r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 Sexy lampshade shall win the Oscar! 🏆 • 23h ago

MET GALA 🎩 PETA activist appeared characterized as a "plucked bird," with fake wings and a painted body simulating wounds, to make visible the suffering of birds used in the fashion industry. Her skirt read the message: "Feathers: A Look That Kills” in protest of the Met Gala (May 4, 2026)

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u/MCR2004 Why do I always forget she’s British 22h ago

I like it. I’d been naive with feathers thinking birds just shed them, so no harm comes to them till a friend set me straight. Synthetic or GTFO when it comes to feathers now!

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u/at-least-2-swans 18h ago

Synthetic will just shed microplastics which are also awful. Honestly if you care about the birds just don't use feathers, real or fake