A pair of creepy memes mocking meat eaters and pushing tofu turkey received an interesting reaction online after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) put its own spin on a Thanksgiving favorite.
“POV: The dinner tables turned & a family is gathering around your dead body to share why they’re thankful.” PETA captioned one meme, which showed an anthropomorphized turkey family carving a human being who is being served for Thanksgiving dinner.
The father turkey has his arms over his son’s as he guides him on where to cut the meat off of the cooked person, while the mother turkey cradles her baby bump.
While PETA was trying to make people think twice about eating animals, the message was lost to many on Twitter who found the picture humorous.
“This is metal as f–k” wrote one user
“I hope they made gravy because I’m chewy af” another commented.
In response to one user who wrote “You do realize there’s a huge difference between humans and turkeys, right?” PETA stated:
“Humans may differ in appearance from turkeys and other animals killed for food, but we’re alike in all the ways that matter most. We all think and feel; experience pain, fear, love, and joy; and, most importantly, share a desire to live. Choose kindness this holiday season”
Another meme PETA posted was derided by Twitter users as “weirdly sexual.”
“And some folks still think Tofurky is weird,” Peta tweeted with a disturbing cartoon of two men and a woman feasting on a shocked-looking turkey.
The characters pictured are portrayed eagerly getting ready to eat.
“I can’t wait to slurp up the juices!” one male character says in a speech bubble.
“Mmm, she’s so juicy,” another male character says, shown eating a fork full of the bird.
The image is topped off by a woman pouring gravy over the turkey with what can only be described as an ‘evil’ grin.
The perplexing piece of viral marketing dazzled, disturbed and confused people online.
“People would take you more seriously if you guys didn’t do stuff like this,” a user wrote.
“I don’t think PETA is OK,” a second added.
“Peta be out here using Thanksgiving to get their freaky tweets off,” a third wrote.
“I have never seen a hornier thanksgiving post,” another posted.
“I started eating meat again because of this tweet,” one person joked.