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Heavy disagreement on the left. (Scan).(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaign offends overweight people)(Brief Article)

The American Enterprise

| June 01, 2003 | Trussell, Tait | COPYRIGHT 2003 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In their new "Viva Las Veggies" campaign to promote vegetarianism, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) argues against eating steaks and pork chops because they could make you fat. But another liberal lobby thinks PETA is unethical in attacking so-called people of size.

The spokeswoman for the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Jeanette DePatie, was mad enough to give the PETA people a fat lip. "It's not acceptable. This promotes the idea that it is shameful to be fat," she delclared. "They are just preying on people's ...

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