two open letters
dear pamela anderson,
i recently read that you are boycotting the kentucky derby due to it's inhumane practices of "forcing horses to race for our amusement." this saddens me not only as a thoroughbred racing fan, but moreso, as a loyal fan of your acclaimed work in television, film and print over the years.
i know that there is nothing i can say to you to convince you that "forcing" a thoroughbred horse to do something it does naturally...for a WHOLE 2 minutes...ONCE in its life, is not as much cruel as it is a celebration of the animal. and, according to your website, you love animals. so why don't you want to celebrate them, pam? do you secretly want to see the animals deprived of a party? really. pam. that's just mean.
do us all a favor and stick to chickens and monkeys and leave the horses to the people who know what they are talking about.
sincerely,
cade
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dear religious-right-advocates-who-are-horrified-by-the-media's-presentation-of-
homosexuality-as-"acceptable",
cc: fundamentalist crazies who's general motto is "god hates fags" or any variation thereof
we know you are upset by the popularity and critical acclaim of the morally-bankrupt sin-fest known as brokeback mountain. but, please, DO NOT leave your cushy compounds and fly all the way to hollywood to protest this year's academy awards. we get it. you disagree with this kind of representation of love. that is abundantly clear. but, do us all a favor and don't make everyone who wears the label "christian" look like a lunatic by shouting pointless herecy at the stars as they arrive on the read carpets. you will be laughed at. you don't want that do you?
however, if you are dead-set on making the trip to both rationally and insightfully show hollywood the evil of it's ways, try focusing your attention on the folks about 3 blocks down from the kodak theatre on hollywood blvd. i think you will find a rather nice cross section of sinners who may very well be in need of your brand of "cleansing."
think of it, you can inform an entire population of degenerates that they are going to hell and still have time to swing by and see mel gibson's hand prints at grauman's chinese theater. it would be a blast.
trying to help,
cade
i recently read that you are boycotting the kentucky derby due to it's inhumane practices of "forcing horses to race for our amusement." this saddens me not only as a thoroughbred racing fan, but moreso, as a loyal fan of your acclaimed work in television, film and print over the years.
i know that there is nothing i can say to you to convince you that "forcing" a thoroughbred horse to do something it does naturally...for a WHOLE 2 minutes...ONCE in its life, is not as much cruel as it is a celebration of the animal. and, according to your website, you love animals. so why don't you want to celebrate them, pam? do you secretly want to see the animals deprived of a party? really. pam. that's just mean.
do us all a favor and stick to chickens and monkeys and leave the horses to the people who know what they are talking about.
sincerely,
cade
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dear religious-right-advocates-who-are-horrified-by-the-media's-presentation-of-
homosexuality-as-"acceptable",
cc: fundamentalist crazies who's general motto is "god hates fags" or any variation thereof
we know you are upset by the popularity and critical acclaim of the morally-bankrupt sin-fest known as brokeback mountain. but, please, DO NOT leave your cushy compounds and fly all the way to hollywood to protest this year's academy awards. we get it. you disagree with this kind of representation of love. that is abundantly clear. but, do us all a favor and don't make everyone who wears the label "christian" look like a lunatic by shouting pointless herecy at the stars as they arrive on the read carpets. you will be laughed at. you don't want that do you?
however, if you are dead-set on making the trip to both rationally and insightfully show hollywood the evil of it's ways, try focusing your attention on the folks about 3 blocks down from the kodak theatre on hollywood blvd. i think you will find a rather nice cross section of sinners who may very well be in need of your brand of "cleansing."
think of it, you can inform an entire population of degenerates that they are going to hell and still have time to swing by and see mel gibson's hand prints at grauman's chinese theater. it would be a blast.
trying to help,
cade
posted by cade at 5:49 PM
6 Comments:
nice. i will pay postage if you mail these.
is it the FOX office that is down the street
no letters for FOX this time. they are fully aware of my opinions by now.
Though I think the people from PETA and Pam Anderson are fruitcakes, I do have one technicality on the horse racing thing. True, horses run because it's in the nature, but how "natural" is it for them to be wearing horseshoes, saddles and people, and running for training before the big race? Not to mention being stored in barns or fenced in areas when not racing? Just my wooden nickel.
bg-
that is a fair argument. the shoes and saddles could be a valid point. but, they are only in paddocks for a day before the race and 9 months out of the year they are on the farms. sure, they have fences but have you seen some of these places? they could be pulling carriages 365 days/year around central park. i would be okay with protests of that...to a degree.
just clarifying my statement. i appreciate your input.
those horses live way better lives than i do...as long as they don't break a leg or something.
But when they are in farms, they get stored there-it's not like they can just say, "Hey, you know, this meadow is great, but what's on the other side of this fence? Why can't I go there?" (Well, dear horse, a HIGHWAY...).
I think part of this stems from the fact that I just don't trust horses. It's not that I'm afraid of them, but being only five feet tall, a horse is a skkyscraper next to me. And they have skittish personalities. They can be fine one minute, see dust in a sunbeam (which you didn't see, and so think the horse has picked just that moment to go crazy for no reason) and start kicking and galloping around out of control. Plus, I think God played a nasty joke on them: "I think I'll make a big strong animal that can hold people and pull things, but I'm going to give it anxiety and little, teeny, skinny legs that will break in a gust of wind." I appreciate your counter-thought. This is a good conversation.
Well said, Cade. Well said.
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