Friday, March 25, 2011
Usefulness
To me, the second group assignment was more useful than the first assignment because I got to learn more about the organization, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), that I didn't know that much about it before. PETA creates awareness for animal rights and welfare and rejects any and all forms of animal abuse and cruelty. I enjoyed doing this assignment more because I learned more about how and when to accept and rejecting claims or suspend judgment. You can agree and accept PETA's claims because their claims are based on fact and research and I believe that they have or are the authority when it comes to animal rights and welfare. Yes, I believe that animals shouldn't be hurt and should not suffer but I would also consider it if it involved the welfare of human beings. I also believe that humans need their nutrition from meat and that humans are genetically built to eat meat. In this case, I could suspend judgment since I am a living contradiction of what PETA preaches.
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Very good example of suspending judgment. I have never really been a fan of PETA because of their radical tactics in getting their point across. Yeah I also believe that animals should be treated right but at some point we as humans have to put ourselves above the animals for their nutrition benefits.
ReplyDeleteSuspending judgment is like taking a neutral side. You don't accept what they claim, but at the same time you don't reject it. Therefore you suspend judgment.
I had to do the accept, reject, suspend judgment part for my group project and its cool to analyze different social organizations to find out what claims you choose to accept, reject, or suspend judgment on.
PETA is definitely an iconic organization because of its advocacy for animal rights. This organization makes me think of the Tyra Banks scandal on ANTM (America's Next Top Model). In one of her many challeging photoshoots on the show, she had her contestants pose with slices of meat and some fur accessories after she did her, "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" nude ad. She got a lot of heat for her role in promoting that challenge. Even though she apologized for her eyebrow raising challenge, she is still looked at as a hypocrite in the eyes of the animal rights activists.
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