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08/21/2007
Janice Dickinson, Models, Declare Themselves Fur-Free
Janice Dickinson and dozens of her models created a spectacle on Hollywood Boulevard yesterday as the self-declared 'world's first supermodel' declared herself officially "fur-free".
Dickinson was lifted in the air by gay former Survivor contestant J.P. Calderon.
The action was sponsored by PETA. Said Dickinson: "By showing some of our skin, we hope to help save animals' skins." It's unclear whether an end to animal-tested cosmetics or leather is also on the agenda.
Posted 9:16 AM EST by Andy in Janice Dickinson, Los Angeles, Models, News, PETA | Permalink
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The "go naked than wear fur" protest thing is getting old, and with Dickenson it suggests she has multiple agendas, like advetising her second rate modeling agency.
Posted by: Bryce | Aug 21, 2007 9:27:40 AM
I don't think there is anything wrong with wearing fur, anymore than eating meat, or having belts or shoes made of leather, and so forth. I wonder if Dickinson or any of her models have anything made of leather, or eat the occasional cheeseburger (or salmon). Extremists of all sorts turn me off, including PETA.
Posted by: phil | Aug 21, 2007 9:35:00 AM
in Los Angeles during summer... so convincing.
let's see that idiot bitch do this in New York during february.
so if Blackglama offers that supersnatch a legendary booking she'll turn it down?
Posted by: A.J. | Aug 21, 2007 9:37:04 AM
I *heart* Janice. Click my name for my pics with Ms. D.
Posted by: www.myspace.com/70x7book | Aug 21, 2007 9:46:11 AM
I guess carrying her on your shoulders does not constitute cruelty to animals.
So long as she does not turn all Leona on the gay gym boys holding her up, I have no issues.
Posted by: Rad | Aug 21, 2007 9:48:34 AM
Regardless of what I might think about their protest, I have to admit that I too would rather some of those boys go naked than wear fur. Or leather, or cotton, or linen, or hemp or polyester...
Posted by: Zeke | Aug 21, 2007 9:55:36 AM
Thank heavens Janice herself is naked. It would burn out people's eyesight.
Posted by: john | Aug 21, 2007 9:59:16 AM
Isn't it a little bit absurd to have an anti-fur protest in Los Angeles! I mean, it's not like any of these people are going to even have the choice to wear fur in the LA summer heat! Come to NYC, Chicago, Montreal or Torontoin wintertime, freeze your ass off a little bit, and then tell me you'd rather go naked than wear fur!
Posted by: Jeremy | Aug 21, 2007 9:59:25 AM
PETA is a radical political group posing as an animal rights group. Back in my college days I was a member of PETA, but once I saw the brainwashing and inner workings, I was outta there!
And yeah - no fur in sunny LA? Wow. What a brave bold statement. Try holding this same protest in Siberia. Maybe then I'll pay attention.
Posted by: Gregg | Aug 21, 2007 10:32:31 AM
No fair. Everyone already wrote down several versions of my snappy retort. Damn.
Posted by: Steven. | Aug 21, 2007 10:48:31 AM
PHIL, not wearing fur makes someone an "extremist" ?
You are an extreme moron. Fur is cruel and unnecessary, any thinking person would agree.
JEREMY- They do these stunts in Times Square in winter as well.
Posted by: JLS | Aug 21, 2007 10:51:08 AM
Janice makes me gag and poor old j.p. is going to have a life of touring gay bars for a living. He has come to our town several times and has been lackluster at best.
As far a wearing fur, I have mixed feelings. We eat animals so why not use the rest of them and not waste? Also it's not like someone is making a coat out of an endangered species but on the other hand I'm sure the way these animals are killed may not be the most humane in some areas.
Posted by: Matt | Aug 21, 2007 10:59:01 AM
When I saw the number of comments already, I bet myself that the majority of them would either attack Janice or the protest or both. Now if I can just track down myself to pay up.
Janice is too easy a target. I think she's far more deserving of the title, "World's First Super Ego." But it's good to know she has a superego, too. At least one large enough to finally attach her self-promotion to something a little more controversial than luvin' the gays, and this one might have been held on her way home from her latest circuit party.
As for the protest, those of you who defend killing animals for "fashion" in my humblest opinion should be clubbed to death like baby seals. Those who suggest that there are no alternatives to wearing leather or fur to keep warm are simply as dumb as baby rocks. Extreme stupidity turns me off, and is getting very old among the comments posted here and elsewhere.
Until she & the Janicettes publicly state they refuse to take their protest to "New York in February" or wherever, then you're just blowing irrelevant smoke out your fur-trimmed asses. The logical extension of that is saying that a protest against gays being murdered in Iraq by Islamist psychopaths would only be valid and worthy of respect standing next to the still blood soaked sand in a field in Iraq or Iran or....
LA/Follywood is filled with people who have furs in cold storage to don whenever they can, either locally or on trips to cooler climes. Ya think Nancy Reagan and Bo Derek and Vanna White weren't praying for a cold day in August so they could show up for Merv's memorial in one of their sable coats or at least a fox-trimmed jacket? I once saw Barbara Walters doing an interview in front of the White House wearing a full length mink when the temperature was roughly 70 degrees. If her former pal Star Jones had waited until she lost all that weight before having her parade of dead animals, er wedding, a lot of them would have been saved from dying for her sin of vanity. Maybe she should have a little talk with Jesus about that. Everytime such people are photographed wearing fur they market the idea that such fashion butchery is acceptable and aspirational.
Leland Frances
who likes raindrops on roses and boys in white Speedos with blue satin sashes
Posted by: Leland Frances | Aug 21, 2007 11:03:52 AM
Much of the fur trimmed stuff that comes from China is made from dogs and that's in the diet of some Chinese. But Matt when's the last time you had a mink burger or chinchilla chili or sable steak or fox and eggs or seal barbecue or wolf and dumplings?
Posted by: Alan | Aug 21, 2007 11:10:04 AM
This has absolutely nothing to do with wearing fur. This has everything to do with Janice Dickinson. This siliocone-enhanced, publicity starved, megalomaniacal media strumpet couldn't care less if people wore fur or the meat itself. The only carcas Ms. Dickinson is concerned with is her own. As always, she just wants attention. Why does everyone keep giving it to her?
Posted by: Teddy | Aug 21, 2007 11:15:20 AM
Okay to be perfectly honest. I really down care about the whole fur thing. I have bigger fish to fry than worrying about what somebody is wearing. Maybe I'll increase my carbon foot print so it will be too hot to wear fur.
Posted by: Matt | Aug 21, 2007 11:23:31 AM
I am fur-free just like those guys. Just say no to body hair! :-)
Posted by: Dean | Aug 21, 2007 11:40:28 AM
I love Miss Janice. Love her attitude, her spirit, her story, strength, beauty, and the fact that she just doesn't give a fuck what people think.
So what if she's brash, outspoken, and rubs some people the wrong way? That's what makes her so great! And yes, she obviously has "issues", but like who doesn't? She just has the balls to do everything in public.
And more celebrities should be on the PETA bandwagon actually...I'd much rather save an animal any day than a Republican.
Posted by: Jordan | Aug 21, 2007 11:58:53 AM
The "why not use the rest of the animal we are eating" argument would be good if thats how it was done..We are not Native Americans, hunting buffalo and then using every piece of the buffalo to live. We dont whittle the bones for weapons, and wear the fur to cover our loins..
When was the last time you saw somebody wearing pig or chicken? The only thing we do eat that is also used is cow. We also are not talking about people living in Siberia who are literally wearing fur to keep warm..We're talking about fashion..and yes, some people do wear fur in the middle of los angeles heat. Ive seen fur trimmed ankle boots, fur trimmed hooded sweatshirts, and fur trimmed mini skirts. we're not talking about full length all fur parkas.
Posted by: kitkats99 | Aug 21, 2007 12:08:24 PM
To Leland and anyone who thinks that there are easy alternatives to fur and leather:
The only fabrics which equal the protective qualities of the aforementioned natural materials are indeed highly processed synthetics - the manufacture of which helps to destroy our environment.
Also, please prove to me that plants do not feel some kind of pain, perhaps different than but akin to the pain felt by animals. Life is life after all (and don't worry, I am pro-choice).
I am going to continue wearing my leather goods while respecting where they come from - rather than worshiping and the altar of cute and putting animals on an untouchable pedestal.
Posted by: Gregg | Aug 21, 2007 12:09:52 PM
dahling, ain't no bunch of nekkid peeppuls gonna make me give up my fox furs!
Posted by: the queen | Aug 21, 2007 12:39:22 PM
I think that the fur protesters would be better off targeting specific species that are vulnerable, such as baby harp seals or endangered and trapped in the wild, but most leather comes from domesticated animals like cows, sheep and goats. I don't think most people object to wool, though certain Kashmir goats are rare or endangered. The protests need to smarten up.
Posted by: anon (gmail.com) | Aug 21, 2007 1:06:02 PM
Must be about time for the new season of her show on Oxygen.
Anyone can see this simple, cheap publicity stunt from space.
Posted by: ATLSteve | Aug 21, 2007 1:12:29 PM
I agree, Anon.
Saying "don't wear leather" is far too vague. It's like when vegetarians say "don't eat meat." When they break it down, however, to "don't eat meat because this is how cruel these animals are raised just so you can eat it..." it has a completely different effect.
Posted by: Derrick | Aug 21, 2007 1:20:01 PM
For the most part, fur is quite unnecessary (and pretty damn ugly), but PETA has a rather radical agenda that also disproves of medical research on animals. Without it, our medical knowledge and treatment options would be at least 50 years behind (no exaggeration). If you've ever been vaccinated (for anything), taken an antibiotic, had a cancer treatment, used insulin, taken a steroid, had any sort of surgical procedure, etc. etc., you've benefited from animal research.
Posted by: scientitian | Aug 21, 2007 1:52:50 PM
Jeremy...darling...you've never been at the Santa Palms car wash, just a stone's throw from Beverly Hills, while a Beverly Hills matron, wearing a full lenth fur coat, inspects the job the car wash boys did on her Rolls Royce Silver Shadow all while the temperature was a comfortable 70 degrees Fahrenheit...I've seen it my friend...some people will wear fur no matter what the temperature.
Posted by: peterparker | Aug 21, 2007 1:57:18 PM
I couldn't make a choice between naked and fur. Fur hides definition and naked requires far too much shaving.
So I compromised. I keep it trimmed.
Posted by: Timothy | Aug 21, 2007 1:59:32 PM
Smarten up? You 'tard. Virtually all wool is shorn, leaving the animal colder but alive to grow more another day. Cashmere [from assorted places including Kashmir] is mostly combed from the animal. Shahtoosh is what is illegal because the endangered antelope species is killed.
As for all the clucking about leather, try to pay attention People! While I trust PETA is against that, too, note the original discussion was about an anti-FUR demonstration. And don't broad brush or assume you can read the minds of anyone about anything esle who expresses agreement with that goal.
Leland Frances
who still likes raindrops on roses and boys in white Speedos
Posted by: Leland Frances | Aug 21, 2007 2:02:57 PM
Wool is shorn??--well golly! You learn something every day!! As if we didn't know... and guess what, that's why most people don't object! Not sure about PETA though. They might object.
Kashmir goats:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/india_nm/india287861
Last paragraph (not sure if same species):
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2003/2003-10-14-01.asp
Posted by: anon (gmail.com) | Aug 21, 2007 3:26:46 PM
Why is it controversial to be against fur again? We don't eat the animals fur comes from; there's no reason to kill them.
While PETA may be anti-leather, Janice and her models aren't protesting leather. Or wool. Or cashmere.
So all I see here are a bunch of people who want to take potshots at Janice, a woman who, incidentally, is a real friend of our community (and, yes, a megalomaniac, but what are you gonna do?) for protesting against something that really is a no-brainer. We don't need fur. We don't eat animals that fur comes from. So why the hell do we need to kill things for fur?
Posted by: Dan E | Aug 21, 2007 4:06:12 PM
i agree. people who wear fur from an animal killed for the sole purpose of using its fur should be clubbed to death, too. vain sons-a-bithces.
Posted by: nic | Aug 21, 2007 4:07:20 PM
sorry, that should be "bitches."
Posted by: nic | Aug 21, 2007 4:15:12 PM
uh, why isn't pam anderson the one on the world's first supermodel's shoulders? talk about a lot of wool then. oh, wait... it's the era of the brasilian. skip that wool comment then...
Posted by: sean | Aug 21, 2007 4:21:07 PM
My first point was said by gregg first and foremeost i go al organic and all natural i have a if a six year old cant read the ingredients i will not partake of it and synthetic furs ok
peta kills more animals then anybody
janice wouwld go naked for a martini
Posted by: sasha | Aug 21, 2007 5:01:39 PM
PETA is nothing more than a radical left group.....I have been an animal activist since I was 12 y/o....but PETA's methods are wrong.
Killing animals for their fur or other fashion usable parts is wrong and should be banned where it isn't already.
And Sasha....Janice HAS gone naked for a Martini..... :)
Posted by: Joshua | Aug 21, 2007 6:15:15 PM
People who wear fur in August in LA should be shot for their skins.
Posted by: Jerry | Aug 21, 2007 9:11:02 PM
Why the fuck does wearing fur = bad? People should be able to wear whatever the hell they want. Janice makes me want to go shave a seal, just for the hell of it.
Posted by: Seann | Aug 22, 2007 12:09:42 AM
I disagree with Leland, no one and nothing should be clubbed!!!
Posted by: Zeke | Aug 22, 2007 7:53:24 AM
I wish we could re-orient this whole discussion toward more humane methods of raising and slaughtering food, research and fur-bearing animals. The plain truth wearing synthetics all the time isn't going to work because they're all made from petrochemicals and they don't degrade, or in the case of rayon, wood fiber and the process is a chemical disaster.
Yes, we could all go vegan, but as a very smart friend pointed out to me "Have you seen what harvesting equipment does to small animals in a field?" I'd rather not see, but that question brought it all home to me.
What we don't need are food animals confined to boxes their entire lives, pumped up with antibiotics and steroids, living in their own excrement and then slaughtered sloppily. And it's not just altruism to put an end to bad practice - it's also common sense in terms of environmental degradation as well as food safety.
And in all fairness to them, PETA has done a great job of getting the real info and footage on cruel animal raising and slaughtering practices.
That said, we will probably always eat some meat - and we're not the only animals who do; I once had a PETA member tell me how to make my dog a vegetarian...That was about the point where I decided they're all basically nuts.
I don't really care for fashion fur myself - it leaves me cold, but again, why don't we work on humane farming and slaughter methods and stop trying to rewrite human history?
Posted by: mcQuaidLA | Aug 22, 2007 11:26:19 PM