Could we please make fur fashionable again? (American, rapper, quote)

arob · 05-04-2008, 11:14 AM

Few people under forty own a fur coat now.

Furriers in New York, Chicago, Toronto and Montreal don't sell many new fur coats anymore; their business now specializes in storage, maintaining and preserving expensive old coats.

And yet, the fur bearing animals of the continent are still there - they are not endangered or even threatened. In fact there too dam many beavers. Furs are a renewable resource that we are wasting.

The Native Americans who specialize in trapping the animals (humanely) find the prices so incredibly low, they would rather stay at home. They have lost a way of life because trapping was one of the last bastions of their traditional existence.

And its all because of the ANTI FUR GROUPS who have no idea the damage they have done to Natives and honest trappers the continent - or even to the animals themselves who are overcrowded in diminishing forest habitats and wetland reserves.

MY IDEA? Well, now that you ask, I think someone should organize a pro FUR group and raise funds for a TV CAMPAIGN to educate folks on the socio-economic merits of wearing fur.

What do you know about it?

jackhammer · 05-04-2008, 11:28 AM

Ever heard the expression: all fur coat and no knickers? Very apt at this time I think.

mr dave · 05-04-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by arob

The Native Americans who specialize in trapping the animals (humanely) find the prices so incredibly low, they would rather stay at home. They have lost a way of life because trapping was one of the last bastions of their traditional existence.

And its all because of the ANTI FUR GROUPS who have no idea the damage they have done to Natives and honest trappers the continent - or even to the animals themselves who are overcrowded in diminishing forest habitats and wetland reserves.

What do you know about it?

what a wonderfully inaccurate stereotype in that first paragraph

what a load of ignorant idiocy in your second one.

Piss Me Off · 05-04-2008, 11:39 AM

Despite all the usual arguments against fur coats, i think they just look stupid.

jackhammer · 05-04-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Despite all the usual arguments against fur coats, i think they just look stupid.

Amen to that:

tkpb938 · 05-04-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arob

Few people under forty own a fur coat now.

Furriers in New York, Chicago, Toronto and Montreal don't sell many new fur coats anymore; their business now specializes in storage, maintaining and preserving expensive old coats.

And yet, the fur bearing animals of the continent are still there - they are not endangered or even threatened. In fact there too dam many beavers. Furs are a renewable resource that we are wasting.

The Native Americans who specialize in trapping the animals (humanely) find the prices so incredibly low, they would rather stay at home. They have lost a way of life because trapping was one of the last bastions of their traditional existence.

And its all because of the ANTI FUR GROUPS who have no idea the damage they have done to Natives and honest trappers the continent - or even to the animals themselves who are overcrowded in diminishing forest habitats and wetland reserves.

MY IDEA? Well, now that you ask, I think someone should organize a pro FUR group and raise funds for a TV CAMPAIGN to educate folks on the socio-economic merits of wearing fur.

What do you know about it?

If you feel the need to kill an animal to look good you should have a large object dropped on your head.

Killing an animal for food is one thing, but fashion? Those poor innocent beavers

jackhammer · 05-04-2008, 12:18 PM

Yeah- beavers are nice.

Piss Me Off · 05-04-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tkpb938

If you feel the need to kill an animal to look good you should have a large object dropped on your head.

Killing an animal for food is one thing, but fashion? Those poor innocent beavers

Thats not the point of the argument.

tkpb938 · 05-04-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Thats not the point of the argument.

...yes it was?

He said that he wanted to make fur fashionable, and I stated my opinion on why I think it shouldn't be.

lol

Piss Me Off · 05-04-2008, 12:29 PM

Read what he said, its really nothing to do with the fashion, its to do with fur selling so trappers are in money.

05-04-2008, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
arob Groupie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 7	Could we please make fur fashionable again? Few people under forty own a fur coat now. Furriers in New York, Chicago, Toronto and Montreal don't sell many new fur coats anymore; their business now specializes in storage, maintaining and preserving expensive old coats. And yet, the fur bearing animals of the continent are still there - they are not endangered or even threatened. In fact there too dam many beavers. Furs are a renewable resource that we are wasting. The Native Americans who specialize in trapping the animals (humanely) find the prices so incredibly low, they would rather stay at home. They have lost a way of life because trapping was one of the last bastions of their traditional existence. And its all because of the ANTI FUR GROUPS who have no idea the damage they have done to Natives and honest trappers the continent - or even to the animals themselves who are overcrowded in diminishing forest habitats and wetland reserves. MY IDEA? Well, now that you ask, I think someone should organize a pro FUR group and raise funds for a TV CAMPAIGN to educate folks on the socio-economic merits of wearing fur. What do you know about it?

05-04-2008, 11:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Ever heard the expression: all fur coat and no knickers? Very apt at this time I think. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-04-2008, 11:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Despite all the usual arguments against fur coats, i think they just look stupid. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

05-04-2008, 12:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Yeah- beavers are nice. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-04-2008, 12:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Read what he said, its really nothing to do with the fashion, its to do with fur selling so trappers are in money. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape