I don't even know what you mean by misrepresentation of seals.

I am glad it is the marketing tactics rather than the hipocracy of animal activists.  I  am not with you on disavowing a cause or the people committed to that cause due to philosophical standards about advertisement misrepresentation.

Although if advertisement were to influence people to be hateful, harmful, or brain dead, then I would diapprove of it.  And that could be an entirely new discussion.  And you could mention the poor Canadians and the poor Seal hunters.  and I could argue about making your own ethical choices.  I do not think that Canadians or Seal hunters must continue a barbaric practice such as seal clubbing.  In fact, Seal hunters and all other non-animal hunters have no sympathy from me when it is about hunting. 

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But take a look at the threads about animal abuse/rights and you will see an alarming misrepresentation of seals.

I agree with all that you say.  My point was to show the marketing of abuse.

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Actually, I believe that animal rights sympathizers and animal rights activists are different.  Here is why:  because most animal rights activists put a very lot of themselves into making changes, and sympathizers more or less look at the issue from a distance.  An animal rights activist would not choose an animal for its looks.  But fundraisers do, and whether or not they are corrupt is a different issue, it is whether or not they gain the most financial support to follow their cause.  It is the way things work, and it is not because animal rights activists themselves care more for cute animals.  Name to me an animal rights organization that is not opposed to using mice in vivisection.  Name to me an environmental group that is opposed to saving the manatee.  Cuteness is only an issue with advertising methods; it has little to do with the causes themselves. 

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I mean that seals are used because they're cute when their existence or situation is much better than a large number of other species.

If seals were ugly, I think hardly any fuss would be made over them

Let's face it, a lot of animal rights activists actually jump into it and grab on to the latest craze.  they blindly support anything to be "cool".  This is the name of the thread.  I hope this clears it up.

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No.

I stand by my last post.

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Here's a thread you may not have read:

http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=8520&pst=303298&archival=

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especially Newfoundlanders

not ALL Newfoundlanders are seal hunters..

how would YOU like the seal hunt portrayed?

It is NOT pretty & many would call it BARBARIC...sorry but, it is the truth.

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I know many who are. Its not being for or against the seal hunt, its the portayal of it, the misrepresentations in the media, and the way Canadians are conveyed because of it, especially Newfoundlanders. I mean Lady Heather even called us barbaric and archaic...

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. By attacking Canada for this, many Canadians feel defensive

maybe you should start a pro seal hunt group..I for one dont know any Canadians who ae defensive about this.

please, enlighten the uninformed.

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It is en vogue to be a seals rights activist and to make Canada out to be a nation of clubbers and killers.

One of my favourite musicians will not be coming to town this tour because the ARA that he is won't allow him to tour Canada.  Even if he had decided otherwise, he would be blacklisted by these people.  So Morrissey just goes with the party line, as does everyone else.  They wouldn't want to get fired or see record sales plummet.

Political correctness and media prejudice have made this an almost non-debatable issue.  People who are for, example, the baby seals just get into tirades and blather on till you have no choice but to dismiss them.

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