yaoiadderall:

ethicallysourcedsustainablepolls:

fucking hell pick one and shut up about it

a jacket made of a material that gives off certain vibes

an entirely different jacket made of a different material with different vibes

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my sibling in christ you were the one that specified ONLY faux leather. you absolutely could’ve said “a leather jacket* / *faux or real depending on your preference” if this was you were trying to convey.

i don’t give a shit if you feel real leather is inherently unethical. people have been making and wearing leather for centuries. there are ways of sourcing leather that are humane to the animal the hide comes from and to the people making it. even when the hide and labor is not humane, an authentic leather jacket can last decades of wear and can be repaired to last longer.

i feel faux (aka plastic in 99% of cases bc plant based vegan leather is not widely accessible at least in the US) leather is inherently unethical. i feel that there is no way to humanely source or create. i feel that a plastic jacket that will last maybe 5 years at MOST and can’t be repaired and will end up in a landfill as soon as it’s worn out or damaged is much worse for literally everyone on earth.

it’s fine if you personally only wear faux/vegan leather. like you’ve said in other posts, there is very little truly and purely ethical consumption under capitalism and we are all doing our best with the resources we have. but you can’t make that distinction on a poll, worded as if your choice is the morally correct one, and then get mad when people comment “i would’ve chosen leather but you said faux leather only and i don’t enjoy faux leather, it’s made of plastic.” this is the ethical animal products loving website. like honestly just turn off the notifs on that post, block and delete whatever asks you get about it, and move the fuck on.