A billboard advertising company in Texas has turned down People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ attempt to run an ad featuring David Duke with a photoshopped milk mustache. Duke is currently serving time in a federal prison in Big Spring, Texas, for mail and tax fraud.
Last November PETA ran two billboards featuring the ad in Duke’s home state of Louisiana. The ad features Duke in front of a Confederate flag with the copy,
Got (lactose) intolerance? The white stuff ain’t the right stuff
As I said last year, this campaign is indecipherably bizarre. On the other hand, it shouldn’t be too surprising that PETA would choose someone like Duke to feature in an ad.
Both PETA and Duke mastered the art of trying to put a respectable face on their respective movements, while at the same time encouraging and even funding more extremists elements in their midst.
Sources:
Jailed David Duke won’t get milk mustache. Associated Press, May 22, 2003.
White Sheet Won?t Come Off Ad Featuring David Duke, Says Billboard Company. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Press Release, May 22, 2003.