PETA wants tofu made of Clooney sweat

[Chacor]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -Peta.html

By Mark Coleman in Los Angeles
Last Updated: 11:18PM GMT 12 Mar 2009

Peta, the animal rights organisation, has announced that it would like to create tofu flavoured with the sweat of the Hollywood actor George Clooney.

In its latest campaign aimed at creating maximum publicity, the group suggested that the flavour of the Ocean's Eleven star's perspiration - extracted from the actor's gym towel - would appeal to his fans.

Ingrid Newkirk, president of Peta, sent a letter to Clooney urging him to participate in the extraordinary venture "to spare animals from being killed for the table".

According to the Washington Post, the actor's gym towel had been offered for auction by a Peta supporter.

"I thought, 'What would make tofu more attractive to people?'... I can see people having parties to try CloFu,'" Mrs Newkirk told the newspaper.

She justified her plan by comparing Clooney-flavoured tofu to "making artificial chicken flavour for instant gravy".

But the actor rejected Peta's overtures, although he clearly found the proposition amusing.

"As a mammal, I'm offended," he joked in a statement.

[southerngale]

That's disgusting.

[vbhoutex]

That's disgusting.

PETA is disgusting on almost every level!!!!

[CajunMama]

They'll do almost anything to keep their name out in the public.

George Clooney's sweat tofu? That's just gross. And they wonder why no one takes them seriously.

[Squarethecircle]

PETA is well known for launching a pretty much shameless big-name advertising scheme. Which is kind of dumb, because it does nothing but make them look like idiots (George Clooney's sweat in tofu? Are you kidding me?).

[Stephanie]

I don't know if I want tofu made out of George Clooney's sweat, but I wouldn't mind a peck on the cheek from him....

[Category 5]

People Eating Tasty Animals has gone too far this time.