What is the single most important issue to Mexicans illegally crossing the U.S. border? No, not finding food and water or an under the table job, or paying off their trafficker, but eating a hamburger that might've been made from the inhumane slaughter of a cow!

PETA, the animal rights group about as delirious as the Parents Television Council, is hoping to plaster the Mexico-U.S. border fence with ads that alert jumpers that "If the Border Patrol Doesn't Get You, the Chicken and Burgers Will — Go Vegan."

Why the ridiculous marketing message?

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Aug 20, 2008 · posted by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood · Link · 21 Responses
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Comments (21)

No. 1 rainbow fish says:

oh PETA. you so crazy.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:00 pm
No. 2 maria says:

I want that poster so bad, I'd pay $450.00 for it.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:05 pm
No. 3 L says:

Someone should tell them about all the McDonalds, Burger King, and Applebee's restaurants now operating in Mexico. And my mexican grandparents who equate vegetarianism with mental illness.

That said, a recent trip to MX has cured me of my desire to ever eat meat again. And that poster makes america look like candyland.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:12 pm
No. 4 Keeblerkahn says:

If Mexicans ate as well as PETA thinks, corn tortillas, beans, rice, fruits and vegetables, I kinda doubt so many of them would be storming the boarders. I can see the brain trust behind this coming up with those foods.

PETA Chick: Hey dude, what do Mexicans eat?
Peta Dude: How should I know. My mom doesn't let the help eat in our house.
Peat Chick: Run down to the Mexican buffet and see what they're serving. And I swear to God if I smell taco meat on your breath when you come back I'm sending a harsh email to Ingrid Newkirk telling on you.

I can't wait for them to try and stop Chinese immigrants by tell them to stay in China and eat lo main, fried rice and chocolate pudding.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:19 pm
No. 5 Helen Skor says:

Keebles - you kill me. Chocolate Pudding? Priceless.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:32 pm
No. 6 Sarah says:

Keebler, you're killin me!!!! Also, I too equate vegetarianism with mental illness.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:32 pm
No. 7 sar says:

Sarah, fair warning, Cord's all veg.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 1:56 pm
No. 8 Sarah says:

Oh. Uh, I mean it's okay as long as you understand nutrition and stuff, and uh, don't end up with vitamin deficiencies - um, some of my best friends are vegetarians!… My mom is a vegetarian!…

Aw, jeez. Cord, I think you might be mentally ill.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 2:05 pm
No. 9 sar says:

that was awesome.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 2:10 pm
No. 10 Sarah says:

Thanks, Sar.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 2:14 pm
No. 11 dumbass says:

can someone fill me in on how that poster is racist, i dont see it.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:11 pm
No. 12 Alice says:

Dumbass, I don't think anyone said it was racist. It's just asinine. The last thing poor people, most likely starving from their harrowing journey, need to think about it becoming a vegan.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:14 pm
No. 13 Run-DMS says:

Alice, the Feministing website said the poster's racist; I don't agree, but that's what they said.
And yes, you're right - it's a really really REALLY stupid thing to tell people who've just gone through a tough journey, likely without an abundance of food, that they should pursue a vegan diet. They'll be Vitamin B12-deficient and dragging their asses through the job at the slaughterhouse or construction site - putting themselves at greater risk of a workplace accident.
The PETA fanatics need to learn more about nutrition.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:23 pm
No. 14 rumour has it says:

Wow, another reason for me to hate Peta.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:38 pm
No. 15 killorn says:

"ATTENTION MEXICANS. REMEMBER: America is a melting pot, not a place to melt animal flesh in a pot! Keep your Nikes polished, we're after you!"

Love, PETA

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 4:48 pm
No. 16 Sarah says:

Here's the thing about vegetarians: the ones I know are all dying of scurvy because they don't actually eat vegetables, or know how to prepare a vegetarian meal. So they all live on Cap'n Crunch.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 10:38 pm
No. 17 blah says:

That's the reason why I won't go vegan or vegetarian. I have absolutely no idea how to make tofu or eggplant taste and smell like BBQ chicken or macaroni and cheese.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 11:27 pm
No. 18 YerMom says:

Eggplant is surprisingly delicious when glazed in olive oil, salt and pepper and then grilled in thin slices. True story.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 11:52 pm
No. 19 Sarah says:

You're right, it is delicious. But can fried eggplant alone sustain a person?

Posted: Aug 21, 2008 at 9:51 am
No. 20 sar says:

Sarah I know people who think Scurvy is an STD. Felt like sharing because it's funny to me.

Posted: Aug 21, 2008 at 9:56 am
No. 21 Sarah says:

Oh, that IS good! Do they think that's why pirates used to get it all the time? "Yar, matey, no funny stuff, lest ye get the scurvy! Arrrgh!"

Posted: Aug 21, 2008 at 10:00 am
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