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It's an utter shame that, just like comics can serve for great purposes, they can also be exploited for bad ones too. And that's exactly what's happening now, as PETA puts out a comic book geared to turn children against their parents. Moonbattery's got the story (Hat tip: Ace of Spades):

Possibly inspired by totalitarian regimes that have persuaded children to turn their wrong-minded parents in to the secret police, PETA is now actively campaigning to turn kids against their parents.

Their new comic "Your Daddy Kills Animals!" (PDF) puts the EC comics I grew up on in a class with Casper the Ghost. Clearly aimed at the lower end of grade school, the comic implores kids to "Ask your Daddy why he's hooked on killing!" below a depiction of a middle-aged maniac in a fishing hat slitting open a fish to spill out its viscera.

As a parody, this would be hilarious. But to the target audience it's undoubtedly quite disturbing. Here's some of the text:

Imagine that a man dangles a piece of candy in front of you. You love candy so you reach for it. But, as you grab the candy, a huge metal hook stabs through your hand and you're ripped off the ground. You fight to get away, but it doesn't do any good. You are caught, and there is nothing that you can do about it.
You'd feel really scared, wouldn't you?
That would be an awful trick to play on someone, wouldn't it?
But guess what?
Your Daddy plays that same wicked trick on fish AND FISH GET SCARED TOO!

There follows a detailed explanation of how intelligent fish are (according to PETA they use tools) and an NC-17 description of death by fisherman. Finally, this stirring conclusion:

Until your Daddy learns that it's not "fun" to kill, keep your doggies and kitties away from him. He's so hooked on killing defenseless animals that they could be next!

Hopefully no one is missing the extreme irony of PETA accusing others of being a threat to dogs and cats.

You wouldn't see the mainstream press, for comics or otherwise, talking about this so easily. The filthy book is supposed to be a sequel to one they put out 2 years ago called "Your Mommy Kills Animals" (see Right Wing News' post on the sequel here). Of all the sick exploitations of a once rich medium by the moonbats currently hijacking the showbiz industry, this is one of the worst.

Update: The Dread Pundit Bluto's also got a topic about this ghastly mess. I fully agree, the kids of PETA members should be told that their parents are lunatics, and that they love animals more than they do their own children.

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