Just when I thought we had catalogued all the things Gwyneth Paltrow would eventually have to apologize to PETA for (unless, of course, she’s a wafer-thin little hypocrite), Deceiver reader Lindsey sent this to our “tips” e-mail address:
I think this is even better than the leather/turkey stuff. This ad for Tods that she appears in shows her wearing snakeskin shoes AND and alligator handbag! I’ve only seen the ad once in all this time and that was in the October issue of Elle. Even a Google search didn’t turn up the ad in any of the pages I looked at (perhaps they are trying to downplay it to deflect negative attention from crazy PETA-ites??) …
If PETA were really concerned with animals they would take offense at the snakeskin and alligator too since they are also sought just for their skins (unlike cows that are at least used for food too!) but obviously they are looking the other way on this too. And I’d like to see Gwyneth say that she didn’t know the snakeskin shoes and alligator bag were fake too, puh-lease! Its Tods and as you guys said, you gotta know they aren’t gonna be selling fake stuff for that much money.
Now, don’t get me wrong … if you want a pair of snakeskin moccasins or an alligator purse (and you can afford them without defaulting on your mortgage or making your kids starve, go for it. If your tastes run to the canvas loafers at MooShoes, that’s okay too.
Maybe the same should apply to a fox stole.
Maybe Gwyneth’s only mistake was apologizing for anything at all. As we’ve found, there’s no way in hell she’s ever goign to apologize for enough things to ever make the animal rights movement happy.
Maybe PETA should shut its collective pie hole.
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I think she’s all about “Not Eating Cows & Pigs”. I know some people who just can’t trust the mammal meat supply of the US.
Most PETA hypocrites are unaware that leather is an animal byproduct; just like Lindsey is unaware that Alligators are, indeed, eaten.
That’s what I maintain – she shouldn’t have apologized for sh*t, or of she felt it was warranted, because maybe she didn’t want to get attacked by those a**holes in the street – then she could have just made it a blanket apology to cover all of the Tod’s stuff she’s been shot wearing. Say something like, ‘I make it a point not to wear fur or skins in my personal life, and should have been just as diligent about it in my modeling contract and photo-shoots, and I was not – for that I offer sincere apologies.’ That should cover any more additional Daniel Boone-y moments from trickling out and being used to slam her.
My second suggestion to Paltrow would be to stop being a hypocritical poseur (her #1 PROBLEM), and to stop pretending she cares (she obviously does not)- just wear whatever the f*ck you want.
Becky- I appreciate the comment but I was not implying that alligators are not eaten, I was merely saying that alligators are not generally killed en masse for food. Yes some people eat alligator but chances are that the suppliers for the likes of Tods are not shipping leftover alligator meat to starving children in Africa after they skin the alligator. Cow parts on the other hand are regularly used for many products post-slaughter.
I was going to say, alligators are killed for food. As a native of Florida, I can honestly say that it is the thing I miss most (other than actual family) about that place. Alligator meat is awesome. But yeah, I see where you are coming from Lindsey. People do tend to use all the usable alligator parts, but it’s not the type of meat you can just pick up anywhere either.
Anyhow, I agree with Boise. Paltrow would do best in not pretending to care. There are more people out there that think PETA is retarded than not, so kissing up to them is not helping her image.
Eccola? Don’t you get that from under cooked hamburger?
Wow, I didn’t even know you could eat alligator. Another one to add to the list of things to try before I die!
Cheers deceivers
I’d hit it with a lamb skin trojan! (fake of course)
Wow, she’s really good at dressing like a grandma.
Is it just me or does Gwyneth look pretty doped up in all these pictures? I find it *entirely* plausible that she was just doing some photo shoot for blue jeans and someone walked up and draped some snakeskin shoes over her feet and she was like, “Huh? Oh, I should ask if those are fake. La la la . . . oops, too late. Ooh, something shiny . . . I wonder where this insanely ugly purse came from. Oh, well, it’s a busy photo shoot today. Can’t be bothered.”
The background on that Tod’s page…. is LEATHER!
Those shoes are so effing hideous, I don’t give a sh*t if they were made from alligator or man, as long as no one on earth wears them. F**k, they are so ugly. They come in red and blue!
I feel this way about Crocs as well. God, I hate Crocs. HATE THEM.
LOLOL…love the descriptions, “refined alligator,” and “precious snakeskin.”
Come here “precious.” LOL Awww, whata “precious wuttle snake-y.”
What a refined and debonair alligator!
Fishyth, how could you!
Muahahahah!
Those devilish stylists are once again sneaking animal products on Princess Gwynnie!
Those are some ugly shoes. Who buys these things?
She’s a tool of commercialism detached from the consciousness of all others. Who sees her as more anyhow… ahem? PS. Snakes produce an awful fashion sense. TY deceiver for grossing me out on all accounts.
She comes off as a poser, a fake, a hypocrite. She should step back and say something like, “I haven’t made all the personal changes in my life that I’d like to just yet, but I support animal rights and plan to go totally vegan in the future.” Or she should just get real and say, “I want the money and fame.”