FunkMistress said:

What? I don't remember him saying that at the end of Prettyman (or Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do...) - was it part of that L4OA commercial?

booyah said:

it was printed in Rave's packaging, under the CD tray - the article erroneously claims that he "says" this at the end of the album. unless i've been missing something, this isn't the case.

just for the record, here is the official PETA announcement - guess somebody in the press edited it a little too much...

A symbol of humanity and an artist of compassion, Prince is a "prince" of a guy to animals, and he won't eat "anything with parents" because "Thou shalt not kill means just that!" The strict vegan—whose critically acclaimed new album, 3121, just debuted at No. 1—was praised by animal lovers everywhere for giving fans the lowdown on wool in the liner notes of his CD Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. Photographed looking fabulous in faux wool, he closed the CD with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi: "2 my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."

also, okay, muirdo's comment could have been a riff on the "rave" goof-up in the story. if so, i wish muirdo woulda just said so. still and all, if that's the case, it's my baa-aaa-aad (get it? sheep noise? lambchop? oh lord, how do i do it). i get so used to people feeling the need to make some kind of stupid crack every time vegetarianism is brought up, that if my armor isn't up, i get defensive. maybe if i understood why people felt that need, i wouldn't get so defensive. i'm respectful of how other people live - why is making fun of something that's been an important part of almost my entire life fair game? it's a simple matter of common respect, though i've found that unfortunately most people don't see it that way.

and some days i'm just not in the mood for it. so i blow up.

so i'm sorry if i was presumptuous or unduly harsh in my responses, but i'm not sorry for trying to be understood and respected, even if the presentation may suck sometimes.

Anx said:

I just wanna second that emotion. The same stupid shit shows up every time veg*nism is mentioned.


"If god didn't want us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?"

"This thread makes me want a steak! "


Thanks, we get it, this thing that is important to us is funny to you, move on.


That's all.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

thank you for letting me breathe a sigh of relief, however brief.

Anx said:

You're welcome. Now, go get Fatty some breaded Quorn.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

How did you know I was going to the grocery? Fatty's about to get some tortillas to make about half a dozen quesoydillas.

i think PETA has done more harm than good in their help in creating a stereotype of vegetarians as a bunch of militant boors who eat flavorless food. and what's more annoying is, when people find out i'm vegetarian, they automatically assume i'm a PETA freak.

and i'm SO not.

and this is why i dislike PETA greatly.

The same stupid shit shows up every time veg*nism is mentioned.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Part of the problem might be that some vegetarians are awfully quick to bring up their diets, even when it's apropos of nothing. It reminds me of the man who struck up a conversation with me in a post office parking lot and skillfully changed the subject from the 50 State Quarters Program to the church he attended and an invitation for me to visit.

You don't eat meat? Fine. But unless there's some reason I should know (e.g., I've invited you over to dinner), the response inside my head is, "And you're telling me because...?"

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Part of the problem might be that some vegetarians are awfully quick to bring up their diets, even when it's apropos of nothing. It reminds me of the man who struck up a conversation with me in a post office parking lot and skillfully changed the subject from the 50 State Quarters Program to the church he attended and an invitation for me to visit.

You don't eat meat? Fine. But unless there's some reason I should know (e.g., I've invited you over to dinner), the response inside my head is, "And you're telling me because...?"

and i know religious people who need to let the world know how damn much they love jesus

Anx said:

even if they're fundamentalist muslims?

Oh, and I think that the reason "people believe it's "safe" to razz on vegetarians" is because they assume we won't fight back (unlike fundamentalist muslims...)

Well, here we come...


no,no, sorry, I didn't mean it

Let's all live together like one big happy family!
(we're such wimps!)
[Edited 5/24/06 5:04am]

i guess anyone can be fundamentalist about anything. but i never hear or see anyone talking about how great it is to believe in christ, with someone responding "yeah, well, i'm gonna go have hot satan sex with my filthy heathen common law stripper wife, then we're gonna sacrifice some kittens to pazzuzu. how about them apples?"

Anx said:

I might have to use that next time someone asks me about being vegan (a friend once asked me "what's it like knowing that every single time for the rest of your life that you have a meal with someone new, they'll ask you about your vegan diet?" - which is pretty much how my life is).

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Part of the problem might be that some vegetarians are awfully quick to bring up their diets, even when it's apropos of nothing. It reminds me of the man who struck up a conversation with me in a post office parking lot and skillfully changed the subject from the 50 State Quarters Program to the church he attended and an invitation for me to visit.

You don't eat meat? Fine. But unless there's some reason I should know (e.g., I've invited you over to dinner), the response inside my head is, "And you're telling me because...?"

matt said:

yes, but that's true of how people manifest a lot of things, not just vegetarianism. i know gay people who just HAVE to let EVERYONE know they're GAY GAY GAY GAY!!! and i know religious people who need to let the world know how damn much they love jesus. but we tend to endure them as best we can because we don't want to look intolerant.

meanwhile, i think people believe it's "safe" to razz on vegetarians.

matt said:

Yeah, I don't think that's really the problem with this particular issue, actually.

I think you just love any opportunity to bring up your disdain for the whole vegetarian thing.

matt said:

Yeah, I don't think that's really the problem with this particular issue, actually.

I think you just love any opportunity to bring up your disdain for the whole vegetarian thing.

Man, vegetarians are sexy!
Prince, Natalie Portman, Andre 3000...

I wish I didn't love barbequed chicken!

thekidsgirl said:

don't worry - prince would probably share it with you!

HereToRockYourWorld said:

at least he's subtle about it.