PETA Tried to Guilt People on International Sushi Day, But Community Notes Sliced and Diced It Instead
June 23, 2024 at 11:00am
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is one of the most vocal opponents of humans adopting a carnivorous — or even omnivorous — diet, if not the most vocal opponent.
Part of PETA’s aggressive campaign is an all-out social media attack that typically follows one of two strategies:
1. “Look at how great it is to eat leaves/roots/bugs.”
2. An all-out attack on your conscience and emotions.
“He doesn’t belong on your plate,” the post said.
Accompanying it was an image of a sad cartoon crab thinking about a sushi maki roll.
“Please, don’t make me die for your sushi,” the crab appeared to be saying or thinking.
In fairness to PETA, the first part of the Community Note was a bit semantic — though that doesn’t make it any less valid of a critique.
“Most crab meat is an imitation of crab, which is white fish designed to look like crab called Kani,” the post said, with a link to a recipe.
(This writer grew up in a sushi restaurant and can independently confirm that the vast majority of “crab” being served in sushi is just repurposed fish.)
But a far more egregious allegation came in the second part of the Community Note.
That note comes with a link to an official Apple page that shows off the “SF Pro” font.
Getting dunked on social media hasn’t deterred PETA from continuing to try and control the way people eat.
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