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Kurska

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Sun Jul 12, 2015, 10:48 PM Jul 2015

Do you think less of people for wearing real fur? [View all]

Last edited Sun Jul 12, 2015, 11:31 PM - Edit history (1)

Maybe my family is weird, but we really don't like people wearing fur. A person wearing real fur in front of me is an instant way to get me to end the conservation with them and never want to talk to them again. I once broke up with a guy who was short term fling, because I bluntly informed him I wouldn't talk to him anymore if he ever wore fur in front of me again.

Maybe I'm a hypocrite, because I don't have strong feelings about leather. That said, fur mostly comes from non-domesticated animals where they are driven nearly insane by being confined. Plus there is just something visceral about wearing essentially a barely disguised corpse on your body. It is disgusting and I literally can't see the appeal. Fake fur looks great and I think it is cute, but real fur just repulses me.

I'm just curious what y'all think.

If you're interested, a video showing some of the worst parts of the fur industry. It is extremely graphic, fair warning. Animals suffer with untreated infections that sometimes eats to their bones. They receive no veterinary care and are driven insane via their conditions. These are wild animals and do not belong in cages. Imagine where you would be at if you were kept in a closest for 6 months.




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If I knew someone was wearing real fur, I would think less of them.
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I don't really care.
3 (20%)
I like real fur.
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