This also stood out to me.

So true. I still have a hard time telling somebody to 'shut up'.

As a kid who grew up with no swear words in the house, I swore like a sailor the moment I learned a new one. This was equally spread between English and Chinese so ... doubly bad?

Or, you know, we can just accept that people come in all shapes and sizes and not worry about the fashion industry or pushing standards. What's name-calling women of any size going to accomplish?

Loved being compared to a "10 year old boy" or "twigs".

Where do you live where avocados are cheap, because it's not cheap in Vancouver! :( :( :(

I've read a few articles about this in the past few days. The guy that was fired said a woman turned around, smiled, and took their picture. They didn't know why until they were kicked out.

Smiling while taking a photo of two people who had no idea they had offended someone – let's be honest, some people are oblivious to when something crosses the line – and finding out only by being kicked out?

Thanks, it's pretty obvious. You're missing the point though. Fur is lovely and it's great that there are alternatives. But by the very fact that some still choose to buy faux doesn't mean little tiny animals are going to stop dying. It means that there will continue to be a demand for a fur look, which means little…

Too easy!

That's totally cool too. I've just been around too many 'how could you think of eating an animal?!?!??" condescending people to take their choice of eating a veggie burger seriously. Especially when they cover it in BBQ sauce.

I was thinking the same but didn't want to make false claims. I previously read a very interesting comparison between the production of fur (humane or otherwise) and the production of faux fur. Really wish I could still find it.

You clearly need to chill the fuck out first. I'm not promoting more fur; I'm asking why someone would promote the culture of fur with faux fur, which furthers the demand for the look and fashion. Those who want real, will get it, if it's the style du jour. If there's lower demand for faux or real, less animals will…

Not always.

Thanks for summing it up for me. I'm far less eloquent than I wish I could be.

As much as I want to believe that's true, it's a little idealistic because we put so much false status on "real vs. fake." In terms of environmental impact, I've read that it's more sustainable to produce real (humanely obtained) fur than to manufacture faux. I could be wrong – I'm searching for that article now.

But fakes promote the style, which in turn, drives the demand for real and fake. You'd make a bigger impact by saying "no fur, ever," than "no fur, depends."

Wouldn't the simple fact that even by buying conflict-free diamonds promote the purchase of diamonds, conflict or otherwise? By not purchasing fur at all, you're making a stronger point that you're against the entire concept of fur, than going for a fake alternative.

I've always wondered why people opt for faux fur if they're against real fur. Same questionable feelings I have towards vegans that opt for vegan 'meat'.

As someone who knows less than nothing about hiphop, are throat slash moves super common...? It creeped me out a bit, seeing a 6 year old do that to someone else, but I get that it's contextual.