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Fur Flies at Anna Wintour Event
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As the Vogue editor prepared to give a talk at the New York City 92nd Street Y about the "cultural impact" of her rag magazine last night, two PETA members disrupted the event to let attendees know about the ethical impact of Wintour's relentless promotion of fur.
As one fur foe unfurled a banner from the balcony reading, "Anna Wintour: Fur Shame," a second activist addressed the crowd, saying, "I apologize for the interruption, but I need to let you know that this woman is contributing to the suffering of millions of animals every year through her continued endorsement of the fur industry, even though she knows that the animals in question are beaten, anally electrocuted, and frequently skinned alive."
The protesters rabble roused until security escorted them out. We're hoping that the audience now realizes that Ms. Wintour's days as Vogue's editor should be numbered.
Posted by Shawna Flavell
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Fur is totally unnecessary. It's unpardonable to confine, trauamtize and exterminate sentient creatures when fake and cruelty free fur is as warm and comfortable as the fur derived from innocent animal corpses.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | May 13, 2009 04:29 PM
Dear God, is this lady STILL editor of Vogue????
I would have thought by now the publishers would get the message that the editor of Vogue needs to be someone who is in touch with the world around her. Vogue needs an editor who can keep up with current fashion trends, and real fur has been out of fashion for a very, very long time. I don't know anyone young who wears real fur, and among the ladies my age and older, very few are wearing it...I only know of one, and she is in her 90's and not always mentally alert...
Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | May 13, 2009 06:11 PM
hideous woman!!!
Posted by: yvone | May 13, 2009 06:28 PM
Anna Wintour is actually mummified, and a team of boring robots runs Vogue
Vogue is for the geriatric set
Posted by: kelly | May 13, 2009 06:37 PM
What a Hag!!!! I have stopped buying her ugly ass magazine!!!!!!!
Posted by: carla | May 13, 2009 07:25 PM
She is a hard looking woman, there are a tiny number of showbiz or wealthy fools that continue to wear fur, they are OLD and past it, when will Anna Wintour realise that the younger generation are more ethical and are sickened at the thought of wearing fur. When i think of a fur coat, i think of a smelly old lady, yuk. Vogue, move on with the times, and get a new editor.
Posted by: Jaquie | May 14, 2009 07:58 AM
I wish I could have been there!! It makes me sad that fashion is always about fur, bc I love looking at girly magazines like Vogue, Elle, etc. It disgists me tho seeing models wearing fur coats or scarves or w/e. Believe me, you look a whole lot sexier without that dead animal around your neck..
Posted by: Kaitlin H. | May 14, 2009 09:34 AM
Do you really think tactics like these encourage people to listen to your point of view? No they don't. A better option would have been to set up a display outside and encourage people to listen. You then make your case to those willing to give your view a fair hearing. But disrupting lectures, the use of vandalism, etc. only makes an audience annoyed. And an annoyed audience is a closed minded audience.
Posted by: Tom | May 14, 2009 04:36 PM
I applaud the Peta members who had the courage to stand up and voice their objection to the vogue editor's continued use of fur. This action is required to convey a strong message to society that when you wear fur you are contributing to the tortuous slaughter of innocent animals.
Posted by: Joanna | May 14, 2009 06:25 PM
strong messages are useless if no one is listening. More often than not a gentle coaxing is more effective when converting others than a shove
Posted by: Tom | May 15, 2009 11:43 AM
The only thing that deserves to wear fur is the animal that possess it.
That this lady in promoting its wearing has no compassion is obvious.Sad, as compassion is an enobling characteristic. I can only think that in her childhood, she was not shown this by parental example.
Posted by: Jan | May 15, 2009 01:56 PM
im soo glad PETA hassled their silly fashion lecture. she may be old, but HEY! so am I!! And I dont wear fur! so it aint about age! Its about a true lack of empathy and common sense. boycott her good for nothing rag of a mag!
Posted by: amanda m | May 15, 2009 01:59 PM
Nice job PETA< !
You see the expression on her face? that describes EVERYTHING.
Would a worldwide ban on fur products be a possibility? Make it illegal to kill for fur, illegal to use animal traps, sell, or wear it, even faux fur, no matter the species, w/ maybe some exclusions to wool, and alpaca fur not attached to the skin, though lambs, some, are abused for their fun, most alpacas are not, and live on happy family farms.
Could this be a possibility? thnx
Posted by: David | May 15, 2009 08:43 PM