Justin Schwartz wrote:
>
> In his early days, Lyndon Johnson is supposed to have directed his campaign
> manager to call an opposing candidate a "pigfucker." "But Lyndon," said the
> campaign manager. "That ain't true." "Ah know, and you know," said the
> candidate, "But we'll make the sonofabitch _deny_ it."
>
> Marta's anti-Singer tactics here are redolent of similar approaches. I don't
> think she cares about the "consent" of animals, she just wants to evoke the
> gut disgust involved in an accusation of bestiality; and less because she
> cares about animals, than because she has it for Singer, because she thinks
> he has it in for the disabled. It's not exactly lofty argument.
>
> Sorry, Marta: I usually think your your work is excellent. I can even
> respect your reading of Singer, although I think it wrong. But this is
> cheap. --jks
>
> >
> >
> >Doug Henwood wrote:
> > >
> > > Kelley Walker wrote:
> > >
> > > >At 05:54 PM 4/2/01 -0800, Marta Russell forwarded:
> > > >
> > > >><http://www.nerve.com/Opinions/Singer/heavyPetting/>.
> > > >
> > > >hey, it might actually be worthwhile to read the article since it
> > > >really doesn't say much that is terribly absurd and it certainly
> > > >doesn't do what this idiotic press release suggests.
> > >
> > > Thanks for pointing that out. I'd wondered if the press release was a
> > > joke, but it didn't have an April 1 date on it.
> > >
> > > Doug
> >
> >No joke. The press release was an announcement of the de-throning of
> >Singer from his position at that particular animal group organization.
> >Sheep, afterall, can't and don't give consent to humans to use them
> >for sexual pleasure --
> >so are you saying you condone having sex with animals? That would
> >certainly give a new slant on farming.
> >Marta
>