I invite you to explore the follow up blog I wrote to this one titled, “Mending Fences” in order to move the dialogue forward with Carrie Underwood about misconceptions animal agriculture has about her. On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Carrie replied to this blog in a tweet stating, “I’ve actually never worked with PETA.” Please consider that when reading or sharing this blog.
**This blog is entirely comprised of the opinion of Mal the Beef Gal on a personal blog. Note that this blog post went “viral” over the course of a 24 hour time period due to the reaction of the readers with no intent or expectation of such an impact from the writer of this blog. This blog was intended to relay a point about the misconceptions of Carrie Underwood and her relationship with animal activist groups in order to help initiate a conversation to possibly clear them up to regain the support of animal agriculture for Carrie. Please keep these things in mind when reading and/or commenting on this blog and the next blog titled, “Mending Fences”.**
I simply can’t take it anymore. Just like the next girl raised in rural America, I’m a fan of country music. In fact, it was probably safe to say back in her early days, I was Carrie Underwood’s biggest fan. I had traveled to two of her concerts, made a personalized I ❤ Carrie Underwood T-shirt, traveled through Checotah, OK, and had every one of her songs memorized.
Well, that was then. This is now.
Soon after becoming the California Beef Ambassador in 2009 I quickly learned of my mistake as a star-struck CU fan. I was no longer so amazed when I discovered the true agenda behind my fellow country girl.
Carrie’s misinformed about some things, and that blonde hair doesn’t even fool me.
But she’s so pretty, you might say. She has an excellent voice, you might add. Yes, but what is between her beautiful blonde locks ain’t quite workin’ right, in my opinion.
In 2010 when I became a National Beef Ambassador I had convinced myself that one of my main missions as a Beef Ambassador would be to reverse Carrie’s confusion and misconception of American animal agriculturists and undo her alliance with anti-animal agriculture groups like PETA. It didn’t quite work then, so here’s my beef with Carrie now:
1. First, I learned she’s a vegan. Wait, what? She grew up on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma, and she’s as country as they come, according to her genre of choice. Yet, my friend Amanda led a walk out of her concert at the National FFA Convention a few years back because of her alliance with PETA, an animal activist group with hopes of eliminating what the National FFA strives to promote.
2. She is a PETA celebrity. How does that work? Wasn’t she on the Got Milk? ads? How’d that cow’s milk get on your lip, Carrie?
Are you starting to get the picture?
3. Last, but certainly not least, she is simply confused about the most recent bill that has the animal agriculture community’s attention in Tennessee and states across the nation.
I’m taking a stand. While I fully realize that flipping the station when a Carrie Underwood song comes on the radio won’t even make a small ripple for the cause, I am standing solid in my attempt to raise awareness, not my voice.
Again, this is a very touchy subject among my fellow agriculture community members. If you weren’t able to, take a read of my previous blog which focuses on how raising awareness and building communication credibility is most important rather than singly raising your voice.
My previous blog also explains a bit about AB 343 in CA, which is similar to the bill that Carrie is opposing in TN. Here’s my thoughts briefly:
- A bill that supports the prevention of animal mistreatment should be accepted by all- the animal rights activists; who say they care for the animals, the farmer and rancher; who really do care for the animals and are on the front lines of animal mistreatment prevention, and the consumer; who can trust that the product they are receiving in the grocery stores and restaurants was cared for properly throughout its useful life.
- Here’s a little bit of my opinion, uncut, raw, and right from my brain flat out- if animal rights activist groups like PETA truly care for the animals then their opposition stance on these bills begs the question: Why wouldn’t they want videos of livestock mistreatment reported so the action can be stopped immediately? Here is my logical answer: because in 24-48 hours, the time that most of these bills are requiring the videos to be turned in, the undercover PETA members who captured innocent footage won’t have time to edit their masterpieces into false, horrifically terrifying, gut-wrenching nightmares that in the end would work toward their real mission: eliminating animal agriculture from the United States all together. Hmmm. Do you know the answer to my question? $
In conclusion, Carrie, you’re a little “Twisted”. I think you would be “Blown Away” if you took the time to ask your questions to real farmers and ranchers (maybe even your family), because you “Ain’t in Checotah” anymore. You would be “Forever Changed” if you took a tour of a harvest facility. I’ve toured one and they are very sanitary-it’s the law! “I Know You Won’t”, but do me a favor and stop saying “I Told You So” until you get your facts straight. It makes me sad that “No one Ever Told You” the truth about how your credibility diminishes by advocating for PETA, when you grew up on a farm. I guess you still need “Lessons Learned”, and I ain’t no “Quitter”. Just “Remind Me” why you stand behind a group who aims to eliminate your family’s lifestyle and mine and I’ll “Undo It”~ everything that I’ve said about you. “Whenever you Remember” just give me a shout. Until then, “Who are You”?
~Mal the Beef Gal
Kel said:
Awesome Malorie!! Sharing it with the world!!
Malorie said:
Thank you Kel! I so appreciate your support!
~Mal the Beef Gal
lee from OZ said:
Carrie Underwood has always been the ‘poor mans’ version of our Delta Goodrem
Kristin said:
Your facts are incorrect. 😦
Especially # 1 and 2. Good try but if you’re going to do something, do research first. #notEveruthingIsTrueOnTheInternet
Layne said:
Actually #1 is true… Carrie is very public about being vegan and I know people that were at the National FFA Convention concert that walked out. I back a lot of what Mal says in this post. Maybe you should do some research too.
WyoProud said:
Actually, your facts are incorrect. CU wore a “V Is for Vegetarian” T-shirt during a performance on American Idol, and was voted PETA’s “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” two years in a row in 2005 and 2006. She also was part of PETA’s anti-fur campaign: (http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/idol-chatter/2009/12/30/CarrieFurFreex-large.jpg).
In addition to everything mentioned here,Underwood apparently folded to pressure by a radical anti-livestock, anti-rodeo extremist group when she suddenly cancelled her scheduled 2006 concert at the world-famous Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo after the extremist group sent her so called “information”about rodeo and CFD in particular.
Before you criticize others for not doing their research, better do some of your own. It’s pretty easy, there’s this thing called Google, which is where all this information came from.
Lauren Scheller said:
Kudos, sista! Well said and so clever. Great job!
Malorie said:
Thank you for your support sista!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Leah said:
I’ve been changing the station on Carrie for over a year! I wish she wasn’t such a good singer, because it would be easier to remember to change the station all the time!!! I’m with you…she is on an ever increasing list of celebrities I refuse to support because of their dedications to PETA.
Malorie said:
Thank you for reading this post Leah!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Cindy Worthington said:
AMEN!!!!!
Malorie said:
Thank you Cindy!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Andy said:
Go Mal! Great blog
Malorie said:
Thank you Andy!
~Mal the Beef Gal
leeanna said:
I have thought I was the only one who felt this way about her! She has let her uninformed california celebrity friends warp her thinking. She is a traitor if there ever was one. When she won I thought she would help bring a voice to agriculture but she has done the opposite. I change the channel on her too! Keep it up.
Mina Wiedel (@MinaBailey) said:
I agree! I don’t understand how someone could turn their back on what helped them get to the top. Carrie started out at local rodeos, ag events, and with ranchers and farmers support of her music. Well she definitely has lost their respect and mine!
Malorie said:
Thank you for reading this post Mina!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Sharon K-G said:
I agree. Sometimes I wish people that support the views that she and others have would go without the food we produce, and get a hunger like like a hole in your belly hunger. Lots of people in this world do that daily, and they certainly don’t support her cause.
Malorie said:
Thank you Leeanna for your kind words of encouragement. I too agree with you. Carrie has the potential to rock people’s socks when it comes to agriculture awareness, but she has chosen to take a different path.
Clarette said:
Oh my gosh someone who understands how I feel about Carrie Underwood!! My boys & I change the radio station every time she comes on. I found out she donates to an organization that is trying to stop rodeos and that combined with being a PETA member was enough for me to stop listening to her music.
Joce said:
Thank you!! I rodeo and after I found that out I completely refuse to listen to her music. Yeah.. She’s good, but if you can’t stand true to what your making your self seem to be, you’re fake. I don’t like fake people.
Kristin said:
Carrie isn’t a peta member…. ?
Tj said:
Mal you make me so proud
Malorie said:
Thank you so much Tammie!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Jo said:
It’s kind of like the Dixie Chicks, great music, dumb girls
pam said:
all boils down the money talks.. and bullcrap walks.. they will do anything to make you buy their image.. more folks need to expose fakes for what they are….
Bec from Oz said:
Hi, so glad to have found your blog from an American friend. It is brilliantly written (especially the last part) and I completely agree with everything you’ve said. So sad when celebrities jump on a band wagon without checking their facts. Keep up the good work.
Peggy Donlon said:
I am the wife of a cattleman..and I agree with everything that’s been posted above….I just wonder how many people know this about her…
Lynn McKat said:
We tuned her out and off when she started putting money towards outlawing rodeo. She backed out on a booking for the daddy of them all at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Paula R said:
wtf… that would have been an honor considering legends have rodeoed there… smdh
Diane said:
Way to go from a North Dakota beef/seedstock producer. Our animals are all very important to us. We bring a calf in the house when it is born and chilled. We do not mistreat animals, it is how we make our living. I stand behind you 110%, thanks for opening our eyes!
KT said:
Loved reading your article. This was brought to my attention a few months back. Needless to say I was shocked. An Okie girl, raised in a small town and she’s a PETA supporter, what’s up with that? That is as you say “twisted” and I don’t mean like a tornado. Anyhow, I have never and will never buy any of her products, ie:cd’s, attend any of her concerts and I’m shocked and disappointed that she would have even been invited to perform at a FFA convention. What were they thinking, just because she is from Oklahoma and sings country that she was entitled to perform? This is my rant, and thank you again for an article worth reading.
JJ said:
I would love to know if the cattle that were raised on her family’s farm helped pay for her college education. I find it disheartening that her parents don’t do a better job of educating her on this topic.
You know, while it is sad that we can’t always bring people onto our farms like we’d like to in order to better educate them, most of us certainly aren’t hiding anything from them. Biosecurity is a very important practice and producers have to take it seriously. In the 80s when I grew up on a hog farm, a group of church goers stepped foot uninvited into one of our buildings as we were working. My father was furious…as he had every right to be. It had nothing to do with the intent of their visit. Rather, pseudorabies, a horrible disease that can wipe out a hog farm, had struck some neighboring farms — of which these folks has stopped at before coming to ours. Innocently, they didn’t know any better, but it could have been devastating to our operation. Fortunately, we were spared. Thus my point….we have to keep the animals we raise for food production safe. We certainly weren’t trying to hide anything.
Animal abuse should not be tolerated and it should be reported immediately. Activists who want to push the button to stop food animal production because of their agendas; shame on you if you sensationalize a video and show it months after the abuse claims. If the abuse is real, why are you waiting to report it? I am proud to produce a meat protein product that millions upon millions of people rely on.I don’t have a problem with vegetarians or vegans….just don’t tell me what I can or cannot eat. I value meat protein food sources and so do many others.
DairyGirl said:
Her family has, from what I understand, turned their backs on her. She is no longer welcome on the family farm.
Makennah said:
What?? That’s crazy!!! Her parents have been quiet throughout this whole thing, but is dosen’t mean that they are disowning her!!
farmergirl said:
Her grandpa had a farm not her family. She came along late in life so her siblings are way older than her which is one reason she is spoiled. She was in a sorority at NSU and I have not met one person that went to school with her that has anything good to say about her. Things like stuck up and snotty have been used to describe her.
Nicole said:
Love this. I also started changing the channel once I heard she was a vegan. Being a vegan, PETA advocate, and country music singer all seems very contradictory.
aknapke said:
This comment makes NO sense to me. Being a vegan is still supporting agriculture — it’s supporting vegetable and grain farmers all over this country. Why in the world does being a country music singer and being a vegan seem contradictory? Why do animal agriculturalists think they have claim to anything and everything “country”? This type of thinking is part of the problem, and as a fellow small town girl, beef farmer, and now vegetarian, I think this kind of thinking is really dangerous. People have different diet choices based on many things… but at the end of the day, they are all still connected to agriculture because they are eating food. plain and simple. if you want to take issue with her on the PETA advocate piece, that’s one thing, but this whole hating on her simply because of the food she chooses to eat or not eat makes absolutely no logical sense to me.
maddiedunlap said:
You are right about one thing, vegetarians/vegans do support a very large sector of agriculture. Our large and safe food supply has made it easy for a variety of diet choices. However, as a good ole’ country girl born and raised on a beef cattle ranch, I understand Nicole’s comment and where she’s coming from. Country and WESTERN music and the associated lifestyle stem from Western traditions on the cattle ranch. This is where staples like the COWboy boot and other western symbols originated. Carrie is definitely turning her back on her roots. Both her family’s roots and the roots of her industry.
Terry said:
I agree! What she eats should not be anyone’s business to criticize. PETA is one thing but geez…don’t attack her for her diet choices–that’s her business and not anyone else’s. You do have a right to not listen to her and boycott her, however…I get that!
Beth Lavy said:
I do not hate her period. I do not care that she is a vegan, what I do care about is that she uses the profits from her concerts and albums to help the PETA causes. Why do some vegans think they need to force all of us to be vegans?
lvct said:
I totally agree with aknapke. Although I like some of the things said in the blog, being vegan and being country is NOT cotradictory. Thats like saying you can’t listen to Elvis and eat Italian because you are a country singer. It’s obsurd. And to bring up the point that she “Grew up on a farm” so she now shouldn’t be a vegan? Maybe she now disagrees with the life she lived in the past. Thats like saying “he cant be a preacher! He was molested as a child”. Some of this logic isn’t sane.
MissV said:
I agree with you aknapke!!
Billy Mac said:
It is unusual to find “country” folk, more specifically individuals who have been raised on or predominately exposed to animal agriculture farms to be vegans, it’s not illogical to notice the unusual nature of a country raised girl to be vegan.
Ash said:
I love and appreciate your comment! Who cares if she is vegan! The article smacks of superiority for eating meat. What a person eats is their own business. I was raised in a country and hunting family, and do still consume some meat, but based on the comments here alone, I’d half consider giving it up just to not be like the likes of everyone on here.
angelinasophialouise said:
I don’t think that Nicole meant that you can’t be a country music singer and also a vegan- everyone is entitled to their choices in food.
The real issue is that Carry is misrepresenting herself as this beef-eating, leather-wearing, good ol’ country girl who’s singing country songs and drinking milk out of one side of her mouth (which she is making a very nice profit with by the way) and advocating for PETA and trying to change the way farmers and ranchers go about their business with the other side of her pretty little mouth.
Rachal said:
To each his own people!! I love her and her music…She is a great role model for my girls, who happen to love her music!!! So she’s vegan, who cares! I don’t see people coming down on you for what you eat?? Sheesh…find something better to do with your time….
Soozeeque said:
Maybe she’s just against eating of animals that have been pumped full of antibiotics, GMO corn, and other junk? I’m a pro-animal eater, a bible believer, and don’t agree with PETA tactics or their political agenda… But, consumption of what the “industry” previously referred to as agriculture currently calls food is why many a beef raised-farm girl, including myself have gone vegan. I refuse to put that chemical laden, super-bug growing, genetically damaged/ altered/ engineered crap in my body.
Martha Williams said:
Probably makes no sense to her either. She has totally forgotten her raising and where she came from.
Jennifer said:
AMEN! I’ll be sending anyone who reads my blog on over to this one to read! I’m also a channel changer when CU comes on the radio!!!
Malorie said:
Thank you very much for your support Jennifer!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Jerry Jones said:
Nicely Said,Malorie.
Malorie said:
Thank you Jerry!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Denise Rich said:
I’m not a fan of Carrie Underwood anyway, but I’m a fan of you Malorie! People need to take the time to educate themselves instead of going with the emotional propaganda they are being fed. How did I not know you were blogging until this post????
Malorie said:
Thank you SO much for your kind words Denise! They mean so much! I’m glad you enjoy my blog, and that it looks like you plan to stay! Keep making beautiful things! 🙂
~Mal the Beef Gal
arky cowgirl said:
hhhhmmm – wonder what those cowboy boots are made of?
Malorie said:
Ooh Ooh, pick me, pick me!
Leather. Made from cows.
Great point “arky cowgirl”!
~Mal the Beef Gal
SlowMoneyFarm said:
Food dictators are never attractive.
Malorie said:
Agreed! One of the greatest things about being a human being is the choices we can make on a daily basis.
~Mal the Beef Gal
Kelsea said:
Here’s why i don’t like her (Besides what what weitten above) a local organization sent a terminally ill child to see and meet Carrie at one of her shows in TN. When the concert was over the child and the family were escorted backstage. After waiting several mins close to an hour possible more someone came out and told the child Carrie could not meet with them. I can’t remember what the excuse was but she had previously agrees to this and couldn’t take 5 mins of her time to take a picture with this family. Just purely rude and so much more…
Malorie said:
That is a very sad story Kelsea. I’m aware of things like that happening with celebrities, but considering this situation, that sure doesn’t look good.
Thank you for raising awareness, not your voice!
~Mal the Beef Gal
Debbie Bacon said:
There were several involved in the organization of the walk out of Carrie’s concert at National FFA Convention but unfortunately it was not well supported. Truly rather than submitting to their level we must train our own people in order that they are better equipped to educate the masses.
Malorie said:
Absolutely agree, Debbie! That is why we must share our story as advocates for agriculture. We all have our own story to tell- that’s what’s so amazing about each and every one of us.
Thank you for your comment.
~Mal the Beef Gal
Jim said:
(link added)
I’m not much of a pop country fan, so I haven’t heard any of Carrie’s work (gimme that Hank III outlaw stuff any day). I’m like you in that I’m not a PETA activist. I was raised in cattle country and have hunted all my life and still enjoy the flavor of most domestic and game animals. I don’t have a problem with raising animals for food or leather. That’s where we agree.
Where we disagree is on the “ag gag” bills, but I think you would find yourself in agreement with me if you really understood the whole process involved in these exposés.
The reasoning behind holding onto a tape revealing criminal conduct is not to go edit it into something horrible, but to follow the abuse upstream to wherever it originates, just as police do in drug investigations. If the police are constantly arresting the users as they pick up their drugs, they’ll never catch anyone higher up and the problem will continue. To get the big fish you have to continue your investigation even after you’ve witnessed illegal activity.
I doubt anyone wants to see dogs cut up while they’re alive or baby pigs kicked into the air and thrown against walls. Nobody wants to see cows being abused or chickens having half of their faces removed and left alive. There is some truly horrifying stuff happening out there and it needs to stop. I think we can raise and slaughter our animals humanely and if it takes cruelty being exposed to force large scale operations to stop the cruelty, then that’s what should happen.
There is no reason to squelch freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.
I will leave you with a link to a video of Amy Goodman interviewing one of the main investigators of animal cruelty. Check it out and tell me you still disagree. I think you’re reasonable, so you’ll probably see there is no evil intent on his part.
Take care, Jim
Malorie said:
Hi Jim,
Thank you for taking the time to leave your comment. I greatly appreciate all feedback to my posts and embrace the conversations that stem from them. I’m glad we do agree that anti-animal activists we are not, and that we both care for animals and the way they are treated.
I like the components you have to add to the piece of legislature at hand. You make your points easy to understand, and as a blogger, I appreciate the effort that takes. Thank you. I do agree that there may be animal abuse taking place, which needs to be proved, then stopped. In agriculture we understand stopping animal abuse is a priority. In fact, we’re the first ones usually to stop it. Because one small leak makes the rest of the animal agriculturists look like we “all” abuse animals. Which we know is not the case.
Thank you for providing more information. I will watch the link tomorrow after I am rested and get back to you.
Thank you for helping to raise awareness and not your voice today.
~Mal the Beef Gal
Brianne Kiessling said:
Malorie,
Just because Carrie was raised on a cattle farm doesn’t mean she has to be a meat eater. Don’t get me wrong I like my beef, but also respect the fact that other’s don’t want to eat animals. We do have a freedom of speech and this “ag-gag” bill is wrong. I haven’t heard her speak out before but you make it seem like she is the villian yet the TN rep who insulted her by saying she needs to stick to singing is wrong on all accounts. That is like telling a stay at home mom stick to taking care of the babies. Carrie has as much of a right to go against this bill as you have at eating meat. So how about instead of tearing Carrie underwood down and saying I wonder if that Beef paid for her college we all work together to make sure that animals get treated the right way and not support these farms and butcher houses that are cruel to animals even if they are going to be slaughtered. Yes that money may have paid her way but still doesn’t mean she can’t be a vegan. People need to get informed instead of believing everything that comes out of a politicians mouth because lord know’s they really have a hard time telling the truth.
Bre
Jim said:
I’m sorry, put the wrong link in)
I’m not much of a pop country fan, so I haven’t heard any of Carrie’s work (gimme that Hank III outlaw stuff any day). I’m like you in that I’m not a PETA activist. I was raised in cattle country and have hunted all my life and still enjoy the flavor of most domestic and game animals. I don’t have a problem with raising animals for food or leather. That’s where we agree.
Where we disagree is on the “ag gag” bills, but I think you would find yourself in agreement with me if you really understood the whole process involved in these exposés.
The reasoning behind holding onto a tape revealing criminal conduct is not to go edit it into something horrible, but to follow the abuse upstream to wherever it originates, just as police do in drug investigations. If the police are constantly arresting the users as they pick up their drugs, they’ll never catch anyone higher up and the problem will continue. To get the big fish you have to continue your investigation even after you’ve witnessed illegal activity.
I doubt anyone wants to see dogs cut up while they’re alive or baby pigs kicked into the air and thrown against walls. Nobody wants to see cows being abused or chickens having half of their faces removed and left alive. There is some truly horrifying stuff happening out there and it needs to stop. I think we can raise and slaughter our animals humanely and if it takes cruelty being exposed to force large scale operations to stop the cruelty, then that’s what should happen.
There is no reason to squelch freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.
I will leave you with a link to a video of Amy Goodman interviewing one of the main investigators of animal cruelty. Check it out and tell me you still disagree. I think you’re reasonable, so you’ll probably see there is no evil intent on his part.
Take care, Jimhttp://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/9/undercover_activist_details_secret_filming_of
Spectator said:
I disagree with your logic as it pertains to drug stings and ag-gag bills. The proper authorities are collecting the information in a drug sting – not self-appointed vigilantes – and their work needs to be thorough. If horrific acts of animal mistreatment are truly happening, then law enforcement – not PETA or HSUS or another self-proclaimed vigilante – should lead the investigation. We need not protect radical animal activists.
aice said:
while your blog is really great you are focusing on the wrong group.. it is the HSUS that is the main opposition to this bill and the author of many many bills that hurt ag PETA is just a bunch of clowns while HSUS is the real muscle and MONEY behind the laws and bills. Carrie does what her handlers tell her to do..and what makes her and them the most money
here is funny yet sad but true video about the HSUS
and another
look to the “suits” not to the kooks.. they are the one who pull the strings.. meanwhile let Ms Underwood know.. I believe she has a twitter account
Friends Don’t Let Friends Donate to the HSUS
Malorie said:
Hi Aice~ Thank you for your comment and your video links! I have seen them before and they do a great job exposing the tru mission of the Humane Society of the United States, and they provide a chuckle too.
While I mostly mentioned PETA in this blog, I too am aware of the underlying mission of HSUS and their ploy against animal agriculture. Thank you for bringing it up!
What we agree on is that we in agriculture must share our story, and that is exactly what I aimed to do with this blog site and this post. Thank you for reading this post, and thank you, too, for raising awareness, not your voice.
~Mal the Beef Gal
Maria said:
The scary part is people get HSUS confused with heir local Humane Society. They think that they are the same thing so they end up donating to HSUS as well. I try to clarify this to people that they are two different things and tell the true purpose of HSUS. Lets help spread the knowledge!
Travis said:
I too stopped supporting CU, but only after realizing she was a witch. http://www.thefisherofstories.com/2012/08/some-disturbing-news-about-carrie.html?m=1
Malorie said:
Thank you for your comment Travis. I allowed your video link, because you chose to share it, and I thought it may provide a few cleverly, well put, and ironic points to develop humor. In all seriousness, though, I do appreciate you reading this post! Thanks!
~Mal the Beef Gal
john101477 said:
Very well written. I have never exactly been a fan of Carrie. I am glad that the beef industry is standing up to her. I was born and raised in Northern California and started raising beef for the fair as soon as 4H allowed it. Keep up the good work!!!
Malorie said:
Thank you to a fellow Californian for your comment! We have raising steers in 4-H in common! Thank you for your kind words, too.
~Mal the Beef Gal
ann said:
Well written piece, Malorie. The inconsistency is apparent. Thank you ffor taking the time to expose her her ignorant, disrespectful agenda. Taking $the from an industry one demeans is shameful.
Malorie said:
Thank you for your encouragement Ann. I appreciate your point of view.
~Mal the Beef Gal
Paula said:
Wow didn’t know any of this! As a
Rancher, I am “blown away”. Appalled
to say the least! I will be passing this
Information along. Think differently of
her now.
Malorie said:
Hi Paula~ Thank you for taking time to read this post! I’m glad to have opened your eyes to this issue. I wasn’t ready for “Jesus to Take the Wheel” just yet…
~Mal the Beef Gal
Lauren holmes said:
I’m so glad that someone finally put this out there. Good luck, you will have a lot of supporters, keep up the effort!
Malorie said:
Thank you for the encouragement Lauren! I appreciate you taking the time to read this post! Thank you for your support! Raising awareness, not our voices.
~Mal the Beef Gal
nizamdale said:
Thanks for sharing the info 🙂
Good luck and keep up the good effort!
Sue said:
I had no idea. Wll not support her, but my thought is her being a Christian, but making money on songs that are so un Christian. Tearing up a cheating guys truck, killing a husband with an evil car, killing her father because he was a loser. So un Christian to support such music like that.
Thanks for the info.
Karen Larson said:
Wow…that’s another aspect of this whole CU story that I had not even thought about.
David said:
As a former FFA President and 4H President, also someone who has a degree in Ranch Management and a lover of all red meat, I think you have gone completely overboard. If you were ever a true Carrie fan you would know that it has been no secret that since the first appearance she made on Idol she told us she was a PETA supporter. When the got milk ad came out she was simply a vegetarian, however after ahe further educated herself, she decided the Vegan lifestyle was her choice. She has never attempted to hide it or deny it. She has nothing against farmers and ranchers who do things ethically and by the book, and as an FFA member you should appreciate that. You know as well as I that there are farmers and ranchers out there who do not do things by the book or ethically. They think they are above the law and want to make a quick buck. These are the types of people these laws need to restrict. In my FFA experience it was all about the respect for the animal. Did you not get that?
Terry said:
Agreed!!
aice said:
I was attending an HSUS “lobby day” ( know thine enemy) HSUS was berating FFA and the whole group as FFFA “Future Factory Farmers of America.”. so your idolatry of Carrie will not serve you well in the future unless of course you also are a vegan and I suspect you may be one regardless of you statement. I think Ms Underwood would wear a meat dress a la Lady Gaga if it would get her some publicity and money.
and sadly you have not read the law.. the law restricts no one.. it mandates quick and true reporting fo animal abuse so that is may be stopped when it happens.instead of when the animal rights groups decide it should stop Isn’t that what CU would want? Isn’t that what YOU want?
Stacie said:
Very well put!!! Great article!!!
Lexi said:
If the girl wants to be a vegan, let her be a vegan. I don’t see how that makes her any less country. In addition, I’m assuming she became vegan after her participation in the “Got Milk?” ads. I don’t know where you get your information from, but animals who are raised in large scale factory farms are in hell – there is no need to alter videos to make them seem more horrifying. It’s horrifying. Anyone who is for that bill is also for the mistreatment of animals. Besides, if you treat your animals with respect and care, why would you be afraid of someone videotaping their condition?
Terry said:
Yep!!!
mike said:
I would really like to add a little to your discussion here – I understand all the hubbub concerning PETA (been fighting them for many years) but all the negative remarks about being a vegan or vegetarian should not be in any way attached to her or her lifestyle. My farming family, dating back too pre-Revolutionary time, were all vegans/vegetarians, which helped them live through the rough times when meat or animals just were not feasible at that time, which farmers and ranchers are facing today.
Their recipes and self discoveries are what helped us then and now, since we all know, unless you personally raise your own beef, that meat at your local store is so full of “CRAP” that there is a good chance that the meat you serve to your loving family just might be killing them softly and without knowing any better.
You have a hard position to fill – how to support the very industry that you became the National Beef Ambassador for…and yet, get them to “list” all the injectable poisons, their scientific analysis listed on each package of beef, and well, you get the idea.
I know you can’t be oblivious to all this – so YES, go after the hypocrites but in the meantime, please don’t yell out unless you are willing to come clean to your readers on what the “store” beef really has in it so we can make an “informed” decision on what my little 7 year old daughter puts in her mouth.
Mike
Terry said:
Oh absolutely!!!
aice said:
perhaps you could share some of those “recipes” that come from your pre revolutionary vegan relatives . would love to see them meanwhile you should know that too much soy in our diet will not be great for your manhood but as a vegan i am sure you already know that. I did notice that none of the soy burgers in my supermarket mention anything about what is really in them so unless you grow your own soy you really have no idea
rachel said:
None of the soyburgers mention what is really in them?? Really????
The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), which amended the FFDCA requires most foods to bear specific nutrition and ingredient labeling and requires food, beverage, and dietary supplement labels that bear nutrient content claims and certain health messages to comply with specific requirements.
Mallory said:
Love this! Thanks for informing us!
JB said:
I’ve have thought she was ridiculous since about day one after listening to her in an interview it was apparent she would be easily misguided. To say she’s blond is an insult to blonds everywhere. I have yet to understand her politics given rodeo and the fact that she’s from Checotah and a friend who’s husband is a PRCA steer wrestler has footage of her attending the Nationally known Duvall Steer Wrestling. She has let the entertainment industry mold her into Country Music’s Celine Deon mark my words she’ll end up in Branson at the end of her career. Amazing singer yes… So pretty.. That’s makeup and great lighting. Great blog lots of truth! I am favoriting it.
Lauren S. said:
Very cleverly put. I had no idea she advocated PETA or any of the other things you wrote about. Guess I will be switching the station too…
Andrea Kaiser said:
I definitely did not have her pegged for a vegan. I would have thought she’d be a steaks and porkchops kinda gal with bacon and eggs for breakfast. Guess not.
Lindsay Bowman, Jean's Boots said:
Well done, Mal! Cheers to you, sister. I hope this makes it into Carrie’s hands –
bitrswt said:
Couldnt agree more!
Beth said:
I read this and hope the Gov. in TN vetoes this ridiculous Ag Gag ASAP. Messing with the Amendments is just not right. The next thing gagged will be blogs, and bloggers who speak their minds will be felons.
Connie Kuber said:
Excellent! I could never figure Carrie’s participation in the got milk ads either. You have to wonder about her even more than celebs like Ryan Gosling since she grew up on a cattle ranch.
Marcy said:
Fantastic article. I’m tired of these misinformed celebs and their agendas. Let’s take America back to what made her great. I liked Patsy Cline better anyway. 🙂
Evan Dorsey said:
Carrie also cancealed a concert at Cheyenne Frontier days a couple years back. I lost all respect for her then.
Makennah said:
Really? You hate her because she cancelled a concert? I looked it up and she had strep throat as well as bronchitis!!! You really expect her to sing when she has strep and bronchitis???
Trace said:
She has never worked with PETA. What are you talking about?
Candice said:
I admire you for standing up and speaking out. I have noticed this is not something you hear a lot of people or the news talk about. I personally don’t think Rodeo’s should even play her singing the national anthem. Why give her the credit when she is only against most of us country folks. Keep up the good work and don’t back down. You’re truly a better person inside and out than a country singer trying to destroy what America has strived on. God Bless you and your family.
Maria said:
This is exactly what I have been meaning to do. I tell as many people as I can about her support of PETA. It absolutely perturbs me that she is trying to destroy the industry that she was a apart of and that supports country music. talk about a hypocrite. I am the Manatee County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart from Florida and my family has a cow-calf operation. I try to educate as many consumers and non-consumers of beef as I can to get the TRUE information out there about their beef and the journey it takes from the pasture to the plate. Thank you so much for what you are doing!!
Emily said:
The poorness of your research here is astounding.
1. Carrie has never worked with or for PETA. If you as much as google searched that you would know.
2. She has clearly educated herself when it comes to the ag gag bill. As someone with so much influence, Carrie would not be so vocal about anything, particularly a legal bill if she was ‘misinformed’.
3. If your referencing that Carrie has donated to anti-rodeo organisations, please, once again, check your facts. She has stated numorous times that she has never & would never do that.
Furthermore, how can you list a reason for disliking some as ‘because they’re vegan’!? I can’t even dignify that remark.
Chris said:
I am amazed at some of the people who claim to be Beef supporters on here. If you know anything about ranchers, most of them do raise their own beef, and do that for their own consumption. And most do know exactly what goes into their meat, or should I say what doesn’t. And if you know much about Vegans, they eat nothing associated with any meat. Not even broth, jello, or MILK! I will not support anyone who dishonors my background or my heritage. So as far as supporting her, not gonna happen and of course it’s still my right.
Maria said:
To add on to my last comment
People who are not apart of the agriculture community may see Carrie as an insider since she grew up on a cattle ranch and is a country singer and think “well if she’s so against it then it must be true.” We deal with activists trying to shut us down already, the last thing we need is CARRIE UNDERWOOD behind them because she has so much power. I have not watched any interviews she may have done that expose her bashing animal agriculture so I do not know what all is out for the public to see. I am surprised not more people (those she opposes) are aware and aren’t stepping up to the plate to stop her. I hope she has a rude awakening sometime soon and gets set straight.
Nik said:
Thank you!!! Finally putting my thoughts into words so much better than I ever could!! I’m from Oklahoma and I will be the first to tell you that most from the farming, ranching, and rodeo communities can NOT stand her nor do we listen let alone buy her crap. Im new to your blog, but I will be following from now on. Thank you again!!
Haley said:
When she won, I couldn’t be more excited. A small town Oklahoma farm girl, just like me, made it to the top! Just a few short months after she won, they held an interview and she advocated her partnership with PETA. I was shocked. I am a daughter of a farmer and a livestock auction owner. I showed cattle and pigs in FFA. I loved my cattle and my pigs more than anything, but I knew God placed them on the Earth for a reason, and that is to put food on people’s plates. Are we just suppose to let our animals run freely, getting accidentally ran over by a car, trampling our loved ones, or letting them eat harmful plants that could KILL THEM?! Processing animals has to be the most humane way I can think to.treat an animal. Why can she or anyone else supporting PETA get that?! It makes me so frustrated! I couldn’t have agreed more with your blog. A friend shared this on facebook, but I will definitely be following now!
localtastesbetter said:
Quick Google search shows… she did the Milk ad in 2006. She became a Vegan in 2011. I was a republican and then became a democrat. People can change.
So because she chooses a different lifestyle than you she is against you. I am a farmer and we grow organically. I advocate for more equitable farm programs and USDA research for organic farms vs. conventional. It doesn’t mean I hate conventional farmers. It doesn’t mean I am anti-your lifestyle.
Carrie Underwood will not put the 26 billion pounds of beef exports out of business. I think it is silly that people even act scared or worried. Your family will be in business long after small organic farms like mine go under.
I love being country but I hate the mentality that is anyone is different than you they are wrong and evil. People can have difference of opinion. She can choose to be Vegan and work with PETA. I work with groups against Farm Bureau and Monsanto but that doesn’t mean we are against farmers. Heck… we are actually for them and believe the current system is unsustainable and using and exploiting farmers for their corporate greed but most farmers are too stubborn to see it.
Remembering said:
Yes! Fantastic!
Becca said:
This is the best reply I have seen. Thank you for your efforts in organic farming.
Lynn said:
Honestly what difference does it make if she is a vegan or not? So she was raised on a farm. Big deal. That doesn’t obligate her to eat meat for the rest of her life. It doesn’t mean she didn’t appreciate the support it gave her and her family growing up. People are allowed to choose different lifestyles. Attacking someone’s personal choice is absolutely ridiculous and a very hypocritical thing to do.
Gena said:
I’m with ya. I think. I don’t support PETA, while I think most of their supporters have good intentions and are just misinformed I think it is a terrible organization. I eat meat. I support the American farmer, however there are two things that stopped me in your blog.
“…who can trust that the product they are receiving in the grocery stores and restaurants was cared for properly throughout its useful life.”
— Are you saying here that once the animal’s life is no longer “useful” it no longer needs to be “cared for properly”? If not this is a poor choice of words
and the bit about videos not being able to be edited in 24-48 hours. They can easily be edited in that amount of time.
Anyhow, anytime I hear that a celeb is a supporter of PETA it makes me sad and I lose respect for them. Many times I think that they are just misinformed and trying to do the right thing but in Carrie’s case she grew up on a cattle ranch so there is no excuse.
september gibson said:
This is simply rediculous!!!! You are no better than her, shame on you! It’s ppl like you who don’t understand ppl have rights to tgeir own opinions whether a celebrity or not, that cause feuds and wars in this world! I hope this pans out for you in the future in a positive way But just as you judged her… Remember there is only one true Judge who will be waiting for you!
dairygoddess said:
Reblogged this on A Dairy Goddess's Blog and commented:
A passionate, beautiful, young agriculture advocate! This post is spot on. Why in the world would animal rights activist want prolonged abuse of animals? Abuse of any kind should be reported immediately…so the suffering could stop….Well done Malorie…Well done!
Barb said:
Excellent informaiton Malorie and I too had no idea about Carrie and the torch she carries for PETA. It’s sad to know that she is discrediting the very foundation that she grew up with, to make her who she is today. Anyone who raises a farm animal(s) for food knows that they have a passion for it and treat those animals as they would their children – giving them food, shelter and treating them when they become ill. Being a farmer/rancher is a way of life and it’s their livelyhood. Many are not aware that the average herd size for beef cattle is 40 head of cattle. That is not enough to earn a living and feed a family, but they do so out of passion for the land, it’s resources and to be a contributing member of society. They give up many things that the average US citizen takes for granted – dinners out, all the upscale gadgets, better homes, so they can use their income (generated by both spouses working outside of the farm) to raise the animals they are passionate about. Abuse is the last thing on their mind.
It’ very easy to cast stones and think we know better than bloggers who talk about factory farms, how they abuse animals and how the animals live in “&*LL. There is nothing futher from the truth – as I live it every day, raising angus cattle in Ohio with my husband. Walk in someone elses’ shoes before you cast a stone. Thanks for the great informaiton and keep spreading the word!
Julie said:
Well said, Barb! We have 30 stock cows and feel the same as you.
hewittfarmsinc said:
Hi! Thank you for your awesome blog post about Carrie’s misguided perceptions about agriculture, the “ag gag” bill and the people who listen to her music. I find it fascinating that she thinks she can stand for farmers and agriculture (the main people who listen to her music) yet bash them at every other turn with her politics. Let’s face it, those who are in positions of great influence (entertainers) love to push their politics and beliefs, and often we listen without ever taking a second look. Yes, not sure how you can be Vegan but in a Got Milk ad with leather boots…
What Carrie really fails to see or address that she is being hypocritical. Would she want someone constantly videotaping her life at every twist and turn, or taking photos and using them against her and to clip, splice and create completely false photos and video in turn? Does she have an open door 24/7 when it comes to paparazzi? I bet not. However, in her profession as an entertainer, she quickly files lawsuits when anything false, defaming, etc. comes out from videotapes and photos taken of her. So can we have that same right as farmers then? She has PR consultants who get paid big bucks to deal with the fall out of that, farmers don’t have that luxury.
Dena said:
Totally agree. I was told at one time (sources may not be correct), that she also opposed the sport if rodeo, yet she barrel raced growing up…….and isn’t rodeo a place where most of her fan base exists?? It appalls me that she would completely turn her back on how she was raised. As a former FFA member/officer/showman, and current rancher/farmer it is offensive. I stopped listening to her music many years ago because of this.
Rob Teeters said:
Well put, you Rock!!!!!
Maddie said:
If your so upset, take it out on yourself not Carrie Underwood. Last time I checked she wasnt a beef spokesperson but an entertainer.
Julie Weathers said:
I was with you all the way to the last paragraph when you totally cheapened your argument by trying to wedge in every CU song title you could. Regardless, press on with the good fight.
Michelle M said:
I grew up on a Farm in Colorado, and still help out on the summers. We are Hay farmers, which feed the cattle. I agree complety with what you have said. I do like her songs, but will not listen to her. I will not support someone who was once a part of the farming/ranch world and when she got “BIG” turns her back on her roots, and family. She should not be sininging at RODEO’s or Fair’s, or FFA functions for that matter. Why should i support someone who puts down what I stand for . Well said Lady!!!! I support you! 🙂
KayLyn said:
AMEN from Nevada!!
Jo said:
Carrie already read it. She responded to it through twitter. Carrie said it’s full of fibs, and she has never supported PETA. Also that people should get their facts straight.
Jennifer Carrico said:
Great job, Mal! I agree with your stance on CU. My kids (12 & 7) even know why I change the radio station when she comes on. It looks like your blog is getting shared by many on facebook and to that I say, great job as well. We need more people like you in the beef industry, standing up for what our industry is all about.
Erin Fleming Anderson said:
Very well said Mal!!!! I’ve been switching the channel for years also, I don’t hear singing, I hear belting 😉
Shelly said:
Thank you Mal for writing such sn informative article. I heard of CUs support of PETA last year & have since stopped listening to her music. For being raised on a ranch & now advocating against a lifestyle that basically got her where she is today…….she could be a poster child for the word HYPOCRITE!! Sad to waste such talent!
Abby Smith said:
Why does living in a rural area make people country fans? Not everyone living in a rural area likes country music. I live in a rural area and I HATE HATE HATE HATE country music. That’s like assuming the girl next door in da getto enjoys rap just as much as you do.
Anyway, rant about music over. What’s wrong with CU being a Vegan? Or supporting Peta? While I agree she shouldn’t be in a “Got Milk” ad if she feels strongly against drinking milk, there’s nothing wrong with her making a stand for what she believes in. Just because she was born in the country on a ranch doesn’t mean she has to be a meat lover her whole life. She’s free to be a Vegan if that’s what she wants.
Hannah said:
I am a Carrie Underwood fan, and seeing this made me upset but I’m not mad at your opinion- I am mad at the so called “facts” you have about her. Just because she converted into a vegan, doesn’t mean she has advocated with PETA, she even said she has no business ventures with tem whatsoever. Carrie just loves animals. To me, I feel that that is her opinion and it should stay her opinion. And Carrie has been a vegetarian since she was about 13 years old when she finally realized exactly what her home grown calves were being produced for. Your article was well written, and I am glad that you are a fellow Carrie fan and that you still listen to her, because when you do listen to her, she’s making money. So, you can talk all you want about how you disagree with her opinions. But, get your facts on point and make sure you get the other side of the story.
Pcakes said:
If only your IQ was as high as your cholesterol must be, beef gal.
Alan the Carnivore said:
I don’t think most people have a problem with he being a vegan, just pointing it out…if you make that choice, for philosophical, diet or whatever reason…ok…your choice..just be tolerant of mine…I choose to eat meat..I think that would be a good place for her to stop…PETA was a good idea that has gone wrong, the ethical treatment of animals is something that the majority of us that raise them were taught as kids…Using your celbrity status to repeatedly bludgeon us with how we are such horrible people for being meat eaters…in their eyes ( abusers) stirs up anti PETA sentiment, even from those who never gave it much thought…So..Carrie…shut up..go make another sack of $..never was much of a fan…immense talent…but a bit skewed view on this subject…Ok…I’m done
Bianca said:
First off, Carrie was never associated with PETA. So you should check your facts. And the reason she became a vegan even though she was raised on a farm was because she saw the way animals were treated first hand and she cared for them from when they were first born. And second, the title of the song is ‘NoBODY ever told you.’ good writers get their facts straight before they post negative things about people they know nothing about.
rachel said:
The fact that she is a “farm girl” who has turned her back on animal production suggests to me one of two possibilities:
1. She has learned more about animal production, having now been exposed to issues from both sides instead of just from the side of her farming family, and has decided she does not approve of many of the ways that animals are produced and treated.
2. She has learned about the health benefits of excluding meat from her diet (not to say that there aren’t beneits from including meat, but it offers different advantages) and made a choice based on that.
Most vegans and vegetarians did not exclude meat and animal products from their diet until they were old enough to learn about the different aspects of doing so. Many were raised on farms that treated animals well, but learned about the atrocities of factory farming and did not find that acceptable.
The bils that require documentation of abuse to be turned over to the authorities within a short amount of time were not developed to reduce animal cruelty. They prevent individuals from documenting enough abuse to secure a prosecution and bring full charges against the offender(s). As soon as the material is submitted, the farm knows they are being watched and can clean up their act and remove any further evidence of cruel and illegal practices. If the cattleman’s association truly wanted to elliminate abuse they would be working on introducing bills that allow cc tv in slaughter houses, and welcoming random surprise inspections of farm facilities.
Jane Churchill said:
I think PETA & Greenpeace are filled with the most ignorant hypocrites out there. I am all for the ethical treatment of animals, but when a bunch of nuts broke into animal facilities at UBC (in Canada, where I got my Ag degree in animal sciences), to free the mistreated animals & ended up leaving most to die, bleeding to death on all the broken glass they lost me forever.
I am, like most people, an omnivore – I eat a little of everything. Sadly, because of prior exposure to excessive antibiotics added to cattle (and other) feed over the years, this Gran of two (and four degrees) is now allergic to beef, pork & chicken. But I do eat wild game & lots of fish & seafood. 🙂
Maybe we/you should be focusing on “Mr. Underwood” – isn’t he a big Hockey player from Canada??? HE won’t be vegan! lol
steph said:
maybe you should do some fact checking, honey, because she doesn’t support PETA!
Dusty said:
So your entitled to your beliefs but she is not?
escapingthetower said:
Wow excellent blog post! I’m so glad I found your blog. I too used to be a die hard Carrie fan, but I agree she needs to get her facts straight. Thank you for your post, I really hope Carrie Underwood gets to read it.
Braden said:
Great job!
Lakin said:
I agree with you 100%. I have been telling so many of my friends that Carrie Underwood doesn’t know what she stands for.
Someone said:
ok this is retarded. and i MEAN RETARDED. you do not personally know her, so you don’t know what she really or really doesn’t promotes. and even still, don’t you know the money is the motive……why else would she do a Got Milk? commerical. More money. DUH
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Jake said:
I am not persuaded by your blog. I understand your emotion, but I feel that you are misinformed. Besides that what will you prove by turning her music off? Just because she does not eat meat? She is not stopping agriculture, she is just against animal abuse! PLEASE LOOK AT HER TWITTER! She had a conversation with some folks that raised some questions that came from this blog! She has read this blog and has responded via twitter. This also is a helpful link- http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1518424/20-questions-with-carrie-underwood.jhtml
Abbie said:
I like you loved Carrie Underwood. We have a dairy farm in Indiana and we love our cows and calves. We strive to inform our community that our animals are our life and we do what is necessary to make their lives great! It really is difficult to like someone who is for a group that is against us. I was thinking the other day that I would not want to be apart of an organization that is uninformed and deceitful!
Katie said:
Side note- lea Michelle is a PETA celebrity, yet she is also on the Loreal shampoo commercials- and they test on animals. Bottom line, it’s about money and who will pay them the most for their statuses. Stupid if you ask me.
fernvalley01 said:
I love this! I am a beef farmer/Appaloosa breeder in Alberta,Canada. And get so tired of these activists screaming foul about the Agriculture industry.”meat is murder” really? you stand there in your leather boots and your leatherbelt and purse,couch whatever and say meat is murder??? well you skinned it honey , what did you think was going to happend to it?
Andrea Kaiser said:
I read your article with great interest, because I too liked Carrie Underwood very much (although her songs have become too much of the same old same old now and the novelty has worn off). But seriously: Wow! I had no idea she is such a hypocrite. I have friends who are vegans and they do it mostly for health reasons. It’s their decision and they are fine with their omnivore friends consuming meat and dairy products. They don’t go lecturing about animal cruelty and such. GMO foods and Monsanto are definitely things to be concerned about though and I worry about what’s in the food we eat. I have wheat farmers in the family and the near unavailability of unmodified seed is a real problem. Livestock is raised for human consumption, they are not pets and should not be viewed in the same way as we do pets. Not all animal farms mistreat their livestock. This is actually more prevalent in chicken farms than hog or cattle farms.
Dori said:
Whoa folks….I’m not a fan of CU either (never have been…she doesn’t sing, she screams). However, any correlation to PETA and California really need to stop. PETA’s in every state, we just happen to have Hollywood and its celebrities to give us a bad-rap. Hollywood is nothing more than a bunch of idiots spreading a bunch of sensationalized garbage claimed as their opinions and (get this……) the public loves it. Go figure how someone who makes a living pretending to be someone else can be taking so seriously??? CALIFORNIA leads the country in the Ag Industry (that includes farmed produce and livestock). Us California natives & Aggies don’t appreciate the negative comments. That said, I applaud this blog and the stand you are making for the Beef & Ag industry. It’s time people starting paying attention to the voices of the industry and not the press who fertilizes the public’s mind with manure!
Garrett Towle said:
I can’t stand this that woman. It’s ok to sing about killing a cheating husband, but it’s not ok for ranchers to make a living. Or how about when the Huston Rodeo ask her to sing the national anthem and she said “no rodeo is animal abuse”.
Amanda said:
To be honest changing the station is dumb. You like her music, but not her agenda…hmmm so don’t support her agenda! I am a meat eater, raised beef cattle for 4-H also, and happen to like Carrie Underwood’s music! However just like her supporting PETA won’t make me run out and be a vegan, listening to her music won’t make you a traitor…unless ya wanna be! ; ) I don’t know about you, but I don’t let anyone else make up my mind for me! I eat meat and taters, don’t always eat my veggies, sometimes eat too much dessert, I don’t wear a size 2, and I have an extensive range of musical taste stemming from Frank Sinatra and the Beach Boys to Eric Clapton and indeed, Carrie Underwood….sorry to burst your bubble, but turning the station does nothing…have a mind of your own! If you are gonna stop listening to an artist do it because they suck, not because they don’t support YOUR agenda!
Jessica Humphrey said:
Oh get over it! I’m sure like any other normal human being on the planet, if you were offered a truck load of money to put some fake milk on your mouth and smile for the camera you would do it to, no matter what your so called beliefs are. And what does it matter if she grew up a country girl and is now an advocate for PETA. It makes no difference how she grew up and what she is now. Why don’t you take a few million dollars worth of a pay raise and see just how hypocritical you turn out.
Shannon said:
I think animal cruelty is horrible so it’s great that your taking a stand. But what about the children in America being abused, shot, not educated to the fullest? I think Carrie Underwood and whether or not she is spikes person for beef and whether or not she is. Vegan is a soap box that is misdirected in times where bombs are going off children are starving, and we don’t have the education that we need!
Isabelle said:
Why do you care what Carrie Underwood eats? Its a healthy choice she made for herself. I completely understand her decision on being a vegetarian. The saturated animal fat in red meat is known to contribute to heart disease and atherosclerosis. Frequent meat eaters can have twice the risk of colon cancer and increases risks of rhumatoid arthritis and endometriosis. Plus the saturated animal fat can clog arteries. Health experts recommend that everyone should not eat too much red meat.
Lisa said:
Mal, so glad to hear a young woman talking these facts. Years ago I gave up Paul McCartney records, tickets, etc and other celebrities that are members of PETA.
Have been preaching the Carrie story ever since she got started, hoping that marrying a hockey player she would have to change some as he is a meat eater… oh well. Keep up the great message, and I am proud to be an Oklahoma Cattlewoman that supports the Beef Ambassador program. Thank you for standing up for what you believe in! God Bless.
Alyssa said:
Thanks Mal for your comments! You did great at getting your point out there. I fully agree with you. I am from TN and live on a farm with cattle, crops, and hay. Thanks for standing up for production ag. We need more people that can and will!
Stephanie said:
WAY TO GO! I wish people wouldn’t be so star struck when things like this come into play. I was raised on a Beef Farm in Illinois and I would never change my life to “fit” in with my celebrity life!
Laurie said:
I was aware that Carrie Underwood is NOT supporting the passing of the new AG bill. I know celebrities can sometimes bring more awareness to a situation,so it really does not rub me wrong that she has thrown her voice into the fray. This Ag gag bill is directly related to the abuse of the big lick Tennessee Walking horse . It took over a year to gather evidence and film what was going on in some of those Tennessee barns and these fellows are going thru the court system just now. So I really wonder at the timing of this bill. They are trying to squash more undercover investigations. So malthebeefgal you don’t have a clue you are misinformed.
sam said:
She doesn’t know last name and she vandalizes personal property what a role model!!! This is why she is referred to as Careless Underwear in my circle. Does she even write her own songs or is she some idiot that won a TV show?
Now I have no problems eating my vegetables, but what do you do with the wheelchairs? In short even if Careless Underwear had beer favored n*****s and a golden v***** she couldn’t pry a steak out of my mouth!
clfoote530@gmail.com said:
This ad was done in 2009 when Carrie Underwood was a vegetarian. It wasn’t until 2011 that she went full vegan. Not a fan of Peta and certainly not too fond of the fact that she’s a Peta advocate. But to each his own.
CT Ludicky said:
Wow…..okay love me some Carrie Underwood first of all!!!!! I have always supported her and will always support her. What people are failing to realize is that Carrie being a Vegan is nothing new….when she first started Idol she told America she was a vegetarian….as for the Got Milk campaign that was a few months after she won Idol while she was a vegetarian. Just because a person chooses to live a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle doesn’t make them wrong……I grew up on a Farm in Georgia and yes we had/have cattle but I don’t eat meat,, does that make me wrong? Carrie stated in an interview with a news company that she just doesn’t like the thought of killing animals….thats her opinion I cant fault her for that and neither should others. I support farmers and everything they do because I AM A FARMER, just a farmer who doesn’t eat meat, and will continue to support Carrie Underwood!!!! God Bless ya’ll
theadventuresofanagnerd said:
Great Post Mal 🙂 i got on to a fan site once and boy talk about creating something i think all my posts were removed… the way i see it is she does not support me so why should i support her
Jade said:
Just to clarify a few things about Carrie. I have known Carrie since I was 4 years old. We grew up in the same small area south of Checotah, known as Onapa, and went to school together for 13 years – even attended our senior prom together. Carrie has been a vegetarian for as long as I can remember and when we graduated high school she became vegan. Her eating habits have nothing to do with being famous. She was raised on a small farm, but it did not pay for her college education (she had numerous scholarships). She was always an advocate for animal rights, she would even get upset when we were little kids and someone would step on a bug. Her family has in NO way turned their backs on her and she visits Checotah on a regular basis. I just saw her a few months ago at a friend’s baby shower. I do not usually come to her defense, and I’m not saying her views are correct, but I did want to clarify some of the issues that I saw expressed in the previous comments.
Harold said:
You must be one of the stupidest people on earth and we are now all dumber for having read your mindless, rambling, incoherent blog. At no time did you convey anything that could be considered a rational thought. I guess ignorance truly is not bliss. Jump off of a bridge and do this country a favor.
Kevin Gillespie said:
It’s a VERY GOOD job that you discovered this information about her Malorie,
Colt Nickell said:
-As a National Beef Ambassador, don’t you have better things to do than bad-mouth entertainers on the internet? That doesn’t seem necessary to “educate consumers and students about beef nutrition, food safety & stewardship practices of the beef community.” (http://www.nationalbeefambassador.org/)
-Carrie became a vegan around June 2011 and practiced a vegetarian diet prior to that since the age of 13.
-I believe Carrie was most likely drawn to Country music more because of her Christian faith than her dietary practices.
-Nobody cares what your friend Amanda did; that is not at all significant.
-What exactly is a “PETA celebrity”? I couldn’t find that on PETA’s website. Perhaps I should check the National Beef Ambassador Handbook.
-She did the ‘Got Milk?’ advertisement in 2006, about 5 years before becoming and vegan and most likely before becoming enlightened as to the inhumane practices employed at most larger commercial dairy farms.
Now for the real issue at hand, N S.B. 1248/H.B. 1191
A bill requiring evidence of animal abusers to be turned in to law enforcements authorities within 24 hours. The only thing that this bill would do is create a loophole that would allow those who would abuse animals to get off scott-free because evidence wasn’t turned in to authorities within the given (and arbitrary) time constraints. It would become just another way to get off on a technicality. What would an undercover investigator have to gain from editing evidence and sending an innocent person to jail anyway? Eliminating animal agriculture from the U.S. altogether? That sounds a lot like a wild, conspiracy theory-esque claim lacking a lot of evidence to me.
In short, you are making it sound like Carrie Underwood is against agriculture(which includes a lot more than just raising beef cattle) and those who practice it; this claim is not at all true. She is simply a woman who is using her celebrity status to do what she thinks is right which is, in this case, supporting the ethical treatment of all animals.
Gabriel Ridding said:
Your all faggots. This whole report is fake. Carrie has never even worked for PETA so get your facts right before you make a false report you retard
Aunt Bea said:
Gabriel,
Shame on you. You have to be the most politically incorrect person to have posted a reply. And, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, God help you.
– Aunt Bea
Brenda said:
Wow…where did you get your info? I know for a fact that CU is not a member or supporter of PETA.
Wendy said:
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130423-913941.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
PETA also kills most of the animals it says they are trying to save…check it out…PETA Kills animals!So in essense Carrie is supporting an animal “rights” group that actually kills more animals than it tries to adopt out…hypocrites?
Professional Rodeo Announcer Joe Scully, ProRodeo MC said:
I think the thing that was missing in your article is that not only is she a poster-person for these causes (a la show me the money)… but she also DONATES to these causes… anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000 a year to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) which is not dog shelters as those would believe by their title… they are a political animal activist organization that spends 95% of its annual budget for travel and lobbying against family farmers and ranchers.
I wrote about this in 2009… it’s more than her beliefs (which everyone is entitled to)… it’s also what she supports…
http://www.joescully.com/rodeo/brief/brief-archive/175-carrie-underwood-donates-200k-to-the-the-hsuslashing-out-against-fans.html
kerri said:
that is not a good person to not like someone, each to his own i always say, you wouldnt want anyone to judge you for what you like or dont like, i love carrie underwood, she can eat what she wants and ill still love her : )
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mel said:
I’m from Checotah!!!! I have a pic you may want of her eating a big ole hamburger at Sonic. She pisses me off, Oh and by the way her parents live in my Great Grandparents old home, which is only half a mile from me, in the community of Onapa.
Wendy Lynette Eggimann Davis said:
I watched her interview with Oprah… She is just eating healthier. She said when she stopped having dairy products, she felt a lot better, so she is thinking that she had some issues with lactose intolerance. As for not eating meat, if she feels better, good for her! She isn’t against eating meat… her husband grills up a steak.. she has just decided to go vegan.
John Garrett said:
I don’t get it, she sounds like someone feeding a 20 penny nail backwards into the blade of a table saw. She’s good to look at, but besides that move on folks there’s nothing worth listening to.
Lucas Harper said:
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR SAYING THESE AWFUL THINGS ABOUT OKLAHOMA’S GREATEST GIRL!! I’M HONESTLY NOT COMPLETELY WITH HER WHEN IT CONES TO FARMS, RODEOS AND RANCHES BUT I AM WITH HER ABOUT 90-95% OF THE WAY!! YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR POSTING SOMETHING SO HORRIBLE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT SUCH AN AMAZING WOMAN!! CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS MY LIFE!! YOU ALL NEED TO GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU START RANTING HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU BARELY KNOW. CARRIE MARIE UNDERWOOD AKA CARRIE FISHER IS A MORE PURE AND AMAZINH HUMAN BEING THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER!! AGAIN, YOU ALL SHOULD FEEL AWFUL OF YOUR HORRIBLE SELVES AND BE ASHAMED OF YOUR EXISTENCE ON THIS EARTH!!! HEY, CARRIE IF YOU EVER READ THIS, I HAVE LIVED AND LOVED YOU AND ALL OF YOUR MUSIC SINCE YOUR PHENOMINAL BEGINNING AND I WILL UNTIL I DIE!!! YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO DO WHAT YOU DO AND I CAN’T EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. STAY STRONG CARRIE MARIE UNDERWOOD!! CARRIE FAN FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!
Julie said:
Quit yer yellin’, Lucas! 🙂 Holy cow!
Skug said:
You and your overuse of cap-locks are delusional! Carrie Underwood is your life? wth? She inspired you to do what you do? Well, what is it that you do? Well said well said. The blog is accurate. Carrie supports PETA and that my friend is just unacceptable.
jodie gelker said:
Hey – Good job!!!! I started a facebook page a few years back but have no time to work with it………CARRIE UNDERMINES AG. Would love for someone to take it …
Mark Rodgers said:
Amazing. And married a Canadian? What’s less American than that?
frugalmtnmama said:
I agree 100%. We live in Idaho and I was sickened, when at her recent concert (I WON tickets) that there was a jumbotron with a diner. . . on that diner, the tagline of the restaurant read something about Vegetarian Burgers. In Idaho?! Does she not realize that most of the people that are paying and buying her Jimmy Choos and Tiffany Jewlery are working, immersed in, or raising children with cattle? After that show, I turn the station when she comes on. Sad, really, because she has a strong foundation and is a pretty good role model compared to someone like Miley Cyrus.
And, most importantly, Carrie is VERY against rodeo. So, just in case someone wanted to know, she supports to ban rodeo. Sad. Not a *true* country girl at ALL.
Makennah said:
Stop attacking Carrie. She is entitled to her opinions and thoughts. Yes, she might’ve endorsed got milk, but that dosent mean she drinks it. This seems more like a critical YouTube post filled with bias instead of just facts.
shannon said:
I disagree with the hypocritical got milk ads because she is vegan, but just because she grew up on a cattle ranch doesn’t mean that she can’t be vegan. Her parents owned the farm not her. For example, if your parents owned a cattle ranch and you grew up around it, does that mean you can’t be vegan? No! And just because she grew up on a farm doesn’t mean she shouldn’t advertise for PETA. It was her parents farm not hers! She couldn’t help it. But now that she is off on her own, she is free to express her opinion on the subject whether it bothers her parents or not. I am from checotah and she came and donated instruments to our music program and I got to visit with her for a while, so I know a little about carrie underwood. I agree with some of the comments you made but as for the “she grew up on a cattle ranch” crap is ridiculous. She had no control over what her parents did. And she has great music whether she supports PETA or not.
Lucas Harper said:
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR SAYING THESE AWFUL THINGS ABOUT OKLAHOMA’S GREATEST GIRL!! I’M HONESTLY NOT COMPLETELY WITH HER WHEN IT COMES TO FARMS, RODEOS AND RANCHES BUT I AM WITH HER ABOUT 90-95% OF THE WAY!! YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR POSTING SOMETHING SO HORRIBLE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT SUCH AN AMAZING WOMAN!! CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS MY LIFE!! YOU ALL NEED TO GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU START RANTING HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU BARELY KNOW. CARRIE MARIE UNDERWOOD AKA CARRIE FISHER IS A MORE PURE AND AMAZING HUMAN BEING THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER!! AGAIN, YOU ALL SHOULD FEEL AWFUL OF YOUR HORRIBLE SELVES AND BE ASHAMED OF YOUR EXISTENCE ON THIS EARTH!!! HEY, CARRIE IF YOU EVER READ THIS, I HAVE LIVED AND LOVED YOU AND ALL OF YOUR MUSIC SINCE YOUR PHENOMINAL BEGINNING AND I WILL UNTIL I DIE!!! YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO DO WHAT YOU DO AND I CAN’T EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. STAY STRONG CARRIE MARIE UNDERWOOD!! CARRIE FAN FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!! YEAH, I POSTED MY COMMENT TWICE!!!!
Brigette said:
And you are familiar with everyone here?
fernvalley01 said:
wow, a pretty polarizing topic.I have not seen such nasty (“you should jump off a bridge” ) comments in a long time. my comment which appears to have been lost to the ethernet was simply about the hypocracy of some self proclaimed activists, “screaming meat is murder” however I did acknowledge that I am Canadian , which is apparently also bad at least according to some of your posters. rage on folks ,I am out.
Robin said:
LOVE IT!!! Agree with you 100%!!
shawn davis said:
Ok needed to comment on this….work for FedEx deliver to a slaughter house on my route I’ve personally seen guys with picks stabbing these cows….made me sick! The abuse these animals go through is heartbreaking….im a country boy grew up in Nebraska but one needs to go to these places to see how they do this its not humane and is so heartbreaking just saying!
Kasey Broyles said:
Awesome!
russell said:
So a person in CA does not like CU for her radical stance on the beef industry. What are your beliefs on stealing water from CO and other states in order to farm CA?
Mina Wiedel (@MinaBailey) said:
I feel as though this whole blog is used to cause agricultural awareness. Many people in metropolitan areas have NO IDEA about where there water comes from, this also attributes to having no awareness to where their food is coming from as well. If Carrie Underwood (or any heavily followed celebrity) were to post a stand on a situation (such as tapping in on the Colorado River) , people would bandwagon and vote on accordingly on important propositions……Prop 2 in CA anyone?
Sue said:
You have every right to your own opinions but most of your ‘facts’ are either inaccurate or irrelevant. What she chooses to eat is irrelevant. She recently switched from vegetarian to vegan, so when she did the milk add she was not vegan She has never publicly endorsed or worked with or for PETA. Neither PETA or the HSUS have ever publicly advocated for the ‘elimination of animal agriculture from the United States’. She has donated to the HSUS but the donation was targeted to domestic animal adoption and their spay and neuter program. Good people can disagree about the particular bill in question but Ms Underwood and animal rights groups are certainly not alone in their opposition. Major newspapers including The Tennesseean and The Knoxville Sentinal editorial boards have publicly come out in opposition of the bill. Objections include how best to protect animals from abuse but there also legitimate freedom of speech and freedom of the press questions.
Living Beyond the Fence said:
I can’t believe how her perceptions have changed so much over the years. She started out well respected with amazing talent, but now I believe has lost touch with a much larger fan base by advocating for an uneducated view of agriculture. Very good read!
James said:
The bill going to TN is similar to the one in CA and needs to be pulled. As a beef representative, it would appear to me that you would be in support of actions that insured animal meat is safe and non tainted. I am not a fan on PETA on many fronts, but simply.. if you don’t want cameras/ videos in your work area..one has to ask what is there to hide? If your income is dependent on what i put in my body, then I feel you should, for these reasons, income and safety, be willing to allow people into your farms and slaughter houses so that i can ensure that proper safety is being performed- for the animals and for me.
James said:
http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/04/22/victory-californias-ag-gag-bill-dies.aspx
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Olivia Siglin said:
Love this! I was just recently thinking a lot of the same things. 🙂
Casey said:
Carrie has never worked with PETA. Might wanna fact check that one. She even says so herself. And the Ag Gag bill is crap. It protects animal abuse. You are scared of Carrie because she is exposing POS’s like you.
Kastas said:
I realize it seems to be a small point, but I would like it noted that the problem is not that Ms. Underwood is “undermining Ag” as a farm kid. This is America and, by definition, background does not determine who we become.
I find it far more offensive that, as a vegan, she is advertising for got milk, sacrificing her principles for the advertising opportunity.
The problem isn’t that she’s not supporting agriculture, but that she’s trying to play for both teams which, in my view, shows an appalling lack of character.
Just a small word to the author: As a farm kid and an ag supporter myself, I understand your frustration, and your angle of attack on this celebrity, but I really feel that, for integrity’s sake, you may wish to take care that you don’t attack people for their personal choices. By all means, attack a lack of personal commitment to principles but, please, ‘being a farm kid’ does NOT mean that a person is obligated to eat meat, or to support meat if they personally do not feel capable of killing or consuming animals.
Regards,
K
Kerry said:
Nice op-ed piece, Mallory. Keep speaking your mind!!!
Travis Fitzner said:
I saw a FaceBook friend share your blog post, kind of pasted over it. Then I heard you on Trent Loos’s program this week and had to go back and read this. Good job, and keep up the GREAT WORK! Don’t let those who don’t know where food comes from get you down.
Darlene said:
I totally agree with you Mal! Sad part is – she made a lot of money off the backs of American farmers/ranchers/rodeo people – who supported her. Maybe she missed the debacle that the Dixie Chicks brought on themselves!! Easy come, easy go when it comes to fame and fortune. Shame on her!
Dawn said:
I think you are spot on…but I think you should add the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Many celebrities also support this group which is, essentially, PETA in a suit, and as such is more dangerous.
Many people know PETA is a joke, with all their wild stunts for publicity. The HSUS works much more quietly and counts on people believing they are a governmental agency (which they are not).
They are a powerful lobbying group, and are behind much of the anti animal legislation today.
Crochet Queen said:
Aren’t you doing EXACTLY what you are accusing Ms. Underwood of ……… trying to get publicity ? I don’t eat beef, and really who are you to judge someone so harshly. Bringing in her family, saying they have turned their back on her, PETA or non PETA or if she eats a hamburger……..Honestly I would have no idea where in the hell a hamburger comes from and don’t care, don’t want to visit a farm and to date I have several family members not in my life……Guess that means I’m on Ms. Underwoods side, really very silly and attention seeking but whatever works. Good Luck
Natalie said:
As a girl who moved from Southern California to Northwest Oklahoma I have never appreciated our Ranchers and Farmers more than I do now. Brilliant article, so glad I found it, definitely one to share on FB. Thank you Mal!!
chimes said:
I think this is a well-formed argument. Thought I don’t really care about Carrie Underwood, and I’m not sure if I agree with you singling just one person out, I’m not a fan of hypocrisy or animal rights activists. It’s one thing to want your animals treated right and to choose products from farmers that you trust treated your animals in a way that you would like them to be treated (I pay more for free-range, cage-free, flax fed eggs from a farm that practices sustainable agriculture) or to be a vegan on principle, but it’s another thing to shove those thoughts and feelings down everybody else’s throats. I compare those people to religious fanatics who try to shove the good word of Jesus down others’ throats. Just mind your own beeswax and let people do what they want to do.
also, as a marketing professional, I whole-heartedly agree with you about video editing. I think I saw one documentary that I felt had some pretty realistic footage. There wasn’t anything scary out of the ordinary (cramped conditions, a sick animal or two, and male laying hens being killed just for being male — which makes me really really really sad and I actually quit buying poultry products from everywhere but my free-range sustainable ag farm for that reason). I don’t agree with all these practices, but ultimately the animals by in large at most farms are fairly treated, and they’re not brutalized like the videos PETA hacks together would like to have us believe.
Also, I would like to point out that I have a problem typing “PETA” and not “PEETA”. 🙂
PS I am not in the agricultural industry. I do work for ISU’s ag college, but like I said, I have a marketing background, so I’m not really in the know about what’s going on in industrial agriculture. I went through a phase where I thought it was really bad, but then I realized that’s a little bit crazy … like saying high fructose corn syrup is the devil. I think we could be doing a better job of practicing more sustainable practices, but by in large we are feeding people who otherwise wouldn’t have food. So if I prefer fancy pants organic sustainable small local farm goods, I’ll buy them, but I can’t justify everybody else doing the same if they can’t afford to do so.
Morgan said:
I can understand how you are trying to publicize the beef industry, but after I was done reading this, I am completely disappointed that someone who can be such a positive influence are being so harsh, negative and immature. She is human, and just because her views don’t match yours doesn’t mean she is in the wrong and you are in the right….I think you judging her for her diet is completely irrelevant, and her being a country star and being vegan shouldn’t matter! People are vegan for many reasons. What if she has a food allergy!? You are going to ridicule her for what she eats!?
Just because you have been to ONE slaughter house doesn’t mean you have witnessed them all and have seen and can confirm that every single one is humanly slaughtering animals. I am a firm believer in the FFA but I am completely against inhumane treatment of animals. You can’t possibly tell me that you have evidence that 100% of the slaughter houses, or even 75% are treating the animals with care, feeding them properly, or are a sanitary facility!
Why don’t you focus on something that doesn’t involve putting other people down I think we have enough of that in this world….I think your time as a Beef Ambassador could be spent somewhere else, maybe influencing people with positive notes…
Brenda said:
This is good, constructive criticism. If I had written the blog, my ego might bug me but I would have to take an honest look and learn from this. When others say it was ‘a good read’, the only reason it was interesting was because it had Carrie Underwood’s name in the title. Otherwise, it was completely self-indulgent. All the song titles gave it away.
Marcela Donato said:
Just shut up! we are in a free society and everyone is entitled to do what they please with their time. If Carrie wants to work for PETA on her spare time, good for her. I say go Carrie! I support you more than ever for not eating animals!!! Malorie, are you intimidated because Carrie is more ethical and selfless than you?
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