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True Blood Rolling Stone Cover V. PETA: Which Is Better?

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by Michael dEstries August 20, 2010
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JustJared noticed some similarities between this month’s True Blood-themed Rolling Stone cover and that “If I Can Dream” PETA ad from a few months back.

Said one commenter, “Anna Paquin spoils the True Blood pic, and the Justin Gaston fella looks like Billy Ray Cyrus, which isn’t good, so I’ll say it’s a tie.”

What do you think?

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Michael has been blogging since 2005 on issues such as sustainability, renewable energy, philanthropy, and healthy living. He regularly contributes to a slew of publications, as well as consulting with companies looking to make an impact using the web and social media. He lives in Ithaca, NY with his family on an apple farm.

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  • Miss Marita Indans

    We don’t need to take our clothes off to gain international respectability. Not keen on the nudity or the saucy threesomes either.

    • http://www.twitter.com/Animalpetitions marita indans

      I would like to see members of the PETA organisation lecturing in schools, but they may not be accepted if they continue to use nudity in their campaigns. I forgot to mention why I wasn’t keen on the nudity in my first comment, which is why I’ve made a second comment.

  • whitney

    I really don’t like the whole “sex sales!!” thing. Stay classy.

  • http://RawfoodsRetreat.com erin elizabeth

    I thought Miss Martha was going to say We don’t have to take our clothes off to have a good time ;) (God awful song but fun….)

    Oh I can’t help but love the series and while the pics are a bit over the top it’s better than seeing Britney Spears on the front..

  • Toast

    The left is full of hippy douche-bags, and thus, is not sexy. The one on the right is much more sexy.

    PETA is not sexy. PETA kills more animals than it saves. It’s been proven with their own facts. PETA should just give up.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gregory-Wolfe/210900334 Gregory Wolfe

    I would have to say that neither topic is of particular interest to me. I try to eat vegan (I am not actually vegan) as a basic diet goal, but that doesn’t make me lean toward the peta ad. The blood doesn’t distract me as it makes sense being a vampire themed show. But I would rather roll around with the peta boys than the true blood boys. :) I do like sex, it isn’t needed on the cover of a magazine, but I will look and judge if it is used.

  • Strega

    If I HAD to choose I would choose the Peta cover shot. I really don’t like either of them. I think it’s time to replace the ad agencies for these publications as, I feel, they have lost their creative edge when they turn to sex to sell things. We all know that sex sells, but it’s easy, they need to come up with something clever enough to stick in peoples’ minds rather than the shock value of nudity, which is forgotten after a day.

  • Vodou

    The PETA cover shot is definitely sexier! Very alluring!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ben-Moore/546671824 Ben Moore

    Have you guys actually seen True Blood? It’s got more sex than Amsterdam! The True Blood cover is awesome, sexy cover for a sexy show. Long live sex. It’s great.

  • kimmmi

    eric from true blood;D

  • Melinda

    I think i just had a orgasm!! XD

  • Christian

    Is the rightmost guy on the Peta poster peeing?

  • kristina

    both are overly sexual… especially for an ad or a magazine cover. i mean come on, kids are gonna see this stuff.

  • Yumi

    ABSOLUTELY True Blood!!!! The effect is more breath taking!! the similarity is fine, I mean it is important that there is originality but that is rare just for example in music, other artists revive it only to put a little twist. About the nudity and sex selling well… first I agree that kids will see it but on the other hand the photo isn’t really showing three people having sex, kids would instead ask, “mommy, daddy why are they covered in ketchup?” Our body is a beautiful thing, people have different views in showing it. Either with clothes on or off. The photo does show sex but I think, and I emphasize the word ‘think’, it also shows love.

  • Adam C. Black

    I have eaten meat my entire life. Now while I am totally against animal cruelty, I just can’t give up eating meat. I am also aware that PETA’s position is that just by being a meat eater that I am perpetuating the cycle of animal cruelty. I understand where they are coming from but, I just can’t give up eating meat. I can’t imagine not being able to eat a nice rare prime cut 12oz. sirloin, or not being able to eat a homemade chicken cordon bleu whenever I want to. The joy I get from eating meat is akin to making love to a beautiful woman. For the record I like the True Blood Rolling Stone cover better.

    • OliverDykes21

      As someone who used to be
      very much a confirmed meat eater (I used to go to Pizza Hut and order the meat
      feast), I can understand where you’re coming from. But in 2006, I nevertheless
      decided to try to give up eating meat (but not fish) just for Lent, intending
      to go back to it afterwards. I was wavering and feared this might be too
      difficult, but in the end decided to try (from an ethical point of view, giving
      up meat for Lent seemed to be the right thing to do). About 3 – 4 weeks in, it
      struck me – contrary to all expectation – that I wasn’t missing meat at all.
      After Easter, I decided not to resume eating meat, having no need for it (and
      gave up fish soon after). Having been someone who spent 37 years eating meat
      and for whom the idea of a meal without it was unsatisfying, am now a confirmed
      vegan. There’s so much delicious vegan food out there (personally I
      particularly recommend sausages or burgers from Fry’s, the South African
      company). If I can do it, anyone can….good luck!

      • http://www.facebook.com/kristin.m.bowman Kristin Marie Savinkin

        Your amazing. I enjoyed reading this review. The cleanest one yet without filth or idiotic talking. Im also almost vegan. Its proven the more meat you eat the higher your cancer risk and many many other health issues. So many people are closed minded at even trying to give a meat less life a try. Bravo to you.

  • http://www.herwinsvegancafe.com herwin

    the Rolling Stone cover is just so gory, so bloody, so dirty….ME LIKE !!

  • http://www.herwinsvegancafe.com herwin

    today’s Peta posters are all so hollywoody, glamoury and shiny. very nice but sometimes i like to see the old style Peta posters like the Did Your Meat Has A Face kinda thing which are more raw and more real.

  • Penny

    PETA are so juvenile with their message. I like that they are for animal rights but they are so trashy, relying on ‘sex sells’ and bullying to get their point across. They need to grow up.

  • Anonymous

    PETA is a pointless childish organization that promotes sexist inhuman (To human) Attitudes.

    The PETA people need to all gather up in one large warehouse and drink the koolaid and stop poisoning the ignorant and easily duped (Which is all their members)

  • http://twitter.com/masalaifrog masalaifrog

    SO what are they doing? Having a threesome?

  • M S

    Of Course True Blood!!, here you have two good looking MAN each one holding her as they own her or want her almost territorial.
    And in the Peta photo they look like they can’t hardly touch her. Sorry but probably this picture will be better if they all were men. I don’t think these guys have any interest in the female anatomy in itself. It is almost painful to watch them holding her.. lol

  • Bluedoggie48

    What’s Peta? Where’s my venison burger?

  • guest

    True Blood!! the PETA add looks like they are deer caught in the head lights!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ESKJZQYG22CRSB4CZQV7DLKXKU Michal Kolman

    I think PETA´s poster is more attractive. It´s a good organization. Rolling Stone is a celeb magazine :) .

    • bfd2

      PETA is not a good organization they are the worst offenders of animal rights. They kill more than they save. Do your research

  • Javier

    Isnt that quite a lustful life transmitted to the young ones?

  • Javier

    Bullying and sex methods arent the answer, its true, they sometimes act like bullies, I wont generalize although but Ive seen it a bit. Abuse whether verbal or emotional or physical isnt love, sex without love isnt love, soft porn like that isnt love just as you can see on the image physical pleasure, the idea of love isnt getting a reward, is giving all you can without expecting anything at all.

  • Angie

    Neither…..The Vampire Diaries Entertainment Weekly covers with Ian Somerhalder & Nina Dobrev were miles better & extremely sexy!

  • http://www.facebook.com/tainui.marino Tainui Marino

    PETA definitely. I love brunettes.

  • Lorianne Gilmore

    I love true blood (except sookie omg kill her) and the picture is awesome of course. but the peta ad is better. sorry.

    • Lorianne Gilmore

      it’s more sensual and sexy. even though the vampires are hot in their own way and are supposed to look aggressive and the others aren’t, I still like the way the peta ad came out more.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=670735069 Tan Truong

    The one with the typical hot Latina. Oh and the more compassionate theme.

  • Espy

    I vote for True Blood. Just IMO the cover for PETA doesn’t fit with the magazine…… I get what they are trying to accomplish, with the sex sells idea, but I just don’t like the way it looks for that magazine versus True Blood’s look. It just seems out of place and awkward to me…….

  • Kelley

    I think Peta’s is much more beautiful, but only because I don’t find blood spattered all over people to be attractive. I don’t like Peta though. I am vegan and I don’t like that they kill more animals than they save. And if their silly tactics actually worked in making more people vegan, I’d feel a tiny bit better about them. But as my hero Gary Yourofsky puts it, nobody looks at a Peta poster of Pam Anderson’s boobs and goes “those are some nice tits….let’s get some tofu!”

  • Sinzi

    definitely the true blood. the peta one makes no sense.

  • http://twitter.com/jae2702 JACQUELINE// jae

    The rolling stone version exudes passion and intensity the Peta ad is just a trio of sterile looking scrawny young people who have very little about them. I don’t eat meat but I think they need a steak and roast spud dinner.

  • kimberly callihan

    rolling stones! they used real men, not little boys!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anne-Marie-Grossman/100000371425286 Anne Marie Grossman

    Yes I do…

    Grilled, BBQ’d, Smoked, Pan Seared, Baked, breaded and fried as well.

    As Denis Leary said, “Being Vegan is a choice, eating meat is instinct.”

    ‘Nuff said.

    • Dvorak

      Vegans complain about us eating meat yet they’re the ones eating all our oxygen, much less breathing it in as well. thats a twofer.
      I’ve yet to meat a vegan who doesn’t act like they’re on some pedestal higher than the rest of us.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anne-Marie-Grossman/100000371425286 Anne Marie Grossman

        LoL… I have no desire to eat anything coming from a vegan.
        :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anne-Marie-Grossman/100000371425286 Anne Marie Grossman

    “at least they do something what do you do? besides of being a hater and eat abused animal meat.” -YOU

    And labeling people is so mature… riiight.

  • bfd2

    PETA are not animal rights activists. They kill 95% of the dogs and cats they take in to rehome but it is easier to kill them then put the work into finding them homes. It is too bad that all these celebs buy into there lies. Do your research and find out about the real PETA. Rolling Stones anyday.

  • bfd2

    PETA is a bunch of thieves taking your money and pretend to use it for animals. Check out there salaries they just keep getting bigger and more animals die.

  • mj

    I eat meat 3 times a day do care where it comes from and it tastes delicious. I would eat more if I was not concerned about being fat…damn gaining weight. Eating an entire cow sounds fantastic

  • http://www.facebook.com/alwyn.kosted Alwyn Kosted

    I like the peta one

  • http://www.facebook.com/JohnFLob John Lobenstein

    Neither cover is meaningful. Both ads are nothing but obscene exhibitionism.

    True environmentalism should decry the grotesque and draconian diversion of food grains into vehicle fuels. Ethanol from food crops is, at best, carbon neutral and only increases food prices worldwide.

    Vegans should also be enraged by the food crop to fuel conversions. If these food crops become fuel(s) the available herbivorous food sources is drastically reduced.

    Is there enough additional unused land suitable for growing enough food crops to totally replace all meats in everyones’ diet but not harming the environment?

  • http://www.facebook.com/Aunt.Sue.Nihg.Charthaigh Susan Nihg Charthaigh

    I think they’re both disappointing. If these people play their parts nude, then there would be cause for these photos. Since that’s not the case, all I see is porn.

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