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May, 2003 Rant:
I read in the news recently that PETA wants Hamburg, New York to change its’ name to “Veggieburg.” This is true, even I couldn’t make this up. I grew up near Hamburg, New York, basically went to high school there, not that that lends any relevance to the topic at hand or this “vignette.”
I couldn’t help but think:
A.) If they get to be so self-righteous and constantly waving their agenda in my face, shouldn’t I be able to do the same?
B.) Let’s see some action to back up the words. If you’re so high and mighty on saving the animals by advocating alternate food sources, shouldn’t you be willing to sacrifice yourself, your children, your parents, and grandparents, etc, for the cause? I can see all the T-Shirts now: “Cannibalism saves Cows!”
C.) Don’t give me the standard “well, I save animal lives by not eating them!” argument, because if the basic premise is that you are out to save living things, what the fuck do you think you are doing when you eat plants? Prove to me that no plants are killed by your eating habits and scientifically prove to me that animals are a superior form of life to plant life, and maybe I’ll back down. Oh, and good luck!
So next time I’m down at the steakhouse, I want some expanded choices, goddamnit! Although I can promise you that I’ll most likely stick with the usual medium rare new york strip steak. Every other ultra liberal for the sake of being ultra liberal hippie I’ve ever come into contact with either smells like ass, patchouli, or both, and I doubt either makes for a pleasant dining experience. On the other hand, if I ever need more fiber in my diet, I suppose I could pass on the cooked human flesh and just get a non-meat stir fry made up of those silly cardboard signs they all seem to love to fruitlessly wave so much.
Folks, let the hate mail begin, if you want to waste more of your own time. But I have to warn you in advance: I won’t lose one second of sleep over it.
“Peace-out.”
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 Jay Miner was born in Buffalo, New York and currently resides near Las Vegas, Nevada. He published his own print ‘zine, “The Rebel’s Advocate,” from 1995-1997 and currently serves as Co-Editor of The-Hold.com.
In 1999, he was commissioned to read at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona. In print, Miner has self-published
several chapbooks and appeared in Wooden Head Review, Fuck!, Zenyth, and Peshekee River. Online, he has been on The-Hold, Mipo, Mindfire Journal, Lucid Moon, Unlikely Stories, and Zen Sutherland’s Digital Diary.
His spoken word cassette, “The Dirty Soul Diary Project,” which was produced by Frank Tedesco, was named the Buffalo News “Local Record Pick of the Week.” Selected tracks from that cassette also appeared on the CD compilation of Boxhead Records who co-distributed the cassette. His spoken word has recently been added to Frank Tedesco’s Prestige Entertainment Group label featuring a page at mp3.com, various CD compilations, and currently getting regular airplay at WUFT/WJUF, Gainesville, Florida, and WSCS, New London, New Hampshire. •
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