Stomp out mule prejudice

Me, I don't know the difference between a mule and a donkey. Sure, I could look it up on Wikipedia, but I'd just forget again five minutes later.

Fortunately for mules, they don't have me watching out for their interests. Instead, they have a man named Vic Otten of Rancho Palos Verdes.

A lawyer by trade, Vic is the mastermind behind STOMP, an organization dedicated to stopping discrimination against mules.

STOMP, by the way, stand for Society to Obliterate Mule Prejudice. Their motto: No mule left behind.

Here's what he has to say about it in his manifesto:

In most cases, you know it when you see it- someone states: "what kind of a half ass job is that?" Or someone refers to a person as "stubborn as a mule" or uses the phrase "there's another mule kicking in your stall (an allegory that means your woman is messing around on you with another guy)". These are examples of associations with the mule that contain negative connotations.  And while they may seem harmless and even funny, these stereotypes, based on a negative and irrational attitude or opinion about mules formulated without a factual basis, can have profound impacts on mules, their owners and society.

I'm not sure how serious Vic is with all this. Clearly he's a fan of mules. But I also guess he's having a little bit of fun.

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