PETA says Thor should go vegan in 'Love and Thunder', gets grilled on Twitter
The MCU has always shown Thor (Chris Hemsworth) as a god who's also got one of the hottest bods. Sorry Cap, people still can't get over those guns Hemsworth has, even if yours stopped a chopper.
However, the fat Thor we saw in 'Avengers: Endgame' saw an outrageous and hilarious gasp envelop theatres. And while we don't know if we see that avatar again in 'Thor: Love and Thunder', the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) came up with a suggestion to help shed the kilos: Make Thor vegan.
In the letter, Lewis Crary, the PETA representative said: "According to his personal trainer, Hemsworth went vegan while filming the original Thor and Avengers films, developing a particular taste for beans and veggie burgers." He added: "If Thor is serious about protecting the Earth, going vegan makes a lot of sense—axing animal products from his diet could save more than 1,000 gallons of water, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and 30 square feet of forest each day as well as the lives of nearly 200 animals a year!"
As far as fan reactions go, PETA seems to have just picked the wrong time as Twitterati shared their thoughts, none pleasant, and some indescribable. We picked out a few. "Yo, we’re in the middle of a pandemic, and yet here comes PETA with their stupidity, saying Thor should go vegan? I don’t think veganism is really on par with Asgardians," a fan wrote. "PETA can eat my ass," tweeted another.
For some, it was cheap publicity. "The publicity stunts of #PETA never cease to baffle me. I will admit though, co-opting the popularity of #Marvel's #BroThor is one of the more agreeable tactics I've seen them use.," a fan slammed the organization.
Warning: This may have you in thigh-slapping splits—"@peta want thor to go vegan, piss off, you hypocritical dogooding hippies," a fan said. " don't want to think about PETA at the movies. Meat is MARVELous" tweeted another. This fan seems to have a concrete explanation as to why this movie is nada. "PETA needs to stop pushing their Vegan is better beliefs, because many Vegans end up on Vitamin supplements and eventually go back to a mixed diet so Thor going Vegan would be a poor move on Marvels part and go against his Viking origins."
And to end with, here's a classic: "Get a life".
'Thor: Love and Thunder' is slated to release on November 5, 2021.