Some Facts About Thanksgiving

There are some myths and facts that came to my attention in glaring ways through random encounters this holiday season...so I just wanted to address some of them here. 

1. Yes, first of all, giving thanks to the animal you killed in cold blood for food doesn't help in any way, shape or form, not any more than a bully thanking someone for destroying their spirit or a thief thanking someone while stealing their life savings. Unethical actions are not soothed by meaningless, self-serving words that mean you're thankful you have the ability to harm and have done so. Ah, how I want to scream from frustration at cruelty and chosen ignorance.

2. Second of all, sharing a photo of your mercilessly killed, decaying bird corpse placed on a table with a crude comment of how yummy the poor bird's stuffed ass is.....Not a way to display any positive attribute about your own grasp of ethics or kindness. One actress I otherwise admire even said something so awful as blessing its heart that was also being used in the meal. Well, whatever words are used, the action is just terrible.

3. Instead of "Turkey Day," I think it should be called Teary day. The absolutely obvious lack of caring about the feelings of social, playful animals with varied, unique personalities...is nothing short of tragic. Most love having their feathers stroked. They even like to gobble along to their favorite songs. They want to live. Yet their cooked, dead bodies are joked about as tasty and their asses are stuffed with dressing for a really dumb, heartless tradition. Their bodies are disrespected after having been killed in cold blood.

4. I work for a world in which people care about other beings and species who are every bit as feeling as we are and who want to live every bit as much as we do.

5. I'm very thankful for the vegetarian feast that I enjoyed on Thanksgiving and throughout this whole week...and the company I'm fortunate enough to keep! 

6. It's so important to examine your ethics and keep an open mind. That is something I am learning needs to be done often and as a part of enjoying life to its fullest. Just because something is a certain way does not mean that it SHOULD be that way. People make mistakes all the time, and we can change many of those mistakes. It's not too late.

7. The Tofurky roast really, really, really, really, really ROCKS! 

Tofurky Rocks