I love the dress. The shear top is beautiful. I like the fur (I hope it’s fake). The shoes are wonderful. Of course I think more celebrities should wear their clothes more than once. Would it be a fashion crime if I did it? Certainly I’m not famous, but how are they different from me or more better or important? The hype around these celebs is ridiculous. More celebs should be able to wear their dresses, shirts, pants, shoes or whatever 2, 3, 4, 5 times over again. I think it’s ridiculous to get scutinized (sp?) for wearing a dress a second time. I could care least if she wore the dress a 3rd time. That doesn’t make her any less of a human being.

I really believe that despite some bumps in the road, over time we could manage to completely eradicate the fur industry. I really think we could do quite well without it. But if the entire world became vegan or vegetarian it would be disasterous in terms of the economy and employment, the intense environmental consequences, the strain on agriculture and non animal based industries and the likelihood of massive malnourishment. That is fundamentally why I feel fur is so different from food. Fur is cruelly unnecessary and unnecessarily cruel and there are great faux alternatives. There really is no alternative choice for the food industry that wouldn’t wreak complete havoc. That’s why I believe in fully using the alternatives that are available and then pushing for more ethical treatment of animals in the food industry.

Your views make a lot of sense to me too. You are so right that we must look at our own lives before passing jugement, I know it is something I will always continue to work at. I really appreciate being able to have a calm debate about this. It’s so tiresome when it has to get rude. I enjoy when people have different points of view because I end up learning a lot. I am passionate about my beliefs, but I really want to constantly keep growing as a person and continue to be open minded. I fully respect that you were not only speaking to me but to a lot of people. I am grateful for what I learnt from everything you shared.

Thanks and take care

We both have different views and they both make sense (well to me it does). I always appreciate it when someone can show me a rational, different point of view. As always, people make their own choices and they have to live with the decisions they make.

I try to respect everyone’s opinions, but even though I addressed my previous post to you, my point was for a lot of people to take a look at their own lives before they pass judgment onto someone else (something people really don’t do often enough).

I’m glad you’re not one who participates in erratic behavior (as far as thowing paint/blood) towards those who choose to wear fur.

I just like to steer clear of things that are outlandishly and selfishly cruel. I am not part of PETA and I would never throw paint on anyone or anything like that. I really do not believe in any kind of enforcement, I wish for people to make their own choice. I do like to debate things and speak out about what I believe. Sharing views is a great part of life.
I feel that looking good is just not enough of a defense, while being well nourished is definitely more acceptable. It seems that the defense of fur is just to bring up how corrupt other industires are, which is a pretty lame defense. It’s hard to not run into some sort of a double standard in this very imperfect world. I spent a long time thinking about the very issues you brought up when I was trying to figure out my own choices in life. Unfortunately I don’t think we will ever live in a cruel free world or a vegetarian world for that matter. But wouldn’t the world be a nicer place without the fur industry. I feel it could logically over time be removed and companies could switch to making faux fur in order to not cause too much disruption to employment and the economy. It wouldn’t be easy, but realistically I think it is possible. I think the world could survive without it. I feel the only way to improve the world is one little victory at a time.

I know I write a lot it’s just my style, it’s really not meant to be rude. I never mean to come accross as arrogant. I always appreciate different points of view because I learn a lot from them.

My whole point is “slaughter is slaughter,” no matter what the cause is, what it’s used for, why you do it, etc. One does not make it more justifiable than the other. Either way you look at it, an animal is being slaughtered for some purpose — whether it’s for nourishment or any other reason. period.

I am fully aware that we need food to keep our bodies going, okay, okay. I get it. But my point still remains: IF you eat meat, please try not to attack others for going the extra mile as to wearing it. And if they can live with themselves before (or even after) knowing the facts, then let them live their fur-wearing meat-eating lives. ULTIMATELY it’s up to the invididual anyway.

By looking at nature we can learn a lot about our world.

Do you have a pair of leather shoes? Do you have a leather belt? What about a leather purse?

Do you eat chicken or pork? If so, you are contributing to the cruelty. Haven’t you ever seen a truck carrying hundreds of crammed in chickens down the road? And did you know that chicken farmers kill baby chickens with their foot if they think its not going to be big enough? They take pigs in in groups and kill them one at a time, with the other pigs watching.

If you eat mean or wear leather, then you are the hypocrite. Don’t pick and choose just the fur. If you’re going to carry the cause go for all of it.

So are you saying that ANYONE who had or has a pet should be vegetarians or not wear fur??? I don’t understand your reason for even asking that question.

BUT, FYI…I actually went on the PETA website awhile ago and I saw what they do to those animals. BUT it is NO DIFFERENT to from how you get your meals most of the time, ESPECIALLY if you are not a vegetarian. That to me is the equivalent to saying one way of “murder” is the better than another. And THAT makes sense? Not to me because murder would be murder, no matter how you look at it. And if you don’t think so, THAT’S IGNORANT. I’LL LET YOU PROCESS THAT.

Let’s take a step further. I hope you DO NOT own anything leather in your closet because guess what? THAT CAME FROM AN ANIMAL TOO!!! So please, do not try to act holier than thou if you are not.

The fact still remains that there is little to no one from the PETA organization (or anyone else) boycotting restaurants who serve beef, pork, chicken, or fish on a daily basis the way you attack people or celebrities for wearing fur rather than eating meat, etc. PERIOD.

I’m real tired of some of you who actually believe it is okay to attack someone for wearing fur but you turn around and have a complete non-vegetarian meal.

Charla- the difference between the HUMAN world and the ANIMAL world is we have evolved into a civialized society. Do we need a history lesson on human evolution and we were originated from? Nor can you justify animal cruelty and still eat animals. If you are against aniaml cruelty, it is in all forms.

As far as the dress goes- its nice and fitting for Natasha. And yes, I would wear a dress more than once- there is no shame in that.

How can anybody think that, in today’s society when humans are the driving force of animals going to extinction!!

I agree with Carole, Charla, Elda, and j.

I am soooo mifted at some of these comments, I don’t know what to say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!