Kors Fur Causes Fury

31. sammy - you're a moron. i don't know how else to say it. if you agree that fur is wrong, then why bother complaining about people protesting it? there is always a "more worthy" cause, according to someone. you might care about battered women in the us, while someone else thinks it's more important to think about people in countries with no food or clean water. and what about the melting ice caps? if no one does something about that, then we're all gonna die!

the point is that someone put a lot of time & thought into killing animals and making them into overpriced clothes for spoiled, rich morons. i'd rather see people protesting that than supporting it!

furthermore, how do you know that these aren't the same people volunteering at women's shelters or food banks or working as social workers to get kids out of unsafe situations? you don't! and if your argument is that they should spend ALL of their time working on what YOU consider more "worthy" causes, then you're just an ass, because you're clearly sitting on your ass reading this site and commenting about the state of the world rather than being out there and doing something.

next time, take a look in the mirror before you start preaching. and get out there and be a better example if it's so important to you.

Posted at 7:42PM on Sep 10th 2007 by gc

32. Sammy,

How dare you judge me and others who care about God's four-legged creatures. Calling us animal-humpers most certainly does not sound very Christian to me. I am a vegetarian (20 years now), don't wear/purchase leather and think it is vile to raise animals in cages to be anally electrocuted, then skinned so that some idiot like Jennifer Lopez can wear their skins like cave people. I like to think we have evolved beyond that. I visit my bro in NYC often and NEVER pass a homeless person without giving, volunteer once a week in my local Salvation Army soup kitchen (for10 years now), and deliver Meals on Wheels two days per week. Do you understand that it is not either/or? I'm no saint, as you appear to think you are, but I try to do my part. I don't know anyone who is an animal rights activist who does not also advocate for human rights.

NYCADVOCATE: Very well stated.

Posted at 6:51PM on Sep 10th 2007 by China

33. "I don't want to look like we're bullying people, but these designers are celebrating the deaths of animals."

Bullying people is exactly what you're trying to do, honey.

I like animals, but they're not more important than people. I get the feeling some animal rights activists would kill their own grandmothers if they caught them eating meat.

Posted at 7:24PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Queen Elizabeth

34. love fur hate peta.

Posted at 7:52PM on Sep 10th 2007 by you go girl

35. "We live in a free country and people are free to be homeless if they want to be. Some people just don't want the responsibilities."

Some people don't have any compassion for others, and so they like to blame the victims. Then go out and mistreat other humans for wearing the wrong thing. Animals are holy and sacred, but all the other PEOPLE in the world can go straight to hell, can't they? Because sick, homeless and disabled people CHOOSE to be that way.

I fear our species is too stupid and/or evil to survive, and you have done nothing to change that opinion.

Posted at 7:27PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Queen Elizabeth

36. I will never buy anything michael kors again..

Posted at 7:40PM on Sep 10th 2007 by grlbarber

37. GC,
Wow human decency goes along way. And seeing as how you have commented on his postings you must be sitting on your A@# as well. Look in the mirror at yourself you judgmental fool Angry much. Take a yoga class or something to get all that anger you have for stranger out. On boards like this you have to understand that things get lost in translation. we can only type so much, so a lot of what people say get taken out of proportion because we 1. Don't know the person 2. can't type as much as we would like to say 3. We are not face to face so we interpret each others "tone" incorrectly. 4. There is something to be said about face to face debating. Look this is America everyone is entitled to be able to express their point of view with out fear of being attacked. The men in the armed forces are right now as we speak fighting so that others can have freedom of speech and hear we are fighting each other because someone doesn't think like "we" do.

Posted at 8:06PM on Sep 10th 2007 by terri

38. www.jlodown.com
They all need to be exposed for the cruelty that they are involved in.

Posted at 10:53PM on Sep 10th 2007 by protect the innocent

39. This is a real graphic video of were fur really comes from THIS SHOULD OPEN EVERYBODYS EYES AND HEART...
http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=fur_farm&Player=wm&speed=med

Posted at 12:22AM on Sep 11th 2007 by sandy

40. If it doesn't open their eyes and heart they have no heart Sandy. People like to rant about how we shouldn't spend a minute of our time speaking out on behalf of animals because there is human suffering we are neglecting. News flash, I can multi-task. I also donate time and money to human causes but I will never stand around and do nothing while animals are skinned alive, beaten, stomped to death and tortured. I am a second year law student who hopes to work for the Humane Society of the U.S. when I graduate in 2009 and I'm going to go after ANYONE who abuses animals with a vengence. This includes fur farms, slaughterhouses, dog-fighters, fashion designers, anyone and everyone. I can't WAIT. And for those who aren't aware, there is a direct link between violence perpetrated on animals and humans, particularly in domestic violence situations. They go hand in hand.

P.S. I've also contacted the heartless Kors. Sorry I couldn't be in NYC to join you guys!

Posted at 9:09PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Rachel

41. What a loser. I won't buy anything from him ever again and I just email NM about how I will never buy from anyone who sells his garbage. Write MK and all his peeps about this and we can call for a boycott of his products until he changes. Trust me, all he cares about is the money and he will change to faux fur in a sec if it effects his pocket book. What a jerk he is.

Posted at 9:39PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Haley

42. Thanks for the heads up!I know many who would not purchase from JoLo's line and I am sure we will not purchase anything with Mr.Kors name on it also. I can hardly believe anyone would use dog fur to begin with! I have watched Project Runway often, but no more. All I would think of is how horrible the animlas are suffering so he can make some money. Use faux fur or none at all! He needs to realize there are millions of us who abhor any type of abuse-whether it is defenseless animals or children who have done nothing to deserve this type of "life".

Posted at 9:44PM on Sep 10th 2007 by arkvolunteer

43. first, i apologize for multiple postings - i was just trying to click back to this thread & didn't realize that e-mail confirmation link would actually repost my thread. my bad.

second of all, if someone can't accurately portray their feelings via their writing, it's certainly not MY problem. expressing opinions clearly in writing is NOT a new thing - it's been done for centuries. however, i don't think i misinterpreted anything - i think sammy intended to come off as holier-than-thou, and meant to complain about what animal rights people do with their time. and if you interpreted MY response to be annoyed, then you were right on the money, honey!

at any rate, terri, i never said that i was the role model for perfection. as sammy said to explain his/her usage of the term "tree hugging bunny humpers", i was just "frustrated" when i resorted to name-calling. frustrated at total hypocrasy.

i'm not the one saying that animal rights protesters are wasting their time and should be using their time more wisely to work to make life better for other people - SAMMY IS. me? i say anyone who is willing to fight for those who can't defend themselves is doing a good thing. everyone has the right to support the cause of their choice. if sammy is so annoyed about people "wasting their time" on animal rights, then she/he certainly is a hypocrite for wasting his/her time whining about it on the internet.

me? i'm wasting my time on the internet, but at least i'm not bitching people out for not taking more action against my pet causes.

and what the heck do the troops have to do with ANY of this, terri? i think there is a non-zero chance that you are, in fact, sammy, btw.

Posted at 10:01PM on Sep 10th 2007 by gc

44. WRITE MK @ http://michaelkors.com/contactus.php. Tell him how unhappy you are and send it to your friends, be active, it only takes seconds!!!!

Posted at 11:15PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Haley

45. I eat meat on occasion, wear leather belts, shoes and purses, but I'm totally against fur. Hypocritical, I know, but that's just me. I don't tell other people what to wear or not wear; I do my own thing. I really love Michael Kors' clothes and bags and own a lot of them, but after reading this, until he stops using fur, I'm not going to buy.

My best friend, although an animal lover, owns several fur coats. After she saw a PETA film of a "coyote dog" stripped of it's fur while it was still alive, laying there skinless in agony blinking it's eyes, she has sworn off fur. I told her to sell the coats and donate the money to PETA. After watching this film, she is also ready to go veggie.

P.S. Sammy, I am an atheist. I have deep feelings not just for other people, but for animals too. Religion has nothing to do with human decency and caring. As a species we are running rough shod over this planet destroying our environment and other species along with it. Other people can support people charities; 90% of my donations go to animal causes. Call me a "tree hugger" if you will - I am a tree hugger and proud of it. I take that appellation as a compliment.

Posted at 10:46PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Riley Martin