treekisser asked: Re: Your comment about our petition. First, the NY salon wasn't selling one single bikini. They were waxing women and then replacing the hair with fox fur. The biggest waste of animals' lives I've ever seen. And with regards to our petition, it WILL mean a hell of a lot when they give up fur, because INTERMIX is a nationally revered source of fashion inspiration. If they declare the trend unfashionable, others will follow. It's a big deal.

THAT’S A THING!? Sorry, when that text said “bikini” I assumed they were selling a fur bikini, not turning a beaver into a fox. That’s just ridiculous and the fact that they are using faux fur doesn’t make it any better. It shouldn’t be allowed, full stop. If I ever was surprised by something like that, that chick would be, for lack of a better term, road kill.

My point is not whether or not using fur is wrong (I think it is disgusting), it is that that trumpeting the success of a petition for a relatively small, unknown …ahem…procedure… for “a salon in NY” is a lot different than challenging a larger beast. Petitions just don’t scale well. Petitions aren’t what won the civil rights movement or woman’s suffrage.