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[lupagreenwolf]

*sigh* I respect that animal rights activists stick to their guns. I don't agree with everything they stand for, but I do respect it.

I just wish a small handful of them weren't convinced that coming over onto my turf and pissing their ideology all over it would make me change my wicked ways. I mean, I'm perplexed about that in the same way I'm confused about a small portion of Christians attempting to convert me even though been there, done that, got the confirmation and ten years as an acolyte.

(Please don't turn this into "Animal rights activists/Christians are all nutjobs and suck balls!" in the comments, 'k? This is not about whole groups, but about the behavior of a minority thereof.)

Comments

[avia]

It's kind of a side thought, but, I believe in animal rights and I also believe in your work. What you do, you are not supporting the killing of animals. Animals are not being killed to make what you make. You are simply collecting what is left, from practices that I don't agree with, but, they are not your fault.

And, I prefer to see the parts saved and given a spiritual work, than thrown in a dirt pile and left to rot. They are dead now, and, few people would do anything for them at the end. So, I admire what you do, I love your work.

Other animal rights people might say, how can I support the use of a living being's corpse? Well, honestly I think it would be fine if we make human bone necklaces, if we did it with respect for the dead as you do your work, so, I'm not being a hypocrite. Again, it's just my view but when I am dead and my spirit has gone on, I rather my body be treated with a continuing respect, than left and forgotten. I would be honoured if anyone wanted a necklace of my bones, haha.

So, I don't see your work as not mixing with an animal rights supporting lifestyle from my own perspective, and, when I think about it, I become surprised that people do.

Just some thoughts I guess.

[fannyfae]

I hear where you are coming from. I honestly don't know why people feel the need to inject their particular brand of preachy-ness onto the rest of us as if we are so misguided and misinformed that we need saving from ourselves. I never saw being against cruelty to animals and being able to use animal skins, etc. in ways that honoured the spirit of that creature like you do as being diametrically opposed. The same goes for Christianity, or any other faith: Why is it necessary for everyone to have the same spiritual outlook? Maybe in either of the aforementioned cases, it is to make themselves feel better about their own choices.

It's puzzling.