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[[folder: Comic Books ]]
* Although Veronica of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' wears fur a lot, often, when she says what fur it is, it's fake. This was also put in reprints of older stories, editing the older text.
** In one story, Archie dreams about a BadFuture where [[GreenAesop the planet has been environmentally and ecologically devastated by unchecked pollution and waste.]] When he runs into Veronica, she's gushing about a new fake leopard fur coat she just bought. Archie expresses surprise that Veronica would brag about wearing fake fur, but she replies that of course it's fake, since in that world, leopards went extinct decades ago.
* Although Veronica of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' wears fur a lot, often, when she says what fur it is, it's fake. This was also put in reprints of older stories, editing the older text.
** In one story, Archie dreams about a BadFuture where [[GreenAesop the planet has been environmentally and ecologically devastated by unchecked pollution and waste.]] When he runs into Veronica, she's gushing about a new fake leopard fur coat she just bought. Archie expresses surprise that Veronica would brag about wearing fake fur, but she replies that of course it's fake, since in that world, leopards went extinct decades ago.
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* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'':
** Although Veronica
** In one story, Archie dreams about a BadFuture where [[GreenAesop the planet has been environmentally and ecologically devastated by unchecked pollution and
* A very odd version occurs in the comic ''Chaminou'' by Raymond Macherot. It takes place in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, where it used to be the case long, long ago that some of them ate each other. A legendary king outlawed the practice however, and in a flashback we see him in a traditional royal outfit. A note points out that his cape was made of ''fake'' ermine -- that is, he wasn't a hypocrite.
* Clash's bio from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' states she loves faux fur.
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* A very odd version occurs in the comic ''Chaminou'' by Raymond Macherot. It takes place in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, where it used to be the case long, long ago that some of them ate each other. A legendary king outlawed the practice however, and in a flashback we see him in a traditional royal outfit. A note points out that his cape was made of ''fake'' ermine - that is, he wasn't a hypocrite.
* Clash's bio from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' states she loves faux fur.
* Clash's bio from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' states she loves faux fur.
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[[folder: Film ]]
* In ''Film/{{Clueless}}'', Dionne chastises Cher for her fluffy backpack, but Cher says that it's fake.
* In ''Film/{{Clueless}}'', Dionne chastises Cher for her fluffy backpack, but Cher says that it's fake.
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* In ''Film/{{Clueless}}'', Dionne chastises Cher for her fluffy backpack, but Cher says that it's fake.
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[[folder: Live-Action TV ]]
* An episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' mentioned that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wc_fur_coat_02_2211.jpg the furs being bought were fake.]]
* In ''Series/SomethingSoRight'', the male lead's ex-wife shows up wearing a fur coat, and the first time she says, "Don't worry. It's fake fur." He replied, "I don't think anyone's staring at the fur."
* When Series/{{Castle|2009}}'s mother inherits a windfall from her NewOldFlame, she grieves by going on a shopping spree. Afterwards, she tells Castle that she plans to return everything and give the money to the man's children (she was about to break up with him and he wouldn't have left it to her had he known). But since he ''did'' love her, she feels she can keep her new leopard jacket, further justifying it by assuring Castle that it's fake fur.
* During a ''Comic Relief'' special, Creator/FranDrescher showed up with a rack of furs. She held a black one, saying "It's fake, but you wouldn't believe what I had to fake to get it."
* In ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', Salem has a huge gambling debt to a guy (who later turned out to be a cheater), and the Spellmans are forced to work for him to pay it off. At his gambling hall, we see women wearing fur wraps. The furs are later stated to be fake when the Spellmans try to make a potion, and a hair from a fake fur is an ingredient.
* In the ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' episode on [[AnimalWrongsGroup PETA]], they make it clear that they have nothing but contempt for this trope, and consider it to be hypocrisy in its purest form. They point out while interviewing a PETA spokesman that he's wearing a (fake, they assume to give him the benefit of the doubt) leather belt, shoes and watchband, thus propagating the fashion even though his outfit didn't directly murder any animals.
* In ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', [[UpperClassTwit London]], acting as an animal-loving celebrity, attracts the rage of a local animal rights group after Maddie lets it slip to a reporter that London has "fox furs" in her wardrobe. It is later revealed that it was a misunderstanding; London's furs are fake but she thinks that "faux" (which rhymes ''dough'') is pronounced ''fox''.
* In ''Series/SpecialUnit2'', Nick and Kate have to talk to a creature that's kept prisoner in an icy room. Carl the gnome gives Kate a fur coat to keep her warm, and says it's fake, but because he stole it and would not count as severe a theft.
* In the live action part of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', the brothers think they've struck it rich, and Luigi mentions he always wanted to buy his mother a fake fur coat.
* An episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' mentioned that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wc_fur_coat_02_2211.jpg the furs being bought were fake.]]
* In ''Series/SomethingSoRight'', the male lead's ex-wife shows up wearing a fur coat, and the first time she says, "Don't worry. It's fake fur." He replied, "I don't think anyone's staring at the fur."
* When Series/{{Castle|2009}}'s mother inherits a windfall from her NewOldFlame, she grieves by going on a shopping spree. Afterwards, she tells Castle that she plans to return everything and give the money to the man's children (she was about to break up with him and he wouldn't have left it to her had he known). But since he ''did'' love her, she feels she can keep her new leopard jacket, further justifying it by assuring Castle that it's fake fur.
* During a ''Comic Relief'' special, Creator/FranDrescher showed up with a rack of furs. She held a black one, saying "It's fake, but you wouldn't believe what I had to fake to get it."
* In ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', Salem has a huge gambling debt to a guy (who later turned out to be a cheater), and the Spellmans are forced to work for him to pay it off. At his gambling hall, we see women wearing fur wraps. The furs are later stated to be fake when the Spellmans try to make a potion, and a hair from a fake fur is an ingredient.
* In the ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' episode on [[AnimalWrongsGroup PETA]], they make it clear that they have nothing but contempt for this trope, and consider it to be hypocrisy in its purest form. They point out while interviewing a PETA spokesman that he's wearing a (fake, they assume to give him the benefit of the doubt) leather belt, shoes and watchband, thus propagating the fashion even though his outfit didn't directly murder any animals.
* In ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', [[UpperClassTwit London]], acting as an animal-loving celebrity, attracts the rage of a local animal rights group after Maddie lets it slip to a reporter that London has "fox furs" in her wardrobe. It is later revealed that it was a misunderstanding; London's furs are fake but she thinks that "faux" (which rhymes ''dough'') is pronounced ''fox''.
* In ''Series/SpecialUnit2'', Nick and Kate have to talk to a creature that's kept prisoner in an icy room. Carl the gnome gives Kate a fur coat to keep her warm, and says it's fake, but because he stole it and would not count as severe a theft.
* In the live action part of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', the brothers think they've struck it rich, and Luigi mentions he always wanted to buy his mother a fake fur coat.
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* An episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' mentioned that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wc_fur_coat_02_2211.jpg the furs being bought were fake.]]
* In
* When Series/{{Castle|2009}}'s mother inherits a windfall from
* During a ''Comic Relief'' special, Creator/FranDrescher showed up with a rack of furs. She held a black one, saying "It's fake, but you wouldn't believe what I had to fake to get it."
* In ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', Salem has a huge gambling debt to a guy (who later turned out to be a cheater), and the Spellmans are forced to work for him to pay it off. At his gambling hall, we see women wearing fur wraps. The furs are later stated to be fake when the Spellmans try to make a potion, and a hair from a fake fur is an ingredient.
* In the ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' episode on [[AnimalWrongsGroup PETA]], they make it clear that they have nothing but contempt for this trope, and consider it to be hypocrisy in its purest form. They point out while interviewing a PETA spokesman that he's wearing a (fake, they assume to give him the benefit of the doubt) leather belt, shoes and watchband, thus propagating the fashion even though his outfit didn't directly murder any animals.
* In ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', [[UpperClassTwit London]], acting as an animal-loving celebrity, attracts the rage of a local animal rights group after Maddie lets it slip to a reporter that London has "fox furs" in her wardrobe. It is later revealed that it was a misunderstanding; London's furs are fake but she thinks that "faux" (which rhymes ''dough'') is pronounced ''fox''.
* In ''Series/SpecialUnit2'', Nick and Kate have to talk to a creature that's kept prisoner in an icy room. Carl the gnome gives Kate a fur coat to keep her warm, and says it's fake, but because he stole it and would not count as severe a theft.
* In the live action part of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', the brothers think they've struck it rich, and Luigi mentions he always wanted to buy his mother a fake fur coat.
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[[folder: Literature ]]
* ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'': When Philipa conjures up a fur coat for herself in The Five Fakirs, she makes sure to make it out of fake fur. She later finds out that her uncle Nimrod also conjured up a fur coat for himself - except with real fur. He says he isn't bothered by it, since it's not like any animals died to make that coat.
* ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'': When Philipa conjures up a fur coat for herself in The Five Fakirs, she makes sure to make it out of fake fur. She later finds out that her uncle Nimrod also conjured up a fur coat for himself - except with real fur. He says he isn't bothered by it, since it's not like any animals died to make that coat.
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* ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'': When Philipa conjures up a fur coat for herself in The Five Fakirs, she makes sure to make it out of fake fur. She later finds out that her uncle Nimrod also conjured up a fur coat for himself - except with real fur. He says he isn't bothered by it, since it's not like any animals died to make that coat.
* ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'': When Philipa conjures up a fur coat for herself in The Five Fakirs, she makes sure to make it out of fake fur. She later finds out that her uncle Nimrod also conjured up a fur coat for himself -- except with real fur. He says he isn't bothered by it, since it's not like any animals died to make that coat.
* ''Literature/RedThreadSisters'': In Chapter 8, Michelle wears a light blue vest with "its edges lined in white fuzz" to school, and reassures her friends that it's fake fur and "not from a killed animal or anything".
* ''Literature/RedThreadSisters'': In Chapter 8, Michelle wears a light blue vest with "its edges lined in white fuzz" to school, and reassures her friends that it's fake fur and "not from a killed animal or anything".
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[[folder: Music ]]
* Music/BarenakedLadies "If I Had a Million Dollars":
--> (If I had a million dollars)
--> Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
--> (But not a real fur coat; that's cruel)
** Parodied later with "I would buy you a green dress (but not [[InsubstantialIngredients a real green dress]], that's cruel)".
* At the very beginning, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" reassures viewers that Lady Miss Kier is wearing fake fur.
* Music/BarenakedLadies "If I Had a Million Dollars":
--> (If I had a million dollars)
--> Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
--> (But not a real fur coat; that's cruel)
** Parodied later with "I would buy you a green dress (but not [[InsubstantialIngredients a real green dress]], that's cruel)".
* At the very beginning, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" reassures viewers that Lady Miss Kier is wearing fake fur.
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*
--> (If
* During a ''Comic Relief'' special, Creator/FranDrescher showed up with a rack of furs. She held a black one, saying "It's fake, but you wouldn't believe what I had to fake to get it."
* In the ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' episode on [[AnimalWrongsGroup PETA]], they make it clear that they have nothing but contempt for this trope, and consider it to be hypocrisy in its purest form. They point out while interviewing a
--> Well, I'd buy you
* In ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', Salem has a huge gambling debt to a guy (who later turned out to be a cheater), and the Spellmans are forced to work for him to pay it off. At his gambling hall, we see women wearing fur wraps. The furs are later stated to be fake when the Spellmans try to make a potion, and a hair from a fake fur is an ingredient.
* In ''Series/SomethingSoRight'', the male lead's ex-wife shows up wearing a fur
--> (But not
* In ''Series/SpecialUnit2'', Nick and Kate have to talk to a
** Parodied
* In ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', [[UpperClassTwit London]], acting as an animal-loving celebrity, attracts the rage of a local animal rights group after Maddie lets it slip to a reporter that London has "fox furs" in her wardrobe. It is later
* At the very beginning, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" reassures viewers
* In the live-action part of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', the brothers think they've struck it rich, and Luigi mentions he always wanted to buy his mother a fake fur coat.
* An episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' mentioned that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wc_fur_coat_02_2211.jpg the furs being bought were fake.]]
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[[folder: Toys ]]
* In the last couple of decades, most {{Franchise/Barbie}} outfits featuring "fur" have stated on the box that the fur is fake.
** This also has purpose of not getting sued from customers who would have actually wanted real fur, and claim to be scammed when it turned out to be cheaper synthetic. Whether it's to appeal to changing sensibilities and general feelings regarding animal rights or to cover them from lawsuits is unclear, and it could easily be a convenient way to do both.
** The back packaging for the 1994 Happy Holidays Barbie states that Barbie is "celebrating the holidays in style with a glorious gown of gold and faux fur!"
** Though the 1996 Happy Holidays Barbie has faux fur trim, the packaging doesn't mention that despite a disclaimer that she "cannot hold muff as shown". Their website, however, calls it "''luxurious'' white fake fur".
* In the last couple of decades, most {{Franchise/Barbie}} outfits featuring "fur" have stated on the box that the fur is fake.
** This also has purpose of not getting sued from customers who would have actually wanted real fur, and claim to be scammed when it turned out to be cheaper synthetic. Whether it's to appeal to changing sensibilities and general feelings regarding animal rights or to cover them from lawsuits is unclear, and it could easily be a convenient way to do both.
** The back packaging for the 1994 Happy Holidays Barbie states that Barbie is "celebrating the holidays in style with a glorious gown of gold and faux fur!"
** Though the 1996 Happy Holidays Barbie has faux fur trim, the packaging doesn't mention that despite a disclaimer that she "cannot hold muff as shown". Their website, however, calls it "''luxurious'' white fake fur".
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*
-->''(If I had a million dollars)\\
Well, I'd buy you a fur coat\\
(But not a real fur coat; that's cruel)''
::: Parodied later in the
** This also has purpose of not getting sued from customers who
**
* At the very beginning, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The
** Though the 1996 Happy Holidays Barbie has faux fur trim, the packaging doesn't mention that despite a disclaimer that she "cannot hold muff as shown". Their website, however, calls it "''luxurious'' white
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[[folder: Video Games ]]
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* In the last couple of decades, most ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' outfits featuring "fur" have stated on the box that the fur is fake.
** This also has purpose of not getting sued from customers who would have actually wanted real fur, and claim to be scammed when it turned out to be cheaper synthetic. Whether it's to appeal to changing sensibilities and general feelings regarding animal rights or to cover them from lawsuits is unclear, and it could easily be a convenient way to do both.
** The back packaging for the 1994 Happy Holidays Barbie states that Barbie is "celebrating the holidays in style with a glorious gown of gold and faux fur!"
** Though the 1996 Happy Holidays Barbie has faux fur trim, the packaging doesn't mention that despite a disclaimer that she "cannot hold muff as shown". Their website, however, calls it "''luxurious'' white fake fur".
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* TheRant for one strip in ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' says that if the reader prefers, they can tell themselves Mary owns a bunch of fake furs instead of real furs.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Megatokyo}}'' spoofs this. When [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/638 Seraphim shows different outfits from around the world]] the Russian outfit is a fur coat, hat, and muff (the fur even wraps around her wings), and she is really worried it might not be fake fur.
* TheRant for one strip in ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' says that if the reader prefers, they can tell themselves Mary owns a bunch of fake furs instead of real furs.
* ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'': On a related note, Aggie is giving fashion advice and says that wearing leather is wrong, but that wearing pleather - which looks and feels exactly like leather - is fine.
* TheRant for one strip in ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' says that if the reader prefers, they can tell themselves Mary owns a bunch of fake furs instead of real furs.
* ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'': On a related note, Aggie is giving fashion advice and says that wearing leather is wrong, but that wearing pleather - which looks and feels exactly like leather - is fine.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Megatokyo}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' spoofs this. When [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/638 Seraphim shows different outfits from around the world]] the Russian outfit is a fur coat, hat, and muff (the fur even wraps around her wings), and she is really worried it might not be fake fur.
* TheRant for one strip in ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' says that if the reader prefers, they can tell themselves Mary owns a bunch of fake furs instead of real furs.
* ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'': On a related note, When Aggie is giving fashion advice and advice, she says that wearing leather is wrong, but that wearing pleather - -- which looks and feels exactly like leather - -- is fine.
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* In January 2019, it emerged in Britain that there is a trading standards issue concerning real fur being mis-sold, advertised as fake fur. [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-retailers-selling-fur-faux-fox-rabbit-shoes-coat-amazon-groupon-boohoo-tk-maxx-a8121241.html Lawmakers are in a debate]] as to whether this is legal or ethical, or not
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* In January 2019, it emerged in Britain that there is a trading standards issue concerning real fur being mis-sold, advertised as fake fur. [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-retailers-selling-fur-faux-fox-rabbit-shoes-coat-amazon-groupon-boohoo-tk-maxx-a8121241.html Lawmakers are in a debate]] as to whether this is legal or ethical, or notnot.
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* When Series/{{Castle}}'s mother inherits a windfall from her NewOldFlame, she grieves by going on a shopping spree. Afterwards, she tells Castle that she plans to return everything and give the money to the man's children (she was about to break up with him and he wouldn't have left it to her had he known). But since he ''did'' love her, she feels she can keep her new leopard jacket, further justifying it by assuring Castle that it's fake fur.
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* When Series/{{Castle}}'s Series/{{Castle|2009}}'s mother inherits a windfall from her NewOldFlame, she grieves by going on a shopping spree. Afterwards, she tells Castle that she plans to return everything and give the money to the man's children (she was about to break up with him and he wouldn't have left it to her had he known). But since he ''did'' love her, she feels she can keep her new leopard jacket, further justifying it by assuring Castle that it's fake fur.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Duolingo}}:'' From the French course: "Ne t'inquiète pas, c'est de la fausse fourrure.'' (Don't worry, it's fake fur).
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzoEK545j64 video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" reassures viewers that Lady Miss Kier is wearing fake fur.
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* The At the very beginning, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzoEK545j64 com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg video]] for Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" reassures viewers that Lady Miss Kier is wearing fake fur.
