PETA calls out Aretha Franklin

mrs.v · February 17th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Mama Bear Was Just Trying To Keep Warm

Grammy night was not Aretha's night. She got pissed off at Beyonce for calling Tina Turner "the queen." Beyonce's daddy fired back at Aretha by calling her "childish."
Now Peta is on Aretha's ass for wearing that fur coat. They fired off a letter to the Queen, "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester . . . Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice? Please consider donating your furs to the homeless as 'queen of compassion,' Mariah Carey, did. You'll get a tax credit for the donation, and we at PETA will all sing your praises."

Peta has a point. Whatever animal Aretha is wearing is now extinct. It took at least a million of them to make her coat. On the other hand she probably ate the animals first, so she found two uses for them. Aretha didn't know she was wearing fur! She just told her people, "make mama bear warm!" So they did.

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msdebagain · February 17th, 2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mrs.v

Now Peta is on Aretha's ass for wearing that fur coat. They fired off a letter to the Queen, "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester . . . Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice? Please consider donating your furs to the homeless as 'queen of compassion,' Mariah Carey, did. You'll get a tax credit for the donation, and we at PETA will all sing your praises."

PETA, i think you have gone a bit too far. I'd love to see who typed this on behalf of PETA. was it some fatass in pleather? whether she is heavy or not, who the hell are they to comment on something that adds pounds to her frame? if i was Aretha, i'd go out and buy a ton of fur just to piss off peta.

SSDiva · February 17th, 2008, 07:42 PM

This is wrong on so many levels!!!

So disrespectful!!

purple rain · February 17th, 2008, 07:48 PM

Good. I hate people who wear fur.

Ironically, most of the people I see who wear fur are fatties or old ladies, who think it makes them look rich, like Aretha.

MissDecember · February 17th, 2008, 07:48 PM

Why is everybody up Aretha's ass lately? Leave the fucking lady alone.

SSDiva · February 17th, 2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by purple rain

Good. I hate people who wear fur.

Ironically, most of the people I see who wear fur are fatties or old ladies, who think it makes them look rich, like Aretha.

There is never a need to disrespect anyone. PETA is a hypocritical organization.. You cannot preach animal kindness, but selectively kill certain animals..

pwry · February 17th, 2008, 08:34 PM

Go Peta! Enough with the cruelty of fur!

SSDiva · February 17th, 2008, 08:43 PM

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Grimmlok · February 17th, 2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MissDecember

Why is everybody up Aretha's ass lately? Leave the fucking lady alone.

... cuz she's a self important bitch?

I still hate PETA more though.

ConstanceSpry · February 17th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Nothing good about wearing fur, and not because PETA says so. Everyone knows all about how fur is "harvested" and it says a lot about the people who don't give a sh*t and wear it anyway. Personally, I don't have any respect for anyone who wears fur, whether it's Aretha or anyone else.

SSDiva · February 17th, 2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ConstanceSpry

Nothing good about wearing fur, and not because PETA says so. Everyone knows all about how fur is "harvested" and it says a lot about the people who don't give a sh*t and wear it anyway. Personally, I don't have any respect for anyone who wears fur, whether it's Aretha or anyone else.

So all of your shoes, and belts are man-made material, right?

CCkissesx · February 17th, 2008, 09:42 PM

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Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice?

Aretha's already got pounds and pounds stored away in those big ass arms and breasts - the coat is doing her a favor.

I don't like fur because it is just such a statement about the wearer (and it looks crap). PETA suck, they get involved in everything and they're pretty much a joke after some of their ridiculous stunts.

ConstanceSpry · February 17th, 2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SSDiva

So all of your shoes, and belts are man-made material, right?

Yes, they are. But that's not the issue. Leather is a by-product because animals are killed for meat. Fur is not a by-product, animals are abused and killed just for a stupid "fashion statement". It's not like we still live in caves and have to have furs to keep warm. IMO, anyone who knows what fur animals go through and still chooses to wear fur is a sorry human being.

nycgirly101 · February 17th, 2008, 10:03 PM

I think fur is ugly and makes people look fat, but Peta sucks

Grimmlok · February 17th, 2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ConstanceSpry

Yes, they are. But that's not the issue. Leather is a by-product because animals are killed for meat. Fur is not a by-product, animals are abused and killed just for a stupid "fashion statement". It's not like we still live in caves and have to have furs to keep warm. IMO, anyone who knows what fur animals go through and still chooses to wear fur is a sorry human being.

Yeah, but we don't NEED to wear leather either. Or have it in cars. Or make couches from it... or wear belts or shoes made from it. Last I herd (hah!) cows were treated pretty badly when they were nailgunned in the head and thrown into the cowmasher machine