“Last week we told you about Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon, the PETA-promoted ‘vegetarian’ celebrity who told a daytime talk-show audience that ‘everything’s better with bacon.’ Now the animal rights group is promoting hip-hop stars Phonte and Big Pooh as vegetarian ambassadors, using a video diary they shot two years ago during a brief experiment with meatless eating. Speaking on behalf of his group Little Brother, rapper Phonte told fans on Monday that he doesn’t endorse PETA ‘[i]n any way, shape, or form … Meat ain’t murder, it’s what’s for dinner! … [W]hen I see a chicken, I don’t think “oh, poor little helpless creature of God.’ I’m thinkin’ ‘Fo’ piece waing dinner…”‘ [Warning: this essay contains fowl language.]” (03/30/06)