The Discerning Brute Brings Us DBTV Episode 1: “Concrete Catwalk”
January 31, 2009 9:36pm
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Joshua Katcher of The Discerning Brute has started a video series called DBTV. The first episode, embedded below, features him wandering Soho interviewing fur-wearers about their garments. By pretending to have a purely fashion-oriented agenda (as opposed to an animal rights one), Joshua wins to confidence of his subjects before he starts to talk about where the fur comes from.
He plays it a little dumb and very friendly, but doesn't go full-on Bruno or anything. I doubt most of us could do something like this and keep our cool the way Joshua does!
I'm very much looking forward to the next episode!
He plays it a little dumb and very friendly, but doesn't go full-on Bruno or anything. I doubt most of us could do something like this and keep our cool the way Joshua does!
I'm very much looking forward to the next episode!
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Comment by eatingconsciously [www] on February 1, 2009 2:05pm:
Comment by NotBuyingIt! on February 1, 2009 4:44pm:
Comment by al oof [www] on February 1, 2009 6:44pm:
the delivery of that line was great.
Comment by kerstycakes on February 2, 2009 12:33pm:
Comment by elainevigneault [www] on February 2, 2009 4:07pm:
Coming from a warm climate and middle-class values, fur is simply absolutely disgusting to me and even most hard-core meat-eaters I know. Such a waste of money, such a waste of animal life. It's repulsive.
Fur says to the world, "I'm a rich snob who doesn't care about anyone but myself."
Comment by alan on February 2, 2009 6:02pm:
we need to encourage people not to wear fur through education that doesn't involve put downs.
i found his feigned equality with the interviewees too much.
try a different tack josh.
Comment by Joshuaoshua [www] on February 3, 2009 12:14pm:
The Animal Rights Movement has had well over 20 years of using 'being-nice' education. It's time for a spectrum of different approaches. I'm not injuring anyone - I'm just giving them comic space to hear themselves sound like idiots.
Many more of these vids to come!
Comment by veganed on February 3, 2009 10:08pm:
Comment by bongo on February 4, 2009 11:37am:
Today we have Borat, oops I mean Josh, using "humor" and snide comments to get people to agree with his viewpoints.
Alan is right, education is the way to go. This is how the human rights movement worked and why it was unthinkable in the 1960's to have a black president.
Comment by vegangel [www] on February 4, 2009 1:42pm:
Comment by Veganne on February 5, 2009 4:01pm:
Comment by I-Guy79 on February 7, 2009 8:55am:
Comment by dukeantifurdog [www] on February 15, 2009 7:36am:
There are fur ads on this page, for mink and fox.
Why is SuperVegan selling fur on its website?
I don't understand your hypocrisy.
Why are fur hat wearers bad, but advertisements for fur hats OKAY with Super Vegans?
As NotBuyingIt says: "The saddest thing in the video is people did rather hold onto their coats than admit it is wrong and immoral."
And SuperVegan would rather hold on to its AdSense checks that stop advertising fur.
There is no excuse for a vegan site showing fur ads.