great that miss Michelle Obama went fur free for that special day, but its still a long way…

i hope somebody rents a shovel and visits one of his fashion shows.
no more mr Nice Guy. we had it with jerks like Wu who know the cruelty of fur but just dont care.

I showed this a friend when I was sending it to ER (a friend who is gay I might add) and HIS response: “Honey, that’s how gay men are.. they wear fur, they flaunt it, -it’s a cultural thing” (Pissed me off because I certainly don’t think that all men who are openly gay like Wu “flaunt fur”

I wonder if anyone has done stats on this. Again, like I wrote up in the thread above about Whoopi saying Vick’s dog fighting was a cultural thing that was accepted I’m wondering if fur is more accepted in the gay community. I know PerezHilton was outraged by his fur comments and he’s openly gay… Hope my friend is wrong.

Erin

I hope Tim Gunn or someone at the HSUS can change Wu’s mind before he debuts his line of furs. Seems unlikely, but worth a shot.

Gay or straight, male or female, NO ONE should wear fur! Saying it’s a gay or “cultural thing” to wear fur is a crock of crap, and in 2009 there is just NO EXCUSE! Fur is not luxury. Fur is cruelty, torture, death and IGNORANCE.

And the more I think about it, the more angry I get that there are gay men out there who think fur is a “cultural thing.” Sorry, y’all. I have never, ever seen a gay man wearing fur and if I did, I would vocalize my disgust very colorfully.

gays, straights, black, hispanics, whites, men, women, famous, rich, poor, there is not one group exept the vegan and ar comunity who really has a strong anti fur opinion. not even the vegetarians.

arggh so difficult to tell who is responding to whom since half of comments are approved immediately, half are not (so time stamp does not even help)

Hey by no means was I saying it was a gay lifestyle. I was just quoting my friend. I don’t think it’s a Gay or “African American” lifestyle as someone else suggested.

Granted many African American celebs might have helped start the “Bling” trend but neither Beyonce or Aretha Franklin (both amazing artists – even if they’re meat eating non eco types who don’t seem to give a crap about animals or the environment) did not wear a stitch of fur to perform at the Inauguration!

I think channels like Mtv (ruined today’s music and cultural standards in society) might glamorize wearing lots of fur and leather.. but perhaps even they’ll change their tune as we get a new leader (who is breaking black stereotypes left and right!)

E

Sorry – my “you are so totally wrong on that one” was to the person who said that no one cares about fur except vegans and animal rights activists. I know many many many carnivores who think fur and its continued place in society are wretched and vulgar and foul, so I think really it’s kind of a universal stigma unless you’re a selfish, vain pig. I know when I was a meat eater, if I saw someone wearing a fur I immediately thought less of them. Perhaps it’s hypocritical, but I still think fur elicits a strong reaction from a lot of people regardless of their stance on veganism and animal rights. Because it is gross and ugly.

And yes – Erin – I wholeheartedly agree with you. We should start boycotting him NOW and get the word out before he can even launch his fur line.

Yes, you are correct, sadly.