The abbreviation BS has the potential to stand for many things but I’m pretty sure one stands out in your mind.

Penn & Teller, yes the magician duo, have a documentary TV series that is total BS. For real, it’s the title of their show.

It’s a bit ironic that magicians, who are ultimately tricksters, are the hosts and writers of a show called BS. Though it is a valid thought, the information they provide is legitimate.

They explore things that society as a whole may dub as true or good, and expose the BS that consumes it, presenting both sides to each issue.

The series is written in a comical way but the presentation of the information is slightly bias. However, they pride themselves on never taking anything out of context.

In eight seasons they’ve discredited social and economical movements like the Endangered Species Act and revealed the truth about lie-detectors.

An episode on PETA got me hooked. What could be wrong with the largest animal rights organization in the world? They just want animals to be treated ethically. It says so in their name – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Watching the episode revealed a sense of hypocritical ideals in the organization. A woman who was interviewed gave the group a new, slightly harsh, name – People for Extortion Terror and Abuse.

She’s referring to all the times you see a fur-wearing celebrity drenched in red, an angry protest and even the less heard of, fire-bombings of animal testing centres.

How does a group wanting ethical treatment for animals justify the use of unethical treatments to other humans who simply oppose their way of thinking?

A PETA activist claimed that violence isn’t a moral principle, just a tactic and strongly believes that violence will be seen in the future towards animal rights abusers.

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t see how that isn’t hypocritical.

I’ve learned some interesting things with each episode, even if it is just two magicians talking BS.