This Just In…Fur Update!
Posted by PaulJan 28
AP is reporting that US Figure Skater Johnny Weir will replace the fox on one of his costumes with faux fur after he and his costume deisgner were targted by an aminal rights group.
He received “hate mail and death threats.” Tara Modlin, his agent reported today. He is afraid they will disrupt his performances it the Vancouver Olympics.
He is changing it because he “needs to focus on skating.”
The report does not say which group sent death threats.
Looks like the bad guys won this one.
I say, screw them all!
3 comments
Comment by Margaret Durham on January 29, 2010 at 7:13 am
Our forefathers would have frozen to death without wearing fur! What numb sculls!! I’d take a full-length fur coat any time!!!!…..if I could afford one:(
Comment by Zola, UP's Sister on January 29, 2010 at 9:16 am
Amen, Margaret!!! GOD killed/skined an animal to cloth Adam and Eve “in the beginning”. While I do not approve of industrial tatics used to give the world to access to fine fur, I have no problem with one going out bagging his own and having a warm coak or frock made. Of course in this day and age, that’s not gonna happen!! Most would starve to death if it weren’t for the market. God forbid that we should think of shooting Bambi or Thumper (or even chicken little for that matter).
Comment by Lori on January 30, 2010 at 10:56 am
The poor animal… died to live a few days on the shoulder of a figure skater just to be discarded for a cheap imitation.
The animal is already dead… it’s not like replacing faux fur on the costume is going to resurrect the animal.