Joan Jett Kicked Off Thanksgiving Float for Being a Vegetarian and PETA Supporter
There are many things people may immediately associate with Joan Jett: the term 80’s icon, female empowerment, “I Love Rock N Roll,” and maybe even that movie starring Kristin Stewart…but the fact that she’s a vegetarian? Only the cattle ranchers of South Dakota seem to be intensely focused on that detail.
Jett, who was scheduled to perform on a parade float representing South Dakota in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, has been removed from the float because ranchers protested, complaining she’s a vegetarian and a critic of their livestock production.
Jodie Anderson of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association told an affiliate of CNN, “So, of course, when we learned that about Miss Jett, we were rightly concerned about her representing South Dakota and a state that is so heavily reliant on agriculture and livestock production to drive our economy.”
Talk about creating a PR problem where there probably wasn’t one.
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