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Are the cages supposed to represent "The Patriarchy?"

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Aw, we love women supporting women

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Michelle describes the sad things that happen to these hens such as infections, osteoporosis, ovarian carcinomas, etc.. And of course these things are terrible and I feel bad for these poor little chickens, but comparing chickens and women is like comparing...well... chickens and women. It doesn’t make sense does it? One thing that just doesn't add up to me, is PETA's sudden identification with the feminist movement. Do you guys remember the "Veggie Love" ad back in 2009 during the Super Bowl? If you do, I'm sure you recall the level of discomfort the fondling of broccoli by some girl named Amanda brought up. If you haven't, why don't you go ahead and take a look, go ahead I'll give you a moment... okay welcome back. Wasn't that just gross? Imagine watching that with your family on Super Bowl Sunday in front of your dad, who just wants to sit and eat his 7 layer bean dip, and being bombarded with what is basically softcore food porn. I'm SICK. PETA, how can you publish an article that attempts to establish the guidelines for feminism, knowing very well you made an advertisement that so explicitly objectifies women? That's like, the biggest problem that feminists rally against. I mean do you know what the sexualization of women in media does to girls? Probably not, but you do know a lot about eggs don't you.

Well, I did some research about the topic myself. I found that the poor representation of women can lead to a fun variety of problems:

Did you know that the objectification of women in the media can cause eating disorders in some women? Seeing unobtainable images of other females can lower a girl's self-esteem and lead to disordered eating. I'm sure any women/girl you meet either knows someone who has suffered from an eating disorder or has gone through one themselves. You, dear reader, might have even suffered from one yourself. If you are currently suffering from one, please make sure to reach out and get help.

Depression can also be linked to the objectification of women in the media. The levels of depression in young girls correlate to how much they objectify themselves. People learn from what they observe, so how do you expect young girls to have high self-esteem and no body image issues when ads, TV shows, movies, etc. shove the imagery of the Ideal Woman™ right in their little innocent faces from a very young age. I once watched a documentary (it was actually pretty good you should watch it later) about women in the media and how these depictions rule the way we view women. It said that females are just as likely to be dressed in risque outfits in children's movies, as R-rated movies. Now that I think of it, Tinkerbell's dress would have earned a detention back when I was in High School.

Another problem that low self-esteem can lead to is toxic relationships with men. We all have that one friend that hates themselves so they seek validation from others, which leads to them throwing themselves at any boy with a pulse that gives them a second look. Seeing what women are forced to believe they should be, which is basically what men want to see, can skew the way they view themselves, especially in relation to men. They're stuck asking themselves, am I skinny enough? What should I do to make him happy? Do I look good enough for him? This can be so very harmful to young impressionable girls who then grow up to be unhappy insecure women, women that represent 62% of the population.

So, how can PETA, a suddenly feminist organization, have such a not-so-feminist past? You can't use radical feminism and being "woke" to try to infiltrate the millennial demographic, who are you gonna try to appeal to next? The black community? The gay community? How are you going to outline the rules of feminism when you used those very same women to literally lick pumpkins in your ad? You don't need sex to sell vegetarianism PETA, and you certainly don't need to use an already marginalized group of people to do so. You're trying to make veganism and vegetarianism appealing to your audience, but newsflash PETA, vegans don't even like ya'll.

Feminism is so often used as a tool to make branding better and seem more inclusive, but in reality, it's all smoke and mirrors. Feminism is a movement that should be led by powerful women and work towards achieving goals and working towards real things, real problems. Not sitting and typing up an article about chickens. If you really want to help women and be a true feminist, help homeless women get the resources they need, support your local Planned Parenthood, use your vote (if you are of age) wisely, and make real change. Because that's what we truly need in this era of technology, people who are willing to go out and actually make a change in the world and make their time here useful.

Sincerely, your local egg-eating feminist.

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If you haven't been keeping up to date with PETA's shenanigans, they recently published an article on their site titled, "Why Real Feminists Should Stop Eating Eggs." What the hell does this mean, right? Allow me to enlighten you: in sum, the article describes the so-called oppression of chickens in the egg industry and compares them to the plights of human women. Throughout the article, Miss Michelle Kretzer pulls at the heartstrings of the audience ("fake feminists" apparently) by using pictures of our fellow women cradling chickens, paralleled with grotesque pictures of the coops these hens are held in. Refer to the pictures below.