Most comments don't seem to agree with the advice given, that this person should stick to her guns and wear her fur because she likes it.  The thing is, society doesn't work this way.  Majority opinion and what is deemed acceptable and what is not usually forms societal norms.  Not always for the better, but throw yourself back in time and change the topic of this article to "my friend calls my smoking disgusting" or "my friend thinks it is wrong  for me to drink & drive.." Don't  laugh, you don't hear phrases that used to be common like  " one for the road" any more. Do you know how tiny a mink is?  I shudder to think of how many of the little critters they need to make one coat.  Fur is not like meat, leather etc. The only ones I think it may be acceptable for are Inuit, but they don't just keep the fur and waste the rest. Otherwise it's only purpose is vanity.