Leave it to PETA
to be on the fur coat trail of those anywhere near the animal clothing kingdom.
Recently Beyonce gave a breathtaking performance at the Super Bowl halftime
show, but alas, her outfit was made from cow, iguana, and python. The majority
(ok all) of the blog posts on the matter were defending Queen Bey and took to
the defensive side of the matter.
If you have ever had to stick up
for a best friend after they have gotten picked on/slammed at all, you would
definitely recognize the tone and emotion used in Monica Roberts blog post ‘PETA’s
hatin’ on Beyonce’ (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/02/petas-hatin-on-beyonce.html)
Monica very much stuck up for her “Houston homegirl” using a plethora of pathos
to back her girl up and she is seemingly trying to use diction and emotion to convey her disliking of PETA from the start. So, not only does she not like PETA already, they are slamming her girl for her outfit! Monica starts off her post by referencing to the animal
rights group as “the racist fools at PETA.” I have never once thought PETA was
racist. That is a dense word to use as a label for PETA. Monica includes a quote from PETA on the matter:
"We would
take a bet that if Beyoncé watched our video exposés ... she'd probably not
want to be seen again in anything made of snakes, lizards, rabbits, or other
animals who died painfully."
She continues on her
pathos-hatred-for-PETA-rampage by saying that African Americans no longer
listen to PETA’s “racist behinds” and that PETA has disrespected black
celebrities by “attacking” their wardrobe.
I give Monica an A+ on her use of pathos, she very well portrayed
certain feelings toward PETA but I feel it was a bit too much and dramatic.
In the blog post, ‘PETA
Rips Beyonce for Super Bowl Outfit’ from Newshound by Gayne C. Young, (http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2013/02/peta-rips-beyonce-super-bowl-outfit)
Young takes a more realistic and less dense view on PETA’s attack on Queen Bey.
Young, while being notably sarcastic in his post, he used logos to rationalize the
clothing scandal with Beyonce. “I wonder if PETA
knows what a football is made out of.” Ouch. Logically, however,
it makes sense. Why not slam the NFL every single time they play with a cow
hide based football?
What are your thoughts on the author’s
use of pathos and logos?
Haley, you chose very entertaining blogs to write about and analyze. I appreciate that you chose a greatly controversial topic to write about. Monica was definitely very opinionated and made very strong statements about PETA. Queen Bey was also opinionated but a little less exaggerated. Both of these writers appeal to pathos with their word choice in explaining their thoughts on the matter.
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