Several years ago People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals created an enormous controversy with newspaper advertisements comparing meat eaters to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Today, however, PETA seems ready to claim a more recent serial killer as one of its own.
In the December/January issue of Genre, PETA’s point man in the war against fur, Dan Mathews, is featured as one of the “100 Men We Love of the Century.” At the end of its profile of Mathews, the activist lists a serial killer
as one of his favorite men of the century:
When asked who is among the most important men he loves of the century, he replied, “Andrew Cunanan, because he got Versace to stop doing fur.”
When the New York Daily News contacted Mathews about his
comments, the anti-fur activist was unrepentant, telling columnists Rush
and Molloy,
I would be surprised if the Versace’s are really upset. Have
you ever been to a Versace fashion show? They’re like trashy funerals.
The comments did, however, bring a rebuke from former PETA spokes-model Naomi Campbell who said she was “sickened” when she read Mathews’ comments, saying she was “doubly thrilled to no longer be associated with” PETA.
At least the animal rights movement will continue to features its endless compassion in the next millennium.
(Thanks to the folks at Carnivores United,
http://carnivoresunited.webjump.com, for bringing this story to our attention)
Source:
“100 men we love of the century,” Genre Magazine,
December/January 2000