Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2021 12:37:00 GMT -4
PETA launches gruesome online shop with goods made of ‘human’ leathers
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has taken aim at trendy shops such as Urban Outfitters with the launch of its satirical store, Urban Outraged, featuring items supposedly crafted from “human parts.”
The shop features a number of clothing and accessories “made of the finest leather — that on second look, reveal human faces on the jackets, human teeth on the shoes, and human blood oozing from the bags,” according to a press release.
The campaign, reminiscent of Buffalo Bill’s human suit from 1991’s “The Silence of the Lambs,” was designed to put a spotlight on popular retailers that continue to peddle clothing made of animal leathers and furs.
One of the Urban Outraged taglines describes it as “fashion that dares to ask the question ‘Who are you wearing?'”
“A cow’s skin belongs to her, and she feels fear and pain in a slaughterhouse every bit as much as you or I would,” PETA’s executive vice president, Tracy Reiman, said in an exclusive statement to The Post.
Items sold on Urban Outraged feature the proverbial names of “slaughtered people” whose organs were used to “fabricate” the goods, many of which retain some of their corporeal form, such as a suitcase adorned with human nipples.
The animal welfare advocacy group is of course known for its often outlandish — and, at times, offensive — attempts to raise awareness of animal cruelty across industries and promote veganism, including one recent provocative ad designed to titillate viewers through sexualized fruits.
The campaign, “Be a Sweater They Said,” launched with a two-and-a-half-minute video narrated by PETA’s senior vice president Lisa Lange that takes the viewer through purportedly real-life footage of farms and factories across the world, where animals are beaten into submission before being slaughtered for their skin, fur and feathers.
