"I feel like a turkey who's not been pardoned": Courtney Stodden takes aim at the Thanksgiving tradition in latest social media rant

Courtney Stodden uploaded a video on social media on November 26, speaking about turkeys. The caption of the post read:

"Is this a turkey crash-out because I feel like a turkey who’s not been pardoned?"

The video shows the model talking to fans, telling them:

"Now hear me out, I know I'm going to get probably a lot of hate from people who like to stuff their face with carcasses. My people should not be eating turkey on Thanksgiving. Donald Trump pardoned one turkey. I thought his name was Waddle, but then you named him something else. I don't know. But why are we doing one pardon for one turkey? The turkey was white, by the way."

She continued:

"Why are we pardoning one turkey, and then we're just sitting there stuffing our faces with all of these dead turkeys? Turkeys are so smart. They have families. They know what's going on, even though we just want to mock them, thinking we're the smartest creatures on this planet."

Courtney Stodden says she feels like a turkey that's been slaughtered

Courtney Stodden, towards the end of the video, shared that she feels drained, maybe from the family drama, and compared herself to a turkey, adding:

"Maybe I kind of feel like a turkey that hasn't been pardoned. That's just been slaughtered for years, and then I just need to sit there and watch people tear the turkey and eat it, and then yay, we pardoned one white turkey."

The comments were mixed, with some fans checking in to ask if she was okay. Others mentioned they don't plan to eat turkey and talked about the importance of being kind to animals. The video has already received 20000 views in less than three hours.

Courtney Stodden has been a vegetarian for a long time now. Earlier this year, in June, the social media star uploaded a photo in a bikini, eating a burger, with the caption:

"It’s National Veggie Burger Day, and we’re serving plant-based realness hotter than the grill, mmmkkkaaay 🔥🌱."

In September, she encouraged her audience to become vegan through a photo taken at a PETA event. The caption of the post read:

"I’ve been fighting for animals with Ingrid and the PETA family since I was 16, and their kindness still pushes me every day. Fun fact: I’ve never had a hamburger in my life 🍔❌ I’m vegan, I’ve got PETA’s logo tattooed on my arm, and I’ll never stop speaking up for the animals 🐾✨ If you’ve ever thought about going vegan, there’s no better time 🌍💫"

In the past, Courtney Stodden wore a lettuce bikini to a PETA event, encouraging others to become vegetarians. She has revealed in the past that she hasn't consumed a turkey on Thanksgiving since the age of sixteen.

The post was shared right before Thanksgiving, which may be her way of starting a conversation with her audience at a time when the topic is widely discussed.

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