Activists Throw Flour On Fur-Clad Lindsay Lohan

PARIS — U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has been pelted with a flour bomb on arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole.

Animal rights activists showered the 22-year-old actress with flour when she went to the VIP Room Theater in the early hours of Saturday with her friend, disc jockey Samantha Ronson.

The owner of the nightclub helped Lohan dust off her blue sequined dress and black stole before she posed on the red carpet. Ronson went on to spin tracks for a crowd that included reggae rapper Shaggy and "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry.

Comments

[NewDem08]

Animals are not "tortured" for their fur. Consider this:
Manmade fabrics are environmentally irresponsible, many textiles are petroleum-based. When discarded, the fabrics are not biodegradeable. Fur comes from a naturally renewable source, and lasts much longer than manmade fabrics.

If you don't never eat an egg, or a hamburger, or a hot dog, and you don't wear a leather belt or leather shoes or carry a leather handbag, then you can justify a distaste for fur. If you just disapprove of FUR, then something else is bothering you. Why is one animal less worthy of protection than another?

In any event, your disapproval is YOUR opinion. It does not give you, or anyone, license to attack, assault or destroy property.

[poorfella]

Not tortured huh? Obviously you're too lazy to bother looking at a website. Forget the meat eaters, it's people like you who comment without having done an iota of research who foul up these discussions.

[Internaut]

I eat meat, yet I am against furs, because you can't eat fur.

[NewDem08]

Actuallly, poorfella, you're wrong. It isn't a matter of being lazy or doing my "research." I don't have to do any research to disagree with the tactics of anti-fur vandals.

And I have not fouled up your discussion, simply because I do not agree with destroying property or attacking people because they don't share your beliefs. So the production of fur, or processing of meat, is stomach churning and unpleasant? Then don't wear it, don't eat it. That's your privilege.

[cucumber]

You are incorrect. It takes more energy to produce a fur coat than a synthetic one, and because fur is treated, it is in fact NOT biodegradable:

http://www.antifursociety.org/FUR_IS_IT_GREEN.html
"The fur industry has done studies which show that fur pelts decompose quite rapidly, and therefore, aren't an environmental menace that will over run landfills for years to come. What they aren't telling anyone is that these researchers who conducted these studies apparently used raw fur pelts. While raw pelts will biodegrade, dressed pelts do not. Pelts must be dressed before they can be made into coats. Therefore, the fur industries research is useless, and not even remotely applicable to the issue at hand.

In the dressing of fur pelts, caustic chemicals such as formaldehyde and chromium are used. These are environmental contaminants... EPA fined two fur processing plants for approximately $1.6 million as a result of... The EPA stated that they "found total non-compliance with hazardous waste regulations"...

Fur production also uses a large amount of fossil fuels... the production of a fur coat uses 20 times more fossil fuels than the production of a synthetic jacket. A researcher named Gregory Smith, who at the time worked for Ford Motor Co., did the study. The incredible amount of energy used was attributed to production of feed, processing of the pelts, transporting the pelts to the processor, then to the auction house, on to the wholesaler, then the retailer..."

[americanexile]

NewDemo8 -

Maybe you don't really know what fur is about, please take a moment - it's not pretty...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBR0Mz9iWrw

[NewDem08]

Thanks American, but I honestly don't care. If someone chooses to wear a fur coat, it's their conscience and their business. Not mine or anyone else's.

[goosegoose]

it's ok to be wrong..and you'e wrong. simple

but there is hope..try reading.

[unfettered]

...and always so sanctimonious.

[LGrace]

But people have license to anally electrocute animals for their skin? This is not opinion, this is fact: That is torture, and that is morally wrong.

"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight."
--Albert Schweitzer

[realityczech4u]

Turn your pet bull loose on them, Lindsay. One roar out of her and they'll scatter fast.

[kingmiller]

Lindsay, maybe you should learn to act.

[carex]

At what point do we cut this kid some slack?

She as come from such a dysfunctional place and just seems to be emerging. I just hope she stays true to herself.

The attack, well assault is assault and no one should be treated in such a manner. It diminishes dignity.
As to the animals dignity who gave their fur? It is only with education that people become more aware,
assaulting someone does not increase the discourse.

SHAME ON PETA.

[cucumber]

sorry - where in the article does it say anything about PETA?

How much presence do you think PETA has in France?

[Takae]

PETA has officially confirmed that the person in question is a PETA supporter and that they condones her action.

[iblog]

She should stop doing and saying dysfunctional things.

If you're anti-social then anti-social things happen to you back.

[cucumber]

oh, and those animals didn't "give" their fur - it was ripped off of them, quite probably while they were still alive (it's easier to skin a live body than a dea.d one, after rigor mor.tis has set in) http://www.furisdead.com

[Vickster]

Obviously, you have never skinned an animal. Also, do you really think any animal would just lie there and let someone skin it alive?

[Mainer36]

Shame on you! Anthropocentrist blowhard.

[goosegoose]

hoooorray for PETA..they have balls!!''

if you don't like it..e-mail e'm..that will scare them to stop using furs..oh yeah right.

PETA ROCKS!!!

[buddhish]

This kind of "action" gives activism a bad name. It's not helping the cause, it's just pissing a bunch of people off. Thank god it was flour and not red paint, but what if she were deathly allergic to wheat? She could die on the spot from inhaling it!!! Assaulting someone isn't the best way to convince them to change their ways either. Next time maybe they could try TALKING to her. Or checking to see if she's wearing real fur. How would they know without asking?

[Mainer36]

Its not about convincing that person (Lohan in this case) to stop wearing fur. To those posters who thinks it unbecoming to get a bit of flour thrown on someone for wearing fur, I say to you go to PETAs website or furisdead.com and see what happens to these animals. It will make you puke. "a society can be judged on how it treats its animals" -Ghandi

[marymansour]

Amen!

[CurtisEMayle]

Please stop conflating the issue.

Many of the posters, myself included, who deride the rationale which supports the actions of the flour throwers, or any action infringing on personal rights, have stated their objection based on a principle which is irrespective and independent from the issue of animal rights.

[Takae]

"Its not about convincing that person (Lohan in this case) to stop wearing fur."

Then what's the point of doing it? Are you saying that PETA or an anti-fur protester is using a person for the sake of publicity? If so, then you're saying that PETA is no better than a publicity wh ore.

Here's something I'm curious about -- who's legally responsible if a person like Lohan suffers a fatal asthmatic attack as a result of the incident? The flour thrower? PETA for recommending this course of action?

(Yes, Lohan's asthmatic. She's vain and idiotic enough to ignore it to continue her smoking.)

[olephart]

I hope it was organic flour. I hope the thrower walked to the nightclub, green house gases, was wearing a hand woven loin cloth and barefoot otherwise leather shoes or synthetic materials made from oil, dead dinosaurs, and child labor from China, Pakistan, etc., would make them hypocritical.

[cucumber]

Yeah, if you can't do everything all at once, you should just do nothing at all. That's a good plan.

BTW, you should stop paying taxes, never drive or ride in a car, never use imported goods of any kind, etc. to the point of lying down in a forest and dy.ing...if you're against the war and want to avoid being a hypocrite.

[olephart]

I didn't throw the flour. I didn't protest fur and by extension leather or any other politically incorrect action and I didn't mention the War. Thus there is no hypocrisy in my pointing out hypocrisy. Try immersing yourself in the vinegar of your posts the world needs more pickles.

[LGrace]

Right on, Cuke!

[xxnounxx]

i am sure cucumber ( organic cucumber)) you could kive like the naturists..without all these creature comforts..i have seen documnetaries of these people,i respect them,coz they stand 100% with what they beleive in..

why not zip it,and try living that way instead of being a hypocrite..

i think i am bored now..i shall move to a more interesting topic.

[petecook5]

If the best use of your time is stalking stars and throwing things at them for wearing fur, you have way to much time on your hands. Get a life. I don't like fur personally, but couldn't care less if someone wears it. Sorry PETA members, there are more important things to be working for/against right now. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Period.

Unless you can get a law passed against wearing fur, you have no right to attack these people.

[cucumber]

Maybe you can try to get a law passed in France against people throwing flour, since it upsets you so much.

What are personally you doing about those issues that are so very much more important to you than fighting animal abuse?

[DaisyDooks]

Cucumber, put a sock in it, will ya? You're starting to sound fanatical.

[SekhmetHathor]

Guess what?

You shouldn't throw anything at anyone unless it is a ball and your playing catch.

Aggression and violence will not get you anywhere. If you like to throw things at people you are not a Liberal, your a radical.

[xxnounxx]

That flour could be used for a good cause like sending it to countries where famine is destroying lives

[poorfella]

Thankfully, there are plenty of citizens who realize that in order to bring about an end to despicable human and animal rights abuses, it takes A LOT more than turning a blind eye. Who are you to judge what "more important things" society should be working on.

You have every right to remain passive if that's your choice, but don't expect others to do the same.

[SekhmetHathor]

Yeah, good luck changing minds by throwing stuff on them.

[goosegoose]

you're wrong..and it's funny to watch you wiggle to try to escape the truth..

by confronting these "stars" the message is clear...

wear furs and we'll take names and follow them home..

works wonders.

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

I'm for animals rights, but I'm also for human rights, and it's not cools to attack someone. Ever! I'm not a wearer of fur, but we still have to respect others. JMHO

[iblog]

Lindsey Lohan is not for animals rights. That's the point.

She's not for human rights to property either since she attempted to steal a lady's fur coat in NYC recently.

[scuzzletop]

The Great Flour Attack of 2008. We should use that stuff on terrorists.

[AProudRepublican]

Your post perfectly states the way I feel as well. :)

[GoldenGirl19]

Then you are missing your own point! You are for animal rights? Animals do not have a voice, just as any suppressed being they cannot defend themselves. It is not "cools" to attack someone? I hardly believe throwing flour on someone is an attack. It is a statement. Many of us may disagree with the messanger and how it is delivered, but it is the message that is vital to get across. There are people fighting for animal rights every day...doing very productive things that never get noticed.

But, going back to "it's not cools to attack someone"...gee, where is your comment on the millions of innocent animals "attacked" every hour of every day. There is no flour showered on any animal. There is utter abuse, violence, and despicable death thrown on them.

[marymansour]

Bah humbug!

[hrhkat]

First of all, they didnt through the flour on her because of her fur, they through it on her because nobody likes her lmao, her fur was just an after thought! Plus sam is a crappy DJ, who is am embarrassment to DJs everywhere, she uses an Ipod and a Mac computer and just presses play, if thats a DJ then every 13 year old with an Ipod is a DJ.

I dont like fur, but i do know that there is no synthetic fabric that can emulate the same thermal protectiveness as fur, that being said, she had a fur stole, and thats silly because that wont keep you warm, plus she was in paris where a synthetic fabric would have kept her warm enough. If she lived in Alaska and wore fur, i wouldnt be able to criticize, but shes not so.

[poorfella]

I get it that people have a problem with this kind of "attack" on an individual. However, I would point out that PETA participates in numerous ways to put a stop to barbaric treatment of animals. They have won dozens of lawsuits and run many successful campaigns that have succeeded in closing puppy mills, ending illegal practices for cosmetic and other experiments, ending cruelty in circuses and the entertainment industry. Check out their website.

Unfortunately their work does not get in the public eye all that much. Incidents like this, draw attention to their cause and get people talking in a way that their other campaigns don't.

Personally I think causing animals to suffer horrifically (think skinning alive) for their fur is abhorrent and if the likes of Lindsay Lohan suffering a little bit of public humiliation helps get their message out, I say way to go PETA. Also, I think these hollywood types need to realize that a) this is the price of celebrity--a regular person wearing fur would not be subject to this type of thing; and b) Lohan should set a better example when there are many that will emulate people like her in dress style (I mean most reasonable people do not support animal cruelty for sheer vanity's sake).

[cucumber]

Where does it say in the article that PETA had anything to do with this? It sounds like it was just some folks who don't approve of the cruelty of fur - not everything pro-animal is PETA! I don't think PETA even has much if any presence in France.

[goosegoose]

I'm sure the lohan ordered the foie gras... that's stuffed, tortured duck for you that
don't know the difference...

I hope I get a chance to do my flour child routine with her..

[Takae]

It's not mentioned in this article, but PETA highlights this incident on its blog while confirming the woman who caused the incident is a member of PETA.

[poorfella]

You're right, it doesn't say PETA had anything to do with this. My comment was directed at posters who suggest animal activists should promote their cause in other ways. My point is that this kind of activism is only a small part of a much bigger picture.

[cucumber]

I agree with you :)

[Montanan4Obama]

I say anyone who wants a fur coat should make it themselves. Most celebs wouldn't have the stomach. It is all so easy when someone else does the kill-ing. As a hunter I think it is important to eat what you harvest, so maybe Lohan could toss a few weasels on the barbie.

[gfk]

How could they tell it was real?

[Clare53]

I Think they just assume.

[NYC69]

They do. I'm not a fur fan (unless is winter, then you can certainly get away without a trim), but you have to see these PETA people, I think they assume if you don't look like them (very granola) and you are wearing something that looks like a dead rat or an eastern bunny, then it must be fur.

I don't get it, I've seen a lot of them lately and many of them wear leather (yes, not pleather, I know shoes) boots. Go figure.

[cucumber]

It moves differently.

Additionally, she's a public figure who's been confronted about her fur before. If it was fake, she'd be yelling it.

[DaisyDooks]

Good point!

[bpowell1]

I would be the hell out of someone if they did that to me. If you don't believe in fur then don't wear one, but, you don't have the right to destroy someone elses property.

[cucumber]

And yet you have the right to destroy someone else's body, to make a fashion statement.
http://www.furisdead.com

I think the animal's body was their "property," more rightfully than it will ever be yours.

[xxnounxx]

cucumber cucumber cuccumber

i will give you an example terror--rists from the middle east where a small cell..
but bush by illegaly attacking and destroying and waging war..all violence violence violence..he has promoted terro-rism,that moderates peace lovers have turned to terro-rism.

so no one has the right to assault..( crime)) on anyone..DID YOU KNOW DIPLOMACY WORKS??

[CurtisEMayle]

Quid pro quo is an unacceptable defense.

[DaisyDooks]

Thank you, bpowell! You understand the point - and the PRINCIPLE - that some of these other p-o-o-h-b-u-t-t-s don't get. It's the PRINCIPLE *in the voice of Jill Scott as she started taking off her earrings and reached for the vaseline*

[CurtisEMayle]

Many posters seem devoid of reasoned points or principles, merely posturing, positions, or projections.

[poorfella]

Listen to yourself bpowell, "I would be[at] the hell out of someone if they did that to me..." You're promoting the exact behavior you claim to renounce-physical retribution. The only different in the way the animal rights protester's brand is that is done by proxy, i.e. on behalf of animals who are unable to fight back themselves.

[DaisyDooks]

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

[DaisyDooks]

It's called self-defense. If someone offends, you MUST defend and commence to spanking that arse.

[Amennyc]

Sam... how pop dj can u be? yawn. it be cheaper for the promoter to just turn on the radio.

[cruisepuppy7452a]

This is so moronic to do this to anyone. It doesn't change what the person does, or wears, just causes problems for everyone. Better to educate the public in a less harrassing format. ya get more flies with honey than with vinegar.

[AProudRepublican]

LOL... great comment and so true. :)

[cucumber]

Not true. There are people who won't wear fur, or wear it only to "safe" events because they don't want to be confronted.

I'll bet Lohan will stop wearing fur too at some point, not wanting to deal with the confrontation. The humiliation kind of wrecks an evening.

[CurtisEMayle]

Harassment has the potential to be injurious to one's health. Rationalizing harassment, vandalism, or assault just makes one appear ... well, not as one might think they appear.

[DaisyDooks]

WTF?! Would you allow someone to dictate to you when and where to wear a fur coat? You need to come to Chicago. You will be wearing a couple of layers of coats under your fur coat.

[Takae]

By your reasoning, I have every right to harass you because I don't agree with your participation in something that's repulsive to me?

It's every person's right and freedom to purchase a legal item without receiving harassment for it in any form, even if what they buy is repulsive to us.

Vandalizing a person's personal property is illegal and wrong. There's nothing that justifies it. Not even if a vandalized house belongs to a known child molester.

[Takae]

Ugh. Wrong post.

[NewDem08]

"Safe events?' You mean, the ones with normal people who have respect for private property and personal choice?

[poorfella]

The attention this incident is getting is exactly the point. Animal rights groups spend millions in education, outreach, lawsuits, abuse investigations, etc, but for most people their work is off our radar and we don't think about animal cruelty. This publicity stunt type of thing is another type of tactic. And it is effective, because it getting people talking and paying attention. Sorry Lindsay, get a clue.

[Takae]

By your reasoning, I have every right to harass you because I don't agree with your participation in something that's repulsive to me?

It's every person's right and freedom to purchase a legal item without receiving harassment for it in any form, even if what they buy is repulsive to us.

Vandalizing a person's personal property is illegal and wrong. There's nothing that justifies it. Not even if a vandalized house belongs to a known child molester.

[Takae]

I agree.

I have a friend who was absolutely crazy about diamonds. I calmly explained how these were obtained (child labor, abuse, starvation, death, etc.). She continues to buy diamonds but fewer than she used to buy, which is awesome. When she buys another, she's at least now an informed customer. It's good enough for me.

[cucumber]

I'll bet it's not good enough for the animals who are bru.tally raised and kil.led for their fur if someone descides to buy a little less, but keep up the consumption.

Maybe the to.rture has just got to stop.

But you don't have an abolitionist mindset.