Aretha Franklin's Star on Walk of Fame Vandalized by Fur Haters
Filed under: CELEBRITY STYLE, Celebrity, News
Ok, maybe we were a little too hard on Aretha Franklin for what we perceive to be a millinery mishap at the inauguration. The bow wasn't really that huge. This week, we are totally incensed on Aretha's behalf, because some fur-punk decided to deface her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That's just flat out going too far. Insulting her choice in headgear is one thing, but desecrating the greatness of a soul legend by scrawling "Fur Hag" on her star ... that's just wrong.This is by no means the first time Aretha has run afoul of fur hating groups. Last spring, PETA taunted the artist, offering to pay off her troubled mortgage in exchange for a vow to never wear animals ever again.
In honor of Aretha Franklin and to show solidarity with her fur loving ways, We encourage anyone who loves hats with giant bows, fur coats, and or classic R&B music to abstain from purchasing any pleather or faux-fur products until the vandals have been brought to justice in Judge Judy's Court -- or a similar court of record.
Here are some non-faux options to show your support.
[via PerezHilton]
Joshua 1-30-2009 @ 7:01PM
Dear Josh, About 1/2 of the "non-faux options" you offer above to promote cruelty are actually faux!!! You obviously can't tell the difference so why not wear and promote faux instead of actual dead animals? You must feel a sadistic need to inflict extreme pain on other beings in order to make yourself feel superior. Face it, people who still wear dead animals simply haven't evolved as far as those who wear a more advanced alternative. Joshua
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Bill 2-02-2009 @ 9:13AM
Humankind has been wearing fur for tens of thousands of years now. And, I seriously doubt that we'll stop wearing it simply because PETA doesn't like it.
No one wears any type of garment to make themselves feel superior - that's only something that self-righteous PETA members would do.They, generally, wear it because of it's comfort and warmth. Also, fur can be harvested without inflicting great pain on an animal.
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whatevs 2-02-2009 @ 9:13AM
If you wear fur you're either ignorant or evil
Bill 2-01-2009 @ 10:00PM
Well, that's unfortunate for the animals reared on Chinese fur farms. However, I don't live in the US and I don't source fur from China.
Down here in New Zealand, where I do live, we obtain most of our fur from an invasive pest species that's not native to the country. And, this species does need to be eradicated because it's decimating our native flora and fauna. The animals are either shoot or gassed first before the fur is harvested. And, if anyone was caught engaging in cruelty toward them, they'd face serious legal consequences.
Yeah, getting shoot supposed hurts - I wouldn't know really since I've never been. However, if it's done correctly (i.e. a head shoot) the animal dies quickly. And, gassing is done via carbon monoxide - the animal just goes to sleep and dies.
Instead of targeting individuals in an anti-fur protest, which is nothing more than harassment really, it would be best to target companies that source their fur from China.
Bill 2-01-2009 @ 6:42AM
Well, that's just your opinion, whatevs. However, I'm pretty sure, without the need for affirmation from others, that I'm neither. ;)
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Joshua 2-01-2009 @ 10:13AM
The majority of fur in the US is imported from Chinese fur “farms” where they yank the animals out of the tiny cages they have spent their entire lives in and then, by their hind legs, swing them around and smack their heads on the ground in an attempt to knock them out. They then brutally rip the skin off them while they are still gasping for air. Then they toss their bloody bodies in a pile where they suffer long painful deaths looking around in agony wondering what they have done to deserve this. There are countless undercover videos available on-line that show exactly what I am describing. These videos have been sent to countless celebrities who wear fur. Some, (Martha Stewart, Paris Hilton, Beyonce) have stopped wearing fur after seeing these videos and are now anti-fur. Martha Stewart now narrates one of these videos for PETA. Other celebrities, (Aretha Franklin, Sharon Stone, etc.) have seen these videos and still couldn’t care less about what happened to the animals that make up the dozens and dozens of HUGE fur coats they wear and flaunt on a regular basis. They have no laws in China to protect animals. Joshua
Veronika 3-01-2009 @ 5:05PM
Vandalism should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Fur-haters have the right to their beliefs, and the law sanctifies that, but they do not have the right to bully, intimidate, threaten, stalk, assault, or vandalize the property of those who don't share their beliefs. I happen to like fur, and as it is a legal commodity, the law sanctifies my right to purchase and wear it.I despise the smug self-righteousness of the anti-fur types. They're like cult members who feel that they've "seen the light" and are trying to convert the clueless into the new "religion", or at best, like petulent, bratty kids who believe that "Bambi" and "101 Dalmations" is real. The PETA videos of the Chinese fur farms was probably staged because PETA never handed over the unedited version. No fur farmer in the U.S., Canada, or Europe would ever skin a fur-bearer alive. This myth of live-skinning in the fur industry has become one of the "Big Lies" of our day, and has assumed the status of urban legend. Fur from Chinese farms is used in the domestic Chinese market because the quality is too poor for import to the West. Fur PELTS from Western fur farms are sometimes sent to China for processing into garments. We probably wouldn't have this problem of China assuming a large part of this industry if it hadn't been for the animal "rights" cultists in the West. By the way, I agree with boycotting faux fur and "pleather (made from petrochemicals and environmentally unsound), and I should add anti-fur celebrities to the list until these vandals are caught and prosecuted.
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