chris t ([info]lifftchi) wrote,
@ 2008-12-23 00:25:00
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mustelid of the northern hemisphere
Today in "ludicrous consumption news", I acquired a fur coat. I would rather have a personal demonic milquetoast, but one makes do with what one has.

In my defense, I didn't really mean to. There was an ebay auction, and I put in the minimum bid as a lark, and then I won it, to my chagrin. It's not like I can wear it anywhere. It's dyed rabbit, which I think is the fur equivalent of polyester. But it is very warm, and I don't hold heat well on my own. Also, it makes me feel the very model of decadent monarchy.

(And, yes, it bothers me, but I eat meat and wear leather, and I have never had pretensions to saintliness.)




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[info]honest2481
2008-12-26 06:19 am UTC (link)
I think the idea is that many animals get killed JUST for their fur (or tortured in the process), and nothing else on the animal is used... that is why the whole fur-is-murder thing all got started.

But sheep are sheared, and they grow wool back, so that's animal-friendly. It's like donating for locks-for-love.

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