkirk, wrote, “I believe Oprah had no idea that KFC has refused to take any action to stop its suppliers from scalding birds alive and breaking birds’ wings and legs during live shackling.” [...]

]]> By: Tracy http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303078 Tracy Thu, 07 May 2009 18:19:57 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303078 Interesting that the PETA blog doesn't mention Oprah. Interesting that the PETA blog doesn’t mention Oprah.

]]> By: PETA is Too Chicken to Grill Oprah | Deceiver.com http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/07/peta-surprisingly-quiet-on-oprahs-kfc-promotion/comment-page-1/#comment-303044 PETA is Too Chicken to Grill Oprah | Deceiver.com Thu, 07 May 2009 17:46:32 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=16287#comment-303044 [...] asks: “Will the real PETA please stand up?” I think it just [...] [...] asks: “Will the real PETA please stand up?” I think it just [...]

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