tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777272014699263727.post4880857342894565674..comments2023-05-12T02:35:03.608-05:00Comments on Pac Veg: Commercial Life (2)pacifist vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777272014699263727.post-19762888296223190872010-02-11T14:00:42.893-06:002010-02-11T14:00:42.893-06:00Interesting stuff. I notice a lot of those cartoo...Interesting stuff. I notice a lot of those cartoons bear a resemblance to Looney Tunes, where we see a cartoon animal hunted and chased (or even shot in the face), but we know that animal isn't going to be killed (he'll be there in the next scene!). I say that not to disparage Looney Tunes (it's amusing), but to suggest these ads are playing on that sort of tone: a cartoon animals in silly images of distress, comedy to soften the blow.pacifist vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777272014699263727.post-16243799845720386292010-02-11T12:04:10.081-06:002010-02-11T12:04:10.081-06:00"This year Denny's screaming chickens mad..."This year Denny's screaming chickens made a rare explicit connection between consuming animal products and animals suffering."<br /><br />Not so rare, actually. We have a whole series of posts delving into the seamy, explicitly nasty side of the biz.<br /><br />http://suicidefood.blogspot.com/search/label/f.o.c.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365355509420961754noreply@blogger.com