Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's not just that, Chris. The leather is an inevitable by-product of eating meat, so it is proper to use it (unless of course one objects to all meat which I don't). In comparison, raising animals (or even worse, killing wild ones) JUST for the fur is frivolous, cruel and stupid. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 22, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: > In the USA firs are very expensive so few people wear fur, but those can > afford it often do. Its unfashionable among young liberals, but the very > wealthy don't have any moral problems with fur. I personally don't get the > anti-fur bias some have. We all wear leather belts and shoes and gloves, > but > that's ok. Cattle are ugly and smelly, so they don't have 'rights' like > fuzzy cute animals. > > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-424-0897 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > > > On 2/22/10 1:50 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> Really? I did not think people still wore furs in NYC. Must be the Russian >> immigrants. >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> >>> Coyote furs are sold right next to minks. >>> I just saw it on 57th street last night. >>> A samples sale. >>> >>> [Rabs] >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >