Wednesday, December 20, 2006
No, Seriously?!

This article annoys me.

Long and short of it is, Pink is using her celebrity status to save sheep from the evil, evil yuck-on-a-stick that is Australian wool farming.

That is the livelihood of over a million sheep farmers in Australia.

That is 17% of this country's farm exports.

So.

Hold on, and let me get this straight:

Pink has her pink panties in a bunch because a couple of sheep are getting their bums nicked, and because of that she wants to debase an entire ECONOMY?!

IS ANYONE ELSE FINDING THIS A LITTLE ODD?!?!?!

I mean, for chrissake!!!!! If sheep really ARE getting as horribly treated as she says, then sure, action should be taken AGAINST the offending farmers. But what this female is doing is taking 5 isolated cases where sheep actually got HURT, and turning it into an international campaign with the purpose of shutting down the ENTIRE wool industry in Australia.

I have nothing against animals, and I don't believe they should be slaughtered mercilessly so a fat white woman can have a mink coat.

But when it comes to the human versus animal debate, FORGIVE ME, PINK, if I pick HUMAN.

If I pick the sheep farmer who has to feed his family over the poow wittew sheepy with a cut on its bum-oley.

Seriously?! I mean, SERIOUSLY?!

Get a life, and use your celebrity status to actually DO something that will make a difference to REAL PEOPLE. Shut down industries based on child labour, raise the standard of living in Africa, go Angelina and adopt a couple hundred orphans.

But for God's sake, think of the PEOPLE behind the fluffy Merinos, and how this campaign will affect THEM.

THE SHEEP WILL DIE ANYWAY IN 10 YEARS, AND YOU'LL EAT THEIR MUTTON. The farmers will have to live with years and years of debt, for another 50.


Queen Sana at 12:45 PM