Starting the new year like the jerk I am
Apparently, JCPenney has been selling dog-fur coats and, naturally, animal-rights activists are angry about it. That's fine, I suppose, but I wondered about this:
"We sold a lot of them during Christmas," said a saleswoman at a Penney store in North Carolina who spoke on condition of anonymity because she feared losing her job. "I hope people who bought those coats aren't animal-lovers. But I guess if they're wearing fur, they're not."
The implication of her statements is that she is, indeed, an "animal-lover." Perhaps I'm being speculative, but I bet she also loves the way animals taste.
It should also be clear that this would not have even been considered newsworthy if the fur trim on the clothing had actually been raccoon fur instead of dog fur. Apparently, "animal-lovers" are free to hate raccoons.
Labels: activism, animal rights, sham
