I like Johnny Weir a lot, but can't understand his take on using fur. People are suffering, so it's ok to use fur? I could see him saying that to explain why he's not an anti-fur activist, but it doesn't make sense for him to bash the fur industry while using fox fur in his outfit. He likes Lady Gaga. He could follow her example in using fake fur. Since she is outspoken against using fur, people know its fake.

he's one of the more artistic men's skaters (though he's also a giant walking clichee for men in figure skating)

honestly, i've seen the show and i think he's a little crazy. but you would be too if you spent most of your life in an ice rink (i know, i spent most of 8 years in one).

Honestly i don't care, there's many a person who is just as messed up, maybe even more. So he's an athlete...i'll watch him skate, but i don't want to hear him speak.

i cant stand johnny weir hes just plan rude and obnoxious.

mckenz707...Perhaps looking in the mirror might be sobering.

i had the pleasure of watching this and it was FREAKY!

reminded me of why i dont watch mens figure skating :)

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its people treat animals"..Mahatma Gandhi. So I ask, how great our nation? How moral our people? People who wear real fur are not moral or great no matter their athletic prowess,

This costume is just plain ridiculous, regardless of the fur.

Usually the guys look elegant and dashing. That wasn't the case with his costume, in my opinion. Although it appears that skating at that level is so competitive and all-consuming, I'm sure it might not have entered his mind at all or he is just that insensitive and lacking compassion. But again, his costume was not that interesting or attractive. The fur added nothing aesthetically, in my opinion. Poor outfit, ho-hum performance. So maybe he got his reward by placing third. His response is pretty defensive. Compassion is compassion, whether for humans or animals. People have a voice; animals don't.

Come on people. There are more important HUMAN concerns to worry about instead of one guy's use of fur in one outfit. I love animals, same as everyone else, but it's not like he's wearing kitten fur. He didn't personally kill the animal for its fur. None of us would even be here if our ancestors didn't wear animal fur and skins because they would have frozen to death without it. Humans have been wearing animal fur or other products since the dawn of time, it's not a new development. Animals and humans were placed on this earth together, and humans just happen to be at the top of the food chain at the moment. Its called the cycle of life. While fake fur is an option, it is NOT a requirement. It's not against the law, and there ARE more important world issues to be upset about.

Look at what he said: "There are humans dying every day. There are thousands if not millions of homeless people in New York City. Look at what just happened in Haiti.

"I tend to focus my energy, if there is a cause, on humans. While that may be callous and bad of me, it's my choice."

I wonder if Priscilla Feral would choose to save the life of an animal over a family member or a child. Even the most devout animal lover, if being forced to choose between the family pet and their child, would still choose the child. Why? Because when it comes right down to it, human life is more important to us.. It has always been that way and always will be that way.Thats how it SHOULD be. Mr. Weir understands that.

He's not making fun of anything, he's stating his reasons why he has made a personal choice. We do still have free will, and he is simply exercising his. Leave the guy alone.

While my comment may have nothing to do with this figure skater, I'm gonna say it anyway. It's amazing to me that the many people who are "pro-life" for the sake of animals are most likely "pro-choice" when it comes to the lives of other human beings based on their stage of development (yes, I'm talking about embryos and fetuses). They're willing to make a big fuss over animals being killed but could care less about the thousands of human beings who are killed everyday through abortions. There's a beginning and end to human life and development---that is conception and death. A baby doesn't just magically appear one day, it starts developing at conception and implantation. Face the facts, if you terminate a pregnancy you're terminating a human being's life. We're all in a certain stage of development (embryo, fetus, infant, toddler, child, adolescent, adult, middle-aged adult, and elderly) and we should not be allowed to kill those in early stages of development. Just because they're not wanted or an inconvenience or a consequence to a horrible action does not mean they are any less human or any less deserving of life. So... I would appreciate it if people would stop ignoring the facts and start acknowledging the truth that the unborn are human beings too (not some cancer that needs to be done away with), and stop pretending like animals are human beings but embryos and fetuses aren't.
P.S. I don't think people should kill animals for fashion. If you're stranded somewhere and need to kill animals for food and clothing, fine! It's senseless, however, to wear fur just because you want to look "cool".

Seriously, with all that's happening in the world this is the thing that keeps you up at night? Those of us that fight to ensure your freedoms do likewise for those with whom you disagree. Have some respect.

I don't understand the controversy over the fur costume. Don't you have to get the fur off the animal anyway before you EAT IT?