Stentor at debitage has some worthwhile thoughts on PeTA’s latest campaign, which he aptly describes as “merely silly, not offensive and progressive-coalition-fracturing,” in contrast to some of their others. Seems PeTA wants people to start calling fish “sea kittens” in order to create more empathy for them. Recognizing that fish are sentient creatures with their own interests is a worthwhile goal to be sure, but PeTA is becoming a parody of itself with stunts like this. Stentor also muses on the obstacles to changing people’s minds about animals, and how making different choices available (like vegan meals in school cafeterias) could be one way of exposing kids to different possibilities for living.