Top Men Lois, Top Men

I have just seen two back-to-back episodes of Family Guy on BBC3. The first of which was extremely dark and thought provoking, to me at least. Most meat eaters probably wouldn't have watched between the frames and paid that much attention to it's message. Millions of cattle are slaughtered every year to satisfy McDonalds' customers palates. I for one know that nothing justifies slaughtering animals for food, especially when there's an alternative. I've been vegan for about four months now, and my convictions are strengthened more and more each day. The bloodlust intrinsic to slaughter and meat is something a lot of meat-eaters would find disturbing, the choice is there and I can only hope people open their eyes like I recently have. The second episode of Family Guy had one of the greatest quotes in film history, taken straight from the end of Indiana Jones: Raiders Of The Lost Ark, spliced together with the music from the film - it was literal comedy gold. Seth McFarlane and his team are still writing excellent material, and it's a nice break from The Simpsons' hit and miss episodes. Although - props to Matt Groening, in the new Simpsons episode tonight there was a welcome continuity in the storylines. The raccoon version of Lisa Simpson refrained from eating the beef jerky (choosing acorns instead that the rest of the family were gorging on. Though I take exception to the appearance of beef jerky in the episode in the first place. 'Top Men Lois, Top Men.'

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