PETA’s shenanigans vary from the absurd to
the downright offensive. From likening rape
survivors to pigs and cows, to calling Pokémon
a form of animal cruelty, PETA’s efforts to
“save the animals” always make the
headlines—and with good reason: they’re
completely absurd.
“Did you know that milk has long been a
symbol used by white supremacists?”
It’s an alternative fact accompanied by an
equally ludicrous video, which they
published on social media. They call milk
the neo-Nazi drink of choice, stating that
it has “long been” a symbol used by white
supremacist groups as a “thinly veiled
allegory for racial purity.”
To back up the statement, they even say
it played a “prominent role” in the Jordan
Peele race comedy, Get Out, with quotes
from the director.
It’s followed by some secretly-captured
(and horrifying) footage of cows being
manhandled and abused by factory farm
workers, so viewer discretion is advised.
So how did the association of white
supremacism to milk even come about?
Perhaps the answer lies in Inglourious
Basterds’ Hans Landa’s love of delicious
milk.
Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.
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