Earthlings

Although I was not really prepared for the brutally honest and graphic exposure of how violently one species exploits the countless other fauna on this small yet diverse planet we all share. I became very emotional during the screening, as did most of the room, and as I feel most people I know would. The film did not directly make moral judgments, although, as a documentary may not have been very objective- for example it pretty much showed the worst of the worst. I feel that this angle is necessary and effective, on one hand, because these are very urgent topics. However, I do feel that the average person would not be able to make it through even the first section if watching the movie alone- it is easier to push these images out of sight and out of mind, and hope (as the movie states) that the animals one employs are not the ones shown in that video. Also, as I mentioned in class one day, it does help rhetorically to at least mention the other side's arguments, followed by why they are weak which Earthlings did a bit of.

That being said, I feel that everyone deserves to be informed about what they are supporting by paying companies to do these things, what they are putting into their body, and what that does to fellow earthings, and the Earth itself. Therefore, I have decided that for my birthday (April 10th!) I am simply asking all of my friends and family members to watch the entire thing in lieu of giving me any thing (aside from possibly donating me bike parts because my wonderful custom-scrapped fixie was just stolen =( )

It may not be an easy watch, but it isn't really a matter of desire but more of a personal responsibility. Unfortunately, in this faux-democracy, the only real vote we have, if any, is with our ca$hmonies. To inform oneself about where they are placing these daily votes is to easily practice humanity on an small scale/individual level and on a daily basis.