A quote from the New York Times concerning the dogfighting scandal of NFL footballer Michael Vick and the loss of the man's Nike endorsement contract
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It could potentially be argued that making clothing from a dead animal (which may very well be a dead food animal) isn't on the same level of unnecessary cruelty as making animals fight each other to the death.
Not to mention that people in the US tend to have more sympathy for dogs than they do for cows.
..The sweatshop thing still blows their moral superiority either way, though.
Not to mention that people in the US tend to have more sympathy for dogs than they do for cows.
In my opinion, that's EXACTLY what the issue is here. Also, people in the US tend to have more sympathy for dogs than they do for most other people. Especially the ones who are (a) people of color (b) from other countries (c) poor (d) children (e) all of the above.
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Not to mention that people in the US tend to have more sympathy for dogs than they do for cows.
..The sweatshop thing still blows their moral superiority either way, though.
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I will still never buy Nike -- they don't make velcrow, but I think we should clarify the facts here.
--Sam
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In my opinion, that's EXACTLY what the issue is here. Also, people in the US tend to have more sympathy for dogs than they do for most other people. Especially the ones who are (a) people of color (b) from other countries (c) poor (d) children (e) all of the above.
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