posting a Twitter PSA discouraging the use of “speciesist” terms such as “chicken” or “pig” to insult humans. The tweet boasted a ratio of almost 11,000 comments to just over 3,000 likes as of Thursday morning. “Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals & justified in violating them,” the animal-rights advocacy group said in its earnest call to action. “Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language.”PETA social-media reps also included a chart detailing the human “supremacist” terminology, which included “chicken” for a coward, “rat” for a snitch,” “snake” for a jerk, “pig” for someone who is repulsive and “sloth” for a lazy person.Needless to say, the majority of.
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