No, they'd still look like idiots. They are extremely talented and practiced at it, after all.
At our local Ren Faire, they were protested outside about the elephant ride. They had signs saying "Free Judy!! Send her Back to Africa!!"
The main problem? Judy was not only captive bred, but not african. She was an Asian elephant. She also happens to be 37 years old, in great health and enjoys her life on nearly 25 acres of pasture in between occasional trips to give kids rides and get fed carrots for a day or so. She is a totally awesome animal.
We were nice to the protesters though, we even offered to take them out for burgers... haha.
Wolfy