PETA Says Michael Moore is a Fat Sicko

In celebration of Michael Moore’s much anticipated documentary Sicko, the animal rights group PETA told him he was “fat.” PETA sent a letter to Moore slamming his documentary on the U.S.’s poor healthcare system because they feel he is in poor health himself according to MSN.

“There’s an elephant in the room, and it is you,” says Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA in a letter to Moore that also called him a hypocrite.

Newkirk went on to tell Moore he should become a vegetarian because doing so might make him lose weight. She then referred him to her PETA website GoVeg.com for meat-free recipes and ended the letter with, “As they say at Nike (sorry!): ‘Just do it.”

Oh god. This is the lamest attempt to convert someone to vegetarianism. Quoting a Nike ad? Come on, she would have a better chance at conversion if she banged on strangers doors and told them she found enlightenment in the form of carrots.

And this is an animal rights group, which I assume have nothing to do with our healthcare system. So why is she butting in? I am a firm believer in animal rights, but she was just being rude to Moore and not the least bit helpful to any cause. If Moore was making a documentary on how to be fit, but ate cheeseburgers and donuts himself, then he would be a hypocrite. But it is every human’s right to healthcare provisions despite their psychical appearance. If he was hit by a car, Would the hospital decline him care simply because he was overweight? Does he need to check the Vegetarian box to seek help? And for the record, not all vegetarians are skinny or healthy.