PETA recently unveiled a new edition of its “Ink, Not Mink” ad campaign featuring everyone’s favorite DC-area gun enthusiast. (h/t Matt McHale)
NBA guard Gilbert Arenas scores points for animals and joins other legendary sports stars and celebrities by posing for PETA’s “Ink, Not Mink” campaign. Gilbert shows off his tattoos and bares his skin to help animals keep theirs.
Foxes, coyotes, minks, rabbits—even cats and dogs—are bludgeoned, strangled, and genitally electrocuted in the name of fashion. To avoid damaging their pelts, workers even skin some animals alive.
It’s pretty easy to loathe PETA for it’s extreme antics and it’s pretty tough to have a ton of empathy for Gilbert right now since the reason he’s now on an extended, unpaid leave of absence is not only because he made a single terrible decision by bringing guns to the lockerroom, but also because he inexplicably failed to grasp the gravity of the situation and mocked the whole incident in just about every form of media there is.
But, who know, maybe he’ll use the coming months to volunteer some more of his now-abundant free time and do some work that will help save a couple furry critters. How ironic would it be if the result of the Desert Eagle-toting PG being banished from the NBA is fewer animals being killed?
At least as ironic as that time I found that drawer of 10,000 spoons when all I needed was a knife.
The fact that you have “REPLICA” tattooed down the side of your arm and I have “DESERT EAGLE .50″ written down the side of mine should precipitate … you from abusing animals.
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Alanis Morrisette,
Bullet Tooth Tony,
Hibachi,
Hibachi & Guns,
PETA,
Snatch,
Wizards
PJ Carlesimo got canned last week as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder (I still can’t type that name with a straight face…Thunder? Really?) and now Wiz front man Eddie Jordan has been shown the door as well.
Getting rid of PJ was an obvious move and his reluctance to play Kevin Durant at PF should have gotten him fired at least six months ago. I honestly haven’t watched a single minute of Thunder hoops this year, so I’m not sure if he had still been playing as much SG as he was all last year, but this was probably for the best for everyone involved — especially PJ, who was probably liable to get his ass choked out again in the near future otherwise. Former NBA player Scotty Brooks is taking over.
I’ve never though Eddie Jordan was a good coach, so that was probably a decent move as well. Some dude no one has ever heard of named Ed Tapscott will take the helm in the interim and hopefully right the rapidly sinking ship, which is currently off to a 1-10 start. With Gilbert and Brendan Haywood both out — and even backup PG Antonio Daniels going down more recently — it’s hard to believe John Wooden could do much better. But some sort of change was necessary in DC — and not just the kind Bary O is dropping.
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Antonio Daniels,
Brendan Haywood,
Durant,
Ed Tapscott,
Eddie Jordan,
Hibachi,
Office Space,
PJ Carlesimo,
Scotty Brooks,
Thunder,
Wizards
Despite Barack’s decision to leave him off the ticket, Hibachi is now showing unconditional support for the other black president.
Arenas has decided to show his permanent support of President-elect Barack Obama with a tattoo. Arenas had the words “Change We Believe In” tattooed onto the fingers of his left hand in cursive writing. Then, Gilbert showed the outside of his pinky finger, which had “44″ inked on it.
UPDATE: Here’s a photo of the ink. (From Washington NBC via Ball Don’t Lie)
As far as finger tats go, it’s not quite WHIT EBOY. But what is? Plus, it is actually some pretty dope ink in and of itself, let alone with the added historical/emotional significance of Obama ascending to become the leader of the free world forty years after MLK Jr. was murdered.
Essentially, Agent Zero wanted to commemorate this remarkable transformation and what it says about the United States.
“By him winning, it showed the world that we’re not as racist as people think we are. I think that’s the beauty of [the election]. Not just because he’s the first African American president. America is not as bad as people think we are.”
And it’s not just his fingers he’s using to show his support — he’s also working on a dual-family portrait.
Arenas has gone all out for Obama, adding that he hired an artist last week to paint a mural with Obama’s family on one side and Arenas’s fiancee and children on another side of a wall in Arenas’s house.
Etan Thomas’ take on Gil’s new outpouring of affection for Obama?
“Gilbert’s bored,” Etan Thomas said.
Yeah, probably.
(via Truth About It dot net)
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Barack,
Etan Thomas,
Hibachi,
politics,
Wizards
Despite Barack’s decision to leave him off the ticket, Hibachi is now showing unconditional support for the other black president.
Arenas has decided to show his permanent support of President-elect Barack Obama with a tattoo. Arenas had the words “Change We Believe In” tattooed onto the fingers of his left hand in cursive writing. Then, Gilbert showed the outside of his pinky finger, which had “44″ inked on it.
As far as finger tats go, it’s not quite WHIT EBOY. But what is? Plus, it is actually some pretty dope ink in and of itself, let alone with the added historical/emotional significance of Obama ascending to become the leader of the free world forty years after MLK Jr. was murdered.
Essentially, Agent Zero wanted to commemorate this remarkable transformation and what it says about the United States.
“By him winning, it showed the world that we’re not as racist as people think we are. I think that’s the beauty of [the election]. Not just because he’s the first African American president. America is not as bad as people think we are.”
And it’s not just his fingers he’s using to show his support — he’s also working on a dual-family portrait.
Arenas has gone all out for Obama, adding that he hired an artist last week to paint a mural with Obama’s family on one side and Arenas’s fiancee and children on another side of a wall in Arenas’s house.
Etan Thomas’ take on Gil’s new outpouring of affection for Obama?
“Gilbert’s bored,” Etan Thomas said.
Yeah, probably.
(via Truth About It dot net)
Known Associates:
Barack,
Etan Thomas,
Hibachi,
politics,
Wizards
