On Friday, Good Morning Britain hosts Ed Balls and Kate Garraway were joined by Vice President of PETA programmes Elisa Allen and TalkTV broadcaster Kevin O’Sullivan to debate a sex ban for men who eat meat. However, the proposal was hit with backlash and Kevin claimed it was “sexist”.
The breakfast show discussed a report from the German branch of PETA which stated that 44 percent of men were responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions.
As a way to curb the rise, the charity suggested their partners should go on a sex strike.
Guest Kevin O’Sullivan hit back at PETA as he stated: “I want to say from the outset I don’t eat meat and I didn’t stop eating meat because I was banned from having sex.
“I kind of congratulate PETA for this initiative because it’s very eye-catching, we’re discussing it, it’s been in all the papers but of course it’s absurd.”
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The broadcaster added: “It comes out of the PETA organisation in Germany which seems to have depicted all men as blokes with big grills by the barbeque cooking up huge steaks and scoffing them.
“While their wives exist on a diet of lettuce, for a kick-off I think this proposition is sexist.
“Why is it that men should be banned from eating meat by being banned from having sex, what about women who eat meat, why aren’t they banned from having sex as well?”
The debate also sparked backlash with viewers who took to Twitter with anger, this included @Fairsquare00 who wrote: “Just when you thought PETA couldn’t get more ridiculous.”
While @GomReggie agreed: “Well said, Kevin O Sullivan!!!!! PETA are NUTTERS!!!!!”
Ed then asked Kevin if he was advocating for men and women to both face the ban.
To which he responded: “If you’re going to do it, let’s go the whole hog and also what I don’t like about this is… if you’re going to press me on the issue.
“As I say, I think it’s quite funny, I think its eye-catching, congratulations to PETA but it does kind of depict sex as some kind of duty, some kind of service that women supply to men, that they can withdraw in order to get me to do things.
“An incredibly old-fashioned sexist view of the world, if you don’t mind me saying so,” Kevin added.
However, the Vice President of PETA programmes Elisa Allen defended the sex ban and explained: “The suggestion is playful, it’s a little bit tongue in cheek of course.
“It’s designed to get men and women too who are still eating meat to sit up and to take notice and realise the detrimental impact that eating animals has on the planet.”
Elisa continued: “And on animals that are being killed by the billions for the fleeting moment of taste.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am.
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