Why are people so against real fur coats, but will eat meat?
It's hypocritical, isn't it?I saw this question on one of yahoo!'s Question&Answers.
Here's what one of the readers wrote:
"That is hypocritical, but well, they are against real fur coats because it gives them the notion of being politically correct. However, their advocacy does not match their proclivities to eat meat, and so that makes it hypocritical. You are correct. I do not eat meat, but I do not condemn wearing real fur coats because I find it so gorgeous and actually very nice. But yet, to be correct politically, those people condemn the wearing of real fur coats. That really sucks."
After reading that I've decided to snoop around some more on this topic and bumped into this website: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/
Now... this topic is as taboo as Sex, Religion & Politics, so I won't go about trying to make you convince on something I believe in and make bull-shit statements on it... I am interested in FASHION and how these "important matters" affect it. More so what the sociological reactions are towards environmental issues like this.
The ones that touch the World of Fashion & Life Style...
It's true that "Even purchasing the tiniest bit of fur trim supports a cruel industry. Every year, more than 50 million animals are violently killed in the name of "fashion." Some fall victim to barbaric traps. Others spend the entirety of their lives in grim conditions in fur farms across the globe before being slaughtered."
...and http://www.bornfreeusa.org/ continues: "You Can Help".
"Since no market or product can profit without customers, we focus our efforts in the fight against fur on consumer education — letting people know that the way they spend their money makes a difference in the lives of animals. "
Now with the test below you can actually separate fake from real fur... Remember that fur is not a "fabric" and even the tiniest fur trim is not a "byproduct"...
( Image above: As one of the stars of the Twilight Saga, Christian Serratos is used to working with vampires and the nonliving—but she would never wear anything dead. Christian strips down for PETA in the name of animals and is telling her fans, "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur.")
Is That Fur Real or Fake?
Here's a quick "cheat sheet" to help you become an expert "fur or faux" detective:
Genuine Fur: Feels smooth and soft, easily rolls between the fingers.
Fake Fur: Feels coarse.
Blow on the hairs so that they divide, and look at the base.
Genuine Fur: Often made up of several layers of thin, almost curly hairs that form a dense under-wool through which the longer hairs stick out. The hairs remain attached to the leather (skin).
Fake Fur: Simpler in structure, individual hairs are often the same length and are even in color.
Genuine Fur: The leather resists; pin is hard to push through.
Fake Fur: Pin goes easily through the base.
Genuine Fur: Singes and smells like human hair.
Fake Fur: Melts and smells like burnt plastic and forms small plastic balls at the ends that feel hard between the finger and thumb.
Adapted from the Fur Free Alliance. (Note: API does not recommend conducting the pin or burn test in stores!)
The Feel Test:
Feel the difference by rolling the hairs between the finger and thumb.Genuine Fur: Feels smooth and soft, easily rolls between the fingers.
Fake Fur: Feels coarse.
The Look Test:
Blow on the hairs so that they divide, and look at the base.
Genuine Fur: Often made up of several layers of thin, almost curly hairs that form a dense under-wool through which the longer hairs stick out. The hairs remain attached to the leather (skin).
Fake Fur: Simpler in structure, individual hairs are often the same length and are even in color.
The Pin Test:
Drive a pin through the base where the fur is attached.Genuine Fur: The leather resists; pin is hard to push through.
Fake Fur: Pin goes easily through the base.
The Burn Test:
Carefully pull a few hairs from the fur and hold them to a flame.Genuine Fur: Singes and smells like human hair.
Fake Fur: Melts and smells like burnt plastic and forms small plastic balls at the ends that feel hard between the finger and thumb.
Adapted from the Fur Free Alliance. (Note: API does not recommend conducting the pin or burn test in stores!)
... Personally, I have turned to embrace the ideology of ethical consumerism. "As can be seen in the popularity of products ranging from hybrid cars to free trade coffee to sweat-shop free clothing and cosmetics and household products not tested on animals — all of which are experiencing measurable success. " In my blogs on fashion I will put in images of designers and their products, but you have always the option to "be inspired by their style and their point of view", but doing this environmental friendly... (Image on right: Christine Dolce, internet superstar, model (FHM, Playboy), actress, radio personality, designer, make-up artist, is, again, fronting a PETA2 Fur is Dead" campaign.)
It's the era of being eco-friendly and...
COMPASSION IS ALWAYS IN STYLE !
"Choosing to not wear real fur or real fur trim is simple — and saves animals' lives."
With Love,
Sermin Sesoren
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