Moby vs. Fried Chicken
by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA on 03.10.08
Moby’s advocacy for Vegan Turkey Club Sandwiches has previously caused confusion on these pages (commenter Jel asked us: “How can I join the Vegan Turkey Club?”), and he’s due to perform at the upcoming David Lynch Sustainability Weekend. So he’s not known for hiding his personal and political beliefs. The video to his latest song Disco Lies is no exception, as the man makes his position on a certain chain of fried chicken outlets abundantly clear. Be warned, this is a little more gruesome than your average music video. ::YouTube::via Ecorazzi::





















I think Skinny Puppy did a better job back in the day with their anti-vivisection messaging. Moby's video is fun(ny) but it reminds me of 'Austin Power's Goldmember' cum 'Paul's Boutique'.
I prefer Rise Against's music video that showed the horrors of factory farming, fur farming, rainforest destruction, unsustainable fishing practices, etc., which was banned from MTV until they came up with an edited version. You can see it on my MySpace [myspace.com/terrafire].
This is a good video, but animal rights advocates are a lot like treehuggers in that the automatic reaction is usually "it could have been taken further".
Oh Moby. Get off your high horse. Just don't eat it. What do we do when we have cultures that celebrate eating of meat? I am from Africa and we do that. And we don't throw it in the faces of Vegans. I know there are better ways to use the land, but how do we change cultures without becoming neo-colonialists? I try to make a case for meat in Africa in my blog at http://angryafrican.net/2008/01/24/we-eat-meat-get-used-to-it/
if moby was as hardcore vegan and animal advocate as he likes to make himself seem he wouldn't serve dairy products at his restaurant, teany.
I have not listened to anything that Moby says since he completely sold out with Play. Doing a little research, no one has listed the complete list of items that he has advertised but it includes such environmentally friendly products as cars and Gap clothes. In some ways, I can respect Bono for his work (despite not always agreeing with his ways), but because of Moby's crass commercialism, I have a hard time listening to him talk about his simple life and how he feels poor.