More ‘PC’ Madness: PETA Demands SF Change Name of ‘Tenderloin’ District
- Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:11am by
Mike Opelka
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Quick, check for cameras and Ashton Kutcher… this must be the new season of ‘Punk’d.’ PETA wants San Fran to change the name of it’s Tenderloin District!
Sadly, this is not a joke.
The story just posted by Weasel Zippers has the actual letter from PETA to the Mayor of San Francisco demanding that the name of the city’s Tenderloin District be changed to something less. . . meaty.
For your reading pleasure;
March 29, 2011
The Honorable Edwin M. Lee
Mayor of San FranciscoVia e-mail
Dear Mayor Lee,
I am writing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and our more than 2 million members and supporters, including thousands in the Bay Area, with an idea that could help revitalize the struggling Tenderloin district: rename it the “Tempeh District.” By discarding an outdated moniker that evokes the horrors of the meat trade, you’ll be sending a strong message to progressive businesses and health-conscious residents that this neighborhood is ready for a fresh start.
Tempeh, a protein-packed food made from soybeans, is a healthy, cruelty-free meat substitute. In contrast, tenderloin comes from real suffering. In today’s intensive meat production industry, piglets have their tails and testicles cut off without being given any painkillers and breeding sows are confined for life to metal crates so small they can’t even turn around or take two steps. Cattle are burned with hot irons, their horns are cut or burned off, and males are castrated—all without painkillers.
It’s true that the Tenderloin echoes vice and corruption and that slaughterhouses are constantly found to be in violation of the law and more. But now’s the perfect time to put the city’s past in the deep freeze. San Francisco is now renowned for some of the best vegan cuisine in the world, and the city deserves a neighborhood named after a delicious cruelty-free food instead of the flesh of an abused animal. If Tempeh doesn’t excite you, how about Granola Flats or Seitan’s Lair? You could even run a contest to choose a veggie moniker.
Sincerely yours,
Tracy Reiman
Executive Vice President
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
For the record, some accounts state that the Tenderloin nickname was given to the region because cops who worked this dangerous area were given ‘combat pay’ allowing them to afford a better cut of meat, like tenderloin.
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Comments (84)
Rickfromillinois
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:34amWhen I read this article I was so upset that I almost choked on my bacon. I for one am glad that peta is doing things like this. Everyone who starts to think that peta makes sense should read this and hopefully they will realize just how whacko these folks are. There is one small problem though, this will probably sound like a good idea to the city council of S.F. and they will change the name.
Report Post »CURTWALL
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:24amWhat group is protesting the Harry Balls Center?
Report Post »WestOfThePecos
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:24amThey should change to name to what the district really represents: Uri-nation
Report Post »PavZilla
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:04amomgarsh – too funny! thank you!
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:23amMay I suggest..“flank steak” district
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:38amI perfer pork tenderlion done on my smoker pit rubbed with my specal brown suger honey pineapple suace.GOOO MEATTTTT!!!
Report Post »thermonator
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:21amLOL
Do these people realize that the rest of the animal kingdom doesn’t even cook the animals they eat and may even eat them alive?
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:47amToo busy eating their veggies raw to notice.Pretty soon they”ll be coming after the grills and banning fires in the name of climate change so we may have to start eating meat in it’s rarest form.
Report Post »WVBeagleMom
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:19amNuttier than a bag of peanuts.
Report Post »WILLIAM E.
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:15amThey are trying to appease the Muslims !
Report Post »glennisright.com
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:13amThe sad thing is that in S.F., they’ll probably agree and do it.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:08amIn keeping with the Spanish heritage of San Francisco, why not Barrio de Filete which could be shortened to BF?
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:41pmSan Francisco already has a district that practices that.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:02amCalifornia is a beautiful state. The only problem with it is, it’s filled with Californians.
Report Post »matt708
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:00amthese Peta people should be stuffed. I saw a taxidermy program last night they would look good
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:59amNeed to have that Pa biker club entertain them agin..
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:54amThe lack of meat protein is making their brains shrink.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:52amWe are being distracted by the left which apparently are going nuttier than they already are. Red herrings (how appropriate is that color?) to lead us off track. What is really going on, folks?
peta should rename itself: folefren (FOurLEggedFRiendsENvy). Geesh! They are one sick group!
New wardrobe for Tea Partiers: White hats, old fur coats, steel toed boots, guns on our hips….what else? Oh, yeah, and our BIBLES velcroed to our vests!
Report Post »PavZilla
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:03amcrumbs … now they’ll go after the red herrings, too
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:51amOh yeah meat and potatoes.I love those little oinkers deep fried.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:49amPETA=People Eat Tasty Animals
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:51amor… Pests Eventually Tased & Arrested?
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:47amGooooooo meattttttt!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:44amQuoth the Hillshire,
Report Post »javasport
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:41amI think PETA should change their name because I am offended that it sounds like my favorite pocket bread.
Report Post »cmabillm12
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:36amThis is a good one. Way to go. However I am a member of PETA, People Eating Tasty Animals !!!!
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:54amVery funny!! Thx for the laugh
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:31amThis is Turbo City Ca. They will think this is a great idea and spend millions of tax payer $$$ they don’t have.
Report Post »bigtruck1956
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:30amThis is a job for Union Man. Send in the unions to organize the little animals Have we all gone nuts. And by the way 2 million members. I guess I could claim I have 2 billion members and get away with it also.
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WhatWasIThinking?
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:27amand can we please make the raiders change their name too? when I hear the name raider I get all scared inside. a raider is a big scarey man who attacks people, and thats not nice. Please make them change their name to the Karma Kats, or Friends of Brahma. If you don’t like those how about the tickle me Elmos.
Report Post »Sincerely Stacy Granola
grandmaof5
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:24amIF, I were going to change the name, it wouldn’t be because of PETA – I would tell them to go pound sand. I would change it because, hopefully, it is no longer a dangerous area of the city. Nah, I would just tell PETA to go pound sand, the name if part of the historical vibe of the city.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:12amThis is what you get when you have a bunch of out of work limousine liberals. All of these clowns in PETA really need to find jobs to fill their time.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:23amTracy Reiman, before you even try. No, we’re keeping it Green Bay PACKERS. Not Green Bay Organic Farmers.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:49amThey, or anybody else, better not EVEN think of screwing around with the WORLD CHAMPION Green Bay Packers.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:12amCEM…very good point..or their owners/fans may get ‘em…LOL
Report Post »Bobby P
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:21amApril Fools joke, right?
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:31amHow about changing it to, “Red Meat and Gravy Street”?
Sounds good to me.
http://ISeeDanger.com
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:35amNot yet Bobby… those come from Washington DC.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 7:53amCan we turn Tempeh into some type of alternate energy source instead of burning up our corn crops? Or better yet, maybe we can have all the PETA members run on a little wheel like a hamster in a cage and create electricity. These people are one of the many reasons this country is failing and falling.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:04amCall it the “Mooshelle Obama Arugula and Jicama District.” After all, those are two of the items she wants school districts to force children to eat.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:15amHow about we have them change it to “Meat Lovers Special District”
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:23amOk, then I propose PETA change its name, becuase it is an affront to ‘peta’ bread, ok ok I jest…just goes to show how rediculous these idiots are! BTW, where was peta bread when lady gag me a sandwich was wearing her meat outfit?? As usual, it only works one way…
Report Post »exdem
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:56amLets all write PETA and demand that Anthony Weiner change his name.
Report Post »1952
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:00amWhat about the city of Livermore? Change it to Edamamimore?
Report Post »1952
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:04amOr change Livermore to Liver-no-more
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:25amAs a card carrying member of people for the ethical treatment of soybeans I am outraged and disgusted by the mere insinuation that the horrors of the meat trade are anything compared to the horrors of the bean trade. Have any of you ever seen the gore and the cruelty !!! I will be writing San Francisco a new letter. One that states they better just do away with both animal and plant based food unless they want a PR nightmare on their hands. BTW if anyone wants to join PETB I will enclose a link to our psychiatric evaluate to make sure you meet minimal IQ score of 40. I know I know but we can’t just little anybody in as a member.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 9:42amWhy are they so sensitive about the loins being tender.Are their’s not?
Report Post »Fernyyy
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:12amThey really are that stupid, but this has gotta be an April Fools…
Report Post »Oglethorpe1983
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:15amJust like the person below me… that was my first thought…
As nutty as PETA can be… I really hope they havent gone this far….
I hope it is an April Fools Joke
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:17amChange it to Sodom.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:39amSnowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:15am
How about we have them change it to “Meat Lovers Special District”
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That’s already called the “Castro District”.
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:52amHas anyone ever considered the amount of suffering that soy beans and veggies have suffered at the hands of these idiots?
Report Post »N5DVC
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:27amIronic – I‘d never heard of the Tenderloin district in SF until it was referenced in Tom Clancy’s “Dead or Alive”. I literally just read that reference yesterday… Spooky.
Report Post »Of course, given that it’s SF, I had assumed ‘tender loin’ was not referring to a cow…
Cerealface
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:47pmStop kicking my tender loins.
PETA
Report Post »Pet Euthanasia is Typically Authorized
Amica
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:55pmUnfortunately, probably not. I remember several years ago they wrote to a town named “Fishkil” (not sure the spelling is right, but I do remember that “kil” did not reference killing fish) wanting them to name it “Fish-Save” instead. I guess it could have been around April Fools. Every day is April Fools for PETA.
Report Post »Warpfield
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:00pmSeriously?!? These people really need to get a life. I wonder how many of them wear a leather belt to hold up their pants or, do they really know what those Birkenstocks are made of?
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 4:01pmPETA is a joke and not just on April Fool’s day, but all year round. These people are domestic terrorist and nut jobs who would have us wearing cardboard shoes. One must wonder if they wear leather belts or shoes. I would be willing to bet they do.
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