Comments on: Bacon Bumption & The Pork Industry Shocker

By: Candicelaz

Candicelaz — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:48:00 +0000

This is really HORRIFIC any man that is so low and weak minded and cruel to torture an innocent pig deserves to be tortured – what kind of a human being does this it –is really sick and should be stopped NOW. enough this is insane…………. humans are monsters!!!

By: Matty B

Matty B — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:18:18 +0000

Holy shit……i watched that video and i had no idea it was really that bad, more people need to watch videos like that

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:35:57 +0000

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By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:30 +0000

i’ve noticed this weird, gross fad too. great article and definitely agree with its sentiment, but i really don’t like the dis on the academic field of philosophy. we work freaking HARD in this field and the amount of rigor and clarity expected of us shows up in philosophy majors’ ridiculously high LSAT scores. hipsters are lame, their savior jacques derrida is lame, but the entire field of philosophy is certainly not. grr. >:O

By: elaine

elaine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:53:55 +0000

Great piece. I noticed, reading an ad for a local upcoming museum event that pork products in general are listed as key appetizers (high-end salami and high-end cheese spreads, with olives and, of course, wine). I find that a lot of my friends cannot believe I’m eating a vegan diet primarily because they cannot imagine forgoing those kinds of treats… The association of high class with certain appetizers is as strong as the association of the working class with lowly bacon. …

By: Chloé Jo Davis

Chloé Jo Davis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:41 +0000

I’ve often noticed this and felt sick when people promote their pride at eating tortured creatures who are smart as 6 year old children. Hopefully this piece will open some eyes!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:16:48 +0000

Awesome piece. The revelation of the cruelty and torture behind bacon (and other animal products of course) is done perfectly in this piece. Gardenbuger’s BBQ Ribs (pictured on the lower right), are to DIE FOR! Every carnivore I have offered them to agrees. And the tempeh bacon (middle left picture) cooks up perfectly with tofu scramble.