Joe Namath slammed by PETA over fur coat worn at Super Bowl XLVIII

[LiberalElite]

Source: NY Daily News

The fur is starting to really fly between PETA and Joe Namath.

Namath, who sported a $3,000 coyote fur coat that he bought from Marc Kaufman Furs in Manhattan for Super Bowl XLVIII festivities, has drawn the ire of the animal rights organization.

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'The real embarrassment on Sunday was Joe Namath's caveperson coat," PETA wrote in a statement. "No matter what he spent on that eyesore, the animals who were trapped, bludgeoned, electrocuted, or skinned alive for their fur paid a lot more — the ultimate price, in fact — and viewers across the country agree that it was too high a price, as demonstrated by the outpouring of anti-fur messages that hit Twitter the second that Namath's coat hit the screen."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/peta-cries-foul-namath-supe-fur-article-1.1603407

[jmowreader]

1. I'd be willing to send Ingrid a dozen coyotes

Two weeks of them prowling the neighborhood eating small yappy dogs, and she'll add "except coyotes" to the name of her organization.

I thought he was wearing his old Broadway Joe coat.

[rpannier]

10. So you support Namath buying it and wearing it

From the article

Namath, who sported a $3,000 coyote fur coat that he bought from Marc Kaufman Furs in Manhattan for Super Bowl XLVIII festivities, has drawn the ire of the animal rights organization.

[Throd]

14. I do.

I'll never buy one at any price, but if wants to, why not?

[rpannier]

26. Because the way they kill the animals is cruel and barbaric

So he deserves the scorn heaped upon him (IMO)

[jmowreader]

29. How many of your cats have coyotes eaten?

I, and everyone I knew growing up, lost at least one pet to coyotes. They are VERY destructive animals, especially to chicken farmers and sheep farmers.

[tabasco]

11. Yes, a person's right to own a small, yappy dog and leave it unprotected

is much more important than a functioning ecosystem.

Good point!

[jmowreader]

34. The ecosystem would work better if about 80% of the coyotes were removed from it

Coyotes are extremely overpopulated. They breed like rabbits, they eat anything they can catch (including your garden, if they're hungry for tomatoes today) and nothing will eat one. They're also migratory.

In most of the states that have coyotes, the hunting season is 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Even liberal Vermont has a year-round coyote season. Massachusetts' season is only nine months long, but it's actually more liberal than Idaho's - and you probably didn't think that was possible. (Mass allows dogs to be used and Idaho does not.)

The best thing we could do for the ecosystem would be to kill most of the coyotes, which would balance the number of coyotes with the amount of prey available to them.

[tabasco]

40. Yes, an ecosystem can't function without human management!

Humans must kill more, more, more in order to restore a healthy ecosystem! If the DNR (department of deer hunting and meat farmers) says so, it must be true!

Good point!

[Nihil]

44. The ecosystem would also work better if about 80% of the humans were removed from it.

> Coyotes are extremely overpopulated.

Check

> They breed like rabbits

Check

> they eat anything they can

Check

> nothing will eat one.

Close enough. Check.

> They're also migratory.

Check.


The best thing we could do for the ecosystem would be to kill most of the humans,
which would balance the number of humans with the amount of resources available to them.

[former9thward]

2. He was wearing fur in the mid-1960s in NY.

That's his thing.

[rpannier]

30. There are a lot of things from the 60's, 50's and earlier that people don't do anymore

[former9thward]

39. And.....?

That was such an insightful post I was sure there was going to be a follow up.

[Iggo]

3. Broadway Joe wears fur coats.

That's a known fact.

[awoke_in_2003]

17. And at least...

he didn't try to kiss Suzy Kolber this time.

[narnian60]

4. It was ugly,

and he looked stupid in it.

[JoePhilly]

5. My wife and I laughed like hell at him ... and then wondered which female

sideline announcer he'd hit on later in the game.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. It was Fox, so Suzy Kolber wasn't available...

I bet Pam Oliver was keeping a low profile, though

[WinkyDink]

22. He could put his cleats...... Heh.

[montanacowboy]

6. Asshole

and he looked like one

[John1956PA]

7. Namath is from my area. I hope he intended to lampoon his old image with that heap of pelts.

Unfortunately, he may have been serious. Either way, he sent the wrong signal.

[rocktivity]

8. Namath certainly DID do the wrong thing by wearing that coat

Last edited Sun Dec 14, 2014, 03:23 PM - Edit history (1)

It was nearly fifty degrees that night!


rocktivity

[QuestForSense]

9. PETA seems to be trying a little too hard to elicit a visceral response.

Skinned alive? That's over-the-top, or so I think. The facts alone should be enough to persuade people not to wear the pelt of an animal in this day and age.

[LiberalElite]

16. Some animals are

skinned alive for their pelts. Others are stomped, trapped, drowned or electrocuted, either anally or vaginally. Fur's realllll glamorous.

[jmowreader]

35. Coyotes are generally shot

[warrant46]

12. If you raised sheep for a living

You wouldn't think Coyotes were Cute. They are killing machines.

[truthisfreedom]

13. I live with wild coyotes. I don't feel sorry for their deaths.

I know people who hunt them for pelts. They are NOT electrocuted nor are they skinned alive. They're a serious nuisance. My cat has the scars to prove it.

[lobodons]

15. Gee, you never thought that would happen

as soon as I saw the Namath, I said PETA reaction in 3,2,1

[Sunlei]

19. ugly coat. looks more like chinas raccondog fur with white cat fur trim collar.

[dawn frenzy adams]

20. What's the problem?

I'm a liberal, but I can't stand PETA. I not alarmed about a man wearing a fur coat, when we are dropping bombs on human beings.

[Redford]

21. I have four coyote traps by my creek right now

Fuck 'em. I thought the coat looked great

[Historic NY]

23. Lets send some live coyotes to them....

they can play with them.

[flvegan]

24. I love a good PETA thread on DU!

Brings 'em out like cockroaches.

Or draws them in like flies. I probably can't say "cockroaches" around here. Trigger happy alertmonkeys.

[Elmergantry]

25. Animal Furs are a green renewable resource.

Oil based synthetic fibers not so much

[1000words]

28. At least Joe was sober ... I think.

[Frank Cannon]

38. He looked pretty fucked up to me.

He completely botched the opening coin toss. How hard can that be?

[madrchsod]

31. people eating tasty animals is upset?

so twitter is now the new standard of outrage? what about the people who don't give a shit?

do predatory animals have rights too? fox are entitled to be in the henhouse? large predatory animals are entitled to eat small farm animals?


so many questions, so many answers,and so many who the hell cares what peta has to say.

[geomon666]

32. Looking good Joe!

[Doctor_J]

33. At least he didn't grab Suzy Kolber's boobs

Really, who cares what Namath does any more?

[radicalliberal]

36. I remember Joe Namath's appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson --

-- during the summer of 1970. He told the audience, "Women are only good for sex." I also remember my mother's reaction to his misogynistic comment: "Why, he's not even good-looking." But no one in the audience booed him. As the father of two young women who are wonderful human beings, I'm not sure I appreciate his comment. I never considered him to be some kind of hero. A star? Yes. A hero? No.

[imthevicar]

37. I'd Like to see Peta.

Throw a Bucket of Paint on a Biker's Colors!

[nilesobek]

41. Embarrassing.

Russell Wilson never seems to act clownish or irresponsible like Namath. NY is always going to love him for bringing a miracle super bowl win home.

[snooper2]

42. "slammed" by PETA? They updated their blog-

and that is "slammed"?

[dionysus]

43. i was wonderinbg what was up with namath's Pimp Coat...

he should have had a fedora with a feather in it for good measure...

[leftyladyfrommo]

45. I'm not a PETA fan but I hate fur coats.

Coyotes have their place in the ecosystem just like all other animals.