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Airports say no to sexy Pamela Anderson PETA commercial

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) on Sep 10th 2009 at 12:00PM

'Cruelty Doesn't Fly'-Learn More at PETA.org.

PETA - the organization that fights for animal rights, is in the news again. This time, it is because one of their commercials has been banned from airport TV's.

The animal rights fighters created a TV spot featuring Pamela Anderson, with the purpose of trying to convince people not to wear animal products. Their message is that "Cruelty doesn't fly", and that wearing skins, fur, leather or wool is not OK.

I can understand their objections to fur or exotic skins, but wool? Seriously? As is usually the case with PETA, they paint a pretty gruesome picture of how animals are treated.

According to PETA, they had planned to run the ad on CNN airport edition, but were told that it was "too racy" - watch the video above, and let us know in the comments whether you think it is appropriate to be played on airport TV's.

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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 4)

SznBcrzn Sep 12th 2009 12:21PM

Yep, see...If PETA had their way, we would ALL be running around in only cotton underwear and cotton shirts like Pamela. But, wait! Isn't cotton harvested and cotton clothes manufactured by underpaid, overworked, mistreated workers (treated like animals) in fields and sweatshops? Now PETA must ban wearing cotton! OH, NO! Thanks to PETA, we cannot wear anything...must run around naked! PETA, GET A LIFE!

Amy Sep 13th 2009 12:50PM

Why is everyone freaking out about this? Your kids see worse on prime time commercials. And if you are not willing to explain the point of this to your three year old, then how are you ever going to teach them about other life lessons? I don't really care who made the commercial...it could have been for Kraft cheese and still raised these issues. Get a grip, people.

annie Sep 12th 2009 12:57PM

Louis, why would say what I said was stupid. Below is a portion of Genesis 1.
I am not a Bible thumper, but I remembered this from my sunday school classes.
Try reading it in it's entirety, then retract what you said about me! ! ! !

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Genesis+1

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Billy Boy Sep 12th 2009 1:04PM

The first one was stupid and pointless........ #2 at least made a point.

dragon6actual Sep 12th 2009 1:06PM

Pam - those aren't (gasp) LEATHER gloves you're wearing, are they sweetie? What about the cosmetics containing animal products? Shoes? Furniture? (cricket, cricket...) - I thought so.

defuivxx Sep 12th 2009 1:15PM

I think the rabbit in the 2nd commercial should have been missing a foot as well.quality crap

glass Sep 12th 2009 10:38PM

disgusting... but PETA has accomplished the add right here on this site.. they dont care if it is not shown in the airports, it is still being accomplished by this ad

kristen Sep 12th 2009 1:23PM

There is barely a reason to take PETA seriously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0exLa6saV9o

There are plenty of videos to educate yourself on the actualities of what they stand for versus what they do.

This ad is unnecessary and way over the top. The whole idea presented in the video to get their point across is juvenile. And using Pamela Andersen and some muscular guy-- get a little creative PETA, try again next time.

Steve-a-rino Sep 12th 2009 1:30PM

Like everything else PA does, this is childish, stupid and lame. PETA needs to realize that the game is over and no one really gives a shit about their "campaign."
In fact, PETA kills over 90 percent of the animals it claims to "save," and has even purchased a walk-in freezer to store the carcasses of their "saved" animals.
Time for PETA to find another cause - this one has run its course.

David Sep 12th 2009 1:38PM

Pam is a very sexy woman, but I am SO sick of her complaints about animal rights. Look, Pam, just because dad dressed a deer when you were a kid and it traumatized YOU, doesn't mean you get to tell the rest of us how to live.This is true even if you do look good naked. Tell you what, Pam....just as soon as I see a lioness seem guilty about running down the weakest of the herd, i'll feel bad about my cheeseburger. I'd bet your sons sneak cheeseburgers when they visit their friends.

Diane Sep 12th 2009 1:43PM

Looks like Pamela Anderson is hard up for cash!!! How much did PETA pay her? That money could have been used for the critters that they are supposed to protect! No more donations to PETA for me for sure!!! Must be government bureaucrats running this organization!!!