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Activists Hit 'Fur-Hag' Aretha's Star

Activists dub celebs 'fur hags'

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(Newser) – January has not been kind to the queen of soul. First Aretha Franklin was mocked for her ginormous inauguration hat, and now her Walk of Fame star has been vandalized, Perez Hilton reports. Anti-fur activists scrawled “Fur Hag” across her star in Hollywood after doing the same thing to the Olsen twins' star Sunday.

In this Nov. 21, 2008, file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
In this Nov. 21, 2008, file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, file)
Will you look at the size of that bow? Aretha Franklin performs during the inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
Will you look at the size of that bow? Aretha Franklin performs during the inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
PETA activists, wearing Olsen twin masks, protest outside the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen book signing for
PETA activists, wearing Olsen twin masks, protest outside the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen book signing for "Influence" at Barnes & Noble's Union Square book store in New York last year.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Nagual
Jan 27, 09 2:54 PM CST
While we're at lets round up anybody who disagrees with your views and send them off to Alaska, settle down Josef.
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Chilblain
Jan 27, 09 12:30 PM CST
Calling graffiti "domestic terrorism" is a bit of an overstatement. Relax Corona_dude........... Reply
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Newser001
Jan 27, 09 3:32 PM CST
For someone who is a celebrity, and I do admire her, she's clearly out of touch with today's issues... Reply
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upshotmatt
Jan 27, 09 6:04 PM CST
i actually agree only alittle with c_k, PETA and the ALF are indeed organizations of very questionable repute. extremists of each side, right or left, are very dangerous. when i was in school, i don't remember "leftist dogma" being taught to me. i remember what was thought i was supposed to know being taught to me, and then thinking for myself. clearly, not everyone does that.. Reply
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riffran
Jan 27, 09 9:12 PM CST
PETA has a long history of "activism"....on behalf of the animals....but they tend to go waaaay to far to the left....those jerks need to leave Mr's Aretha alone.....PETA is nothing more than a form of domestic terrorism as far as I am concerned.....It's not a "they are wrong because the disagree with me" thing either" ...They have burned, and or vandalized or de-faced a lot of things in the name of thier cause, and in some cases, caused the death of some people, as a result of their activism.......and on that note, I'm going to go beat a rabbit in the head with a bat, skin it , and cook it, and eat it...lol...riff Reply
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