So Fresh and So Green

The battle of the acronyms is on, this time it’s KFC vs. PETA. Kentucky Fried Chicken has recently released a new atomic chicken sandwich. This one may be more deadly than the ones dripping in melted parm at your local bodega or pizza joint. This KFC sandwich is called the Double Down and it consists of two fried chicken fillets with a filling of two slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese, two slices of bacon, and sauce, with no bun.

I’ve never heard anyone say anything good about this sandwich since its debut on April 12th and adding to the bad response is PETA. In this case PETA does not stand for People Eating Tasty Animals because they are catching fits over this sandwich. (more…)

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As I wrote before The Source magazine (“The bible of Hip Hop music, culture and politics”) has put out a “green” issue that’s on stands now. I set out to find out what was so green about it. That involved me getting my hands dirty and actually buying the magazine.

That’s right I bought it and I think this was the first time in my life I ever did that. People always gave me their Source’s for free which was unintentionally eco conscious I guess. This green issue was of particular interest for me so here’s what I learned. (more…)

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Reuters Pictures: A Thai mahout rides an elephant as they collect money for victims of the recent Haiti earthquake in Bangkok January 21, 2010. Thai elephants walked in the backpacker area of Khao San Road to collect money as part of the country’s effort to help survivors in earthquake-hit Haiti.

It’s heartwarming to see around the world people donating to the victims of Haiti’s recent tragedy. Even though it is for a good cause I’m sure PETA would disapprove of fund raisers in Thailand using elephants.

As far as US aid according to NPR:

“– There is a waiting list of 1,400 flights of aid and relief workers into Port-au-Prince airport. Right now, 120 to 140 flights a day can get in.

– There are now 2,676 U.S. ground troops in Haiti. He expects 4,600 to be there by the weekend. And an additional 2,000 — Marines — will be offshore on Sunday. (more…)

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Nia Long did an ad and a video for animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She also did a photo ad to help put the T&A in PETA. It’s nice to see the Love Jones actress around again, but naked Nia or naked any chick isn’t going to make me stop anything. Difficult to even remember what the ad is for…or against.

“All living things should have the freedom to live” she said in the interview. She also mentions that animal rights and not supporting the fur trade were things she didn’t consider before becoming a mother. That all sounded really heart felt to me. But I thought her statement about animal cruelty being “no different from slavery or the Holocaust” was hyperbole, though it seems like a popular point of view in some circles. I almost feel like she’s trying to oversell her case to her interviewer. This feels like the type of statement some in PETA were waiting to hear a real live Black person say.

This is actually being called:

Animal cruelty is not like the Jewish Holocaust (I’m assuming that’s the holocaust she’s talking about) nor is it like the Trans Atlantic African Slave Trade. (more…)

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