My obsession with viscous dairy products continues. My friend informed me that she tried a sheep milk yogurt this weekend, and as a result, she understood why people like yogurt. I already did my grocery shopping for the week, but next time I am at the store I will indulge in the miracle product she described.
At the store, I gave in to my desire for pudding. However, I accidentally threw tapioca pudding into my basket instead of rice pudding. I like tapioca, and as I ate a little container of it last night, I realized that it had been eons since I last consumed some. I can't remember if all tapioca is essentially vanilla pudding with some tapioca pearls thrown in it, or if the kind I bought is not true tapioca. I vaguely remember the tapioca pudding that my mom bought at the chef's kitchen counter at Jewel or Dominick's as being more tapioca intensive.
On a non-dairy train of thought, lately I've been receiving comments on a post I wrote about the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and their insulting ad campaign comparing fur to female pubic hair (i.e. - its revolting and morally wrong to wear). The ad ran in London, where my friend Mara lives, and when she sent me a picture of it, she noted, "We love the fact that PETA thought to illustrate the fact that the only thing worse than killing poor little animals to appease the fashion gods is having an unshaved snatch. I guess that makes all of your disciples no better than those people who club little baby seals to death, or eat tuna that is not dolphin friendly. . . . ." The two comments I recently received more or less told me that I am an idiot to find the ad offensive because one needs to do shocking things to save the lives of innocent animals, no matter what the human social cost is. I am not a supporter of fur,* but ads and comments like that make me not take the anti-fur cause seriously. It is never OK to use one animal to promote another one. Sorry, Charlie, but the proof is in the pudding that PETA sucks.
*Coincidentally, I did have an eye rolling conversation last night on the phone with my bubbe in which she discussed how cold it was in Chicago and how she could still go out despite the frigid air because of her mink coat. Then she said that her mink coat was usually too warm to wear and so she bought another warm coat on sale for $73 (from $200) so now she could attend her alderman's party for senior citizens no matter how cold it was. Man, you gotta love the lack of logic there.
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Do you drink bubble tea? It's weird.
ReplyDeleteI just read and saw the PETA related ad post. Amazing.
Some years ago I purchased a beautiful three quarter length faux fur coat. I have worn it less than 5 times. Not because I don't like it but because I am sick of the dirty looks people give me for wearing fur. I have had strangers lecture me on the evils of fur even after I tell them it is fake. I've been told that faux fur "sets a bad example" and should not be worn because people might think it is real fur. I have been threatened with having my coat destroyed so I can't wear it.
ReplyDeletePETA is a stellar example of people doing the wrong things for the right reason. They have zero credibility as far as I am concerned.
It's true: if you don't want violence done to animals, don't threaten violence against people.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do drink bubble tea. Yum!
Also, I'll add that I'm a big supporter of organic farming.
I too have a long faux fur coat that has not seen the light of day for the last two years. I brought it at an end of year sale from Chadwick's for a real deal. I started to wear it recently, but similarly to Arlene, worry about the reaction I would receive. Maybe I will wear it anyway.
ReplyDeletePenn & Teller Bullshit did an episode on PETA once that if true was very disturbing. From the petakillsanimals.com website:
From July 1998 through the end of 2005, PETA killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals" -- at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That's more than five defenseless animals every day. Not counting the dogs and cats PETA spayed and neutered, the group put to death over 90 percent of the animals it took in during 2005 alone.
It would appear there are two PETAs, the one that is out there marketing itself as a saviour of animals and protector of animal's rights, and the PETA that is all about money.
I'm a big animal lover, and lover of yogurt. Do those correlate? I can't tell any more. Somebody did have to put their cold hands on some helpless udders to get the milk for that yogurt!
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to hear an update on your quest to be a dead body on Law and Order. Frankly, you are my hero for even thinking of that!
you got tapioca pudding, PETA, and female pubic hair in one post! awesome.
ReplyDeletemmmm, pudding.
ReplyDeletefunny that s mentioned pudding tonight. i invited him over for dinner. unfortunately it doesn't mean anything other than he wants to be my friend. i think alcohol is more apropos than pudding at the moment.
Pudding. I like pudding. In fact little known fact but rice pudding is actually the national dessert of Costa Rica. I know my people rule.
ReplyDeleteAs to fur and PETA. I always have mixed emotions regarding PETA. Do I think bunnies should live in cages and have them eyes peeled back and poisons dropped in them? No. But after watching the PETA documentary it kinda turned me off to some of their tactics. As always you rule.
Can we just get rid of middle america, and then New York could be next to California!
I found some buffalo milk yogurt at Whole Foods the other day. That was pretty tasty, too. Haven't tried sheep's milk yet, although I like sheep's milk cheese.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, PETA often reminds me of the archetypal "crazy aunt;" every year you see her at the family reunion, but even though you know her heart is in the right place, you spend the whole time dodging her so you don't have to actually hear how inappropriately she expresses that heart.
Or maybe that's just my family.
I just have to completely and totally agree with katydidnot - awesome to get all three topics in one post.
ReplyDeleteAnd rice pudding - my freaking FAVORITE PUDDING EVER! Now I'm craving pudding.
I am soooooooo slooooow. I didn't even read the end of this post, I just clicked link and said stuff and then went back and um, duh.
ReplyDeleteMar! I don't even know what you are talking about but I have a sickening feeling I know what you're talking about very well. I'm going to go cry now. Maybe it's because we have hairy snatch?
didn't mean to derail the post. i also love how all three topics come together. that really is your forte, suzanne. i came back over here to admit my girl-crush on you. i hope that won't make things awkward when we meet next tuesday! :)
ReplyDeleteand warrior/kelly-your 'about me' has led me to read your blog...
Tapioca pudding makes me gag.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with you on the PETA issues.
Being the person who started it all, I just had to go back and comment on the Peta post. Honestly, the PETA people aggravate me. You can prove your point without being offensive. Plus, their tactics turn a lot of people completely off the issue, and wouldn’t it be better if LOTS of people ate less meat, wore less animal product, and were more conscious of medical and cosmetic testing than have only a small group of fringe lunatics abstain completely from all of the above? I swear every time I see one of their over-the-top stunts it makes me want to eat a giant steak wearing a leather body suit.
ReplyDeleteI'm in england and just stumbled on your web site. I really hate the shaved thing. Hair is so erotic. I love it, underarm, you name it. I wonder is the shaved fashion just a peadophile unnatural agenda.
ReplyDeleteI swear if I ever find myself in bed with a shaven woman I'll throw her out.