Personally, I have never been put
into such a position where I would lose my friends or my job over an issue
where both sides have strong opinions over. However, if you knew me at all, you
would know I am not a big fan of real fur being used in anything. I have a
close friend who is very into fashion, and he dresses to express and impress. Ever
now and then, he would mention a piece of clothing he has been eyeing lately at
a store, and my first question would always be whether it was made out of real
fur or not. Seventy-five percent of the time, the clothing does have some sort
of real fur. I would get so heated about this issue and explain to him some of
the negative consequences in real fur. The main reason being that animals are
purposely being killed for their fur, and I feel it is wrong to wear them
around our necks as a scarf or as a coat. My friend on the other hand does not
feel as strongly about this issue. He prances around in his Ugg boots, which
are made out of sheepskin, as if nothing is wrong in this world. Of course, I
cannot force him to not purchase products that require animals to be killed in
order for it to be produced, but I can express to him my opinions and hopefully
some of it can change his opinions.
This is one of the issues that I feel strongly about. I completely agree that pieces of clothing should not be made of animal fur, most especially if it required killing an animal. Most people are ignorant of the fact that animal abuse has been and is a growing issue not only globally, but also universally. I have read multiple articles about this concern and it seems that many people still do not seem to care enough. At this point, a good resolution could be to keep raising awareness enough for people to put a stop to this heinous act.
ReplyDeleteI am all for fake fur. The thought of wearing or even looking at the real thing disgusts me. I really don't know how people can wear them and not constantly think about the animal that was abused. In all of my education life I always find opportunities to do projects on abused animals which is one reason why I can tear up when I can see that an animal has died for no reason at all. I praise you for standing your ground and explaining the important issues to your friend but some people are also good at standing their ground whether it's pro-fur or not. Getting the issues out there for everyone to see that this is a real issue is a good way to decline the use of animals as clothing. My way was definitely through talking to classes anout it when I had to do presentations about specific issues around the works.
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