Miss USA Winners Get Naked for PETA’s Anti-Fur Campaign (NSFW, gore)

[bananas]

Warning: contains graphic video of animals being skinned alive.

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2013/06/14/watch-miss-usa-winners-get-naked-for-petas-anti-fur-campaign/

What do you get when you combine pageant winners with animal-rights activists? Well, in this case, four beautiful women willing to take it off in the name of going fur-free.

Former Miss USA winners Susie Castillo, Shandi Finnessey, Shanna Moakler, and Alyssa Campanella are the latest celebs to strip down for PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. Not only are all four women animal lovers, but they’re trying to send a message to the pageant industry: Fur is not beautiful.

Castillo got the ball rolling by recruiting the others to the cause. “The reason I wanted to get involved with PETA is because I’ve been an animal lover all my life and the more I learned of the torture that animals go through in the name of fashion — I thinks it’s just so unnecessary. It’s unbelievable to me, actually. So I thought, if there’s something I could do to get my fellow pageant sisters together and for us to take a stand, united and to tell the pageant industry not to support the fur industry. I feel so blessed that they all agreed.”

In the video below, they all tell stories about being awarded fur as prizes. In fact, as part of her reign, Finnessey was asked to wear a fur coat and sign autographs for the Trappers Association, where members brought in photo albums of trapped animals.

“I’m looking at these pictures where animals are gnawing through their own paws in order to free themselves from traps and they’re trying these desperate measures just to fight for their lives. I was so disgusted that I would wear the skin of this living being on my body and consider myself beautiful. What would happen if that happened to a human being? We would be outraged. So what’s the difference?” she says.

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[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. Another day, another excuse to objectify women by PETA

they have quite the history of being sexist assholes in their ads:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/06/05/2105011/four-sexist-ads-no-company-ever-apologized-for/

I'm a vegetarian, but I loathe this group. They're Palin-esque in their starvation for attention.

[leftyohiolib]

6. her body her choice

everything and everyone is objectified

[fasttense]

7. Only in a capitalist society do we find the objectification of everyone and everything.

Capitalism can NOT survive if everyone were treated equally.

The fact that you find objectification so unremarkable is telling in of itself.

[liberalmike27]

12. I'd have to agree

We're all objects--living, breathing objects, yes. But we're not ONLY objects. I don't view the picture, seeing the lovely ladies and think "objects, only objects."

Like he said, it's up to them, and at least it's for a good purpose.

[drynberg]

2. Well Done

These four volunteers certainly can get the attention of most, then maybe a message will get through. Thanks for posting.

[RedstDem]

3. Thank you ladies for doing what u can for this cause

should use male models as well, since a lot of fur is worn by women.
anything to end the disgusting torture of animals is worth it.

[nolabels]

4. Two replies and one-hundred ninety-five views?

My guess is there will be a lot people who will view this ad who never had any intention of buying any kind of fur, like me

On edit, also i am also pretty sure is many a dolled up woman would get offended if they got ignored. Of course, as a man i have no complaint, they deserve to get noticed, it's is obviously a heck of a lot work to getting to looking that way

[hobbit709]

5. So seeing naked women is supposed to make me stop wanting to wear fur?

Of course, if they had done that photo shoot in Siberia in Jan. they might think a little differently about it.

[Plucketeer]

8. Beautiful young ladies

What guy (or gal?) wouldn't want to take a gander? I personally think PETA's zealousness is over the top. But I really don't care. I do wish PETA would come here and school me as to how I'm supposed to dispatch or dissuade the seige of pocket gophers that ravage our garden every year.

[greiner3]

9. As a lover of art;

I had to check out this video in slow motion




Fellow DU'ers, the few non-posed 'wardrobe mishaps' were mostly airbrushed.

So feel free to view, even for the Progressive Puritans

[MrMickeysMom]

10. Hey, whatever it takes to get views on this subject, FINE WITH ME!

Skinning animals alive for the fashion industry.

Just who the fuck do we think we ARE?

[AsahinaKimi]

11. YOUR video should contain a warning in

The title, because there are some horrific scenes involving animals.

[Doremus]

13. Brave ladies are doing something to draw attention to this barbaric practice.

What have the armchair critics done lately?

Is skinning animals alive for their hides preferable to "objectifying" women or any number of other excuses to cluck about PETA and their ads?

[LiberalLovinLug]

15. +100

There always seems to be a horde of anti-PETA crusaders who seem to hate PETA for bizarre petty reasons in comparison to the awareness that PETA brings to this issue.

There seems to be some confusion with the idea of women using their natural beauty to get attention to an important issue that they themselves care about and are not making $ on. That this is the same thing as using their beauty to sell a soda pop or jeans for a large corporation.

[RebelOne]

14. When I became a vegetarian 15 years ago,

I had quite a few furs and I gave them all away.