Now PETA Is Frowning On Dancing

That’s right. If you stand up, tuck you hands under your armpits, start flapping your elbows rhythmically up and down, and, in general, prance around like a child about to wet their pants…well, my friend, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is trying to discourage you. Yes, indeed, the coveted dance that is often played at so many weddings, known as the “Chicken Dance,” is now being considered a disgraceful activity, at least when performed at certain venues.

This coming weekend NASCAR fans will flock to one of the biggest race tracks on the stock car racing circuit and race fans in attendance will likely make history. Their possible achievement? Well, none other than a potential Guiness Book of World Records showing of the largest group “Chicken Dance” ever recorded. It’s not that difficult to imagine a group of fun-loving, beer guzzling fans being asked over the loud speaker to stand up and dance wildly like a chicken-with-your-head-cut-off.

And that’s exactly what has PETA up in arms. Apparently KFC is the sponsor of the record breaking attempt and we all know there happens to be no love loss between PETA and KFC. Their feud, specifically restaurant protests by demonstrators dressed in chicken costumes, has been going on for years.

At this point it’s really not known how PETA expects to protest what dance activity is anticipated to happen at the race on Sunday, but as sportsmen we all know PETA has a penchant for being creative and doing “whatever is necessary” to draw attention to their silly cause. Honestly, we all know this is nothing more than a publicity stunt, yet at the core of the issue remains an animal rights controversy that is surely not going away anytime soon.

Sportsmen have also long been the source of these sort of protests conducted by PETA. Actually, there’s very few activities that we engage in that you would find PETA condoning. If their tactics/politics weren’t so radical and extreme, perhaps they could actually perform some social good. Yet, as this latest incident clearly demonstrates, this group is more about being in the spotlight than serving to fulfill a worthwhile cause.

In the meantime, I’m fighting the urge now to stand up and do the “chicken dance” in defiance of PETA. Ask my wife, I’m not usually the dancing type, but if this dance somehow bothers PETA…well, then I feel somewhat giddy enough to be seen jumping around my office and acting like a total fool. I guess you could say that’s my form of rebuttle protest on this matter.