"I don’t think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. When I realized what went into—not just, we’re not just even talking about a full-length fur coat, I’m talking about just the fur on your gloves or on your jacket or even—what goes into making that little piece of fur ripped my heart out!! And as humans, we have control. What if someone said, ‘Black skin is the new fur’?"
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African AmericansWomen activists from the United StatesAnimal rights activistsActresses from Washington, D.C.Women born in the 1970s
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Interview with PETA (27 January 2011); quoted in "Taraji P. Henson Bares All For PETA", TeamYee.tv.
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