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mariamariamaria
10/31/09

In reply to Vogue: It Is Easy Being Green... If You Live In The Chelsea Hotel
I've worked as a cleaning lady to make ends meet. If an employer barred me from using a tool that made my job easier in order to appease some retarded sense of environmental altruism, her toothbrush would get a couple of swishes in the toilet. #vogue
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la vie en hypnose
10/30/09

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hoeing in Donna Karan wedges seems like a great way to twist an ankle

I'll say. I'll stick to whoring in my rainbow flips flops thank you very much vogue! #vogue
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krismry
10/30/09

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The idea of working without pay on an organic farm is enough to give someone a brain cloud just thinking about it. Farmworkers don't have it bad enough already without Vogue do gooders taking their jobs? I need a drink. #vogue
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jairip
10/30/09

@krismry: I can recommend a good organic gin. #vogue
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gwenhwyfar
10/30/09

@krismry: To be fair, wwoofing is pretty popular among my demographic: broke college students looking for something to do during break. A lot of family farms (they're not entirely extinct yet) actually count on employing wwoofers during the summer. #vogue
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littlemisslondon
10/31/09

@gwenhwyfar: Yeah, my brother did this last summer on an organic farm a couple of hours outside of the city where we live. He actually did it partially in preparation for the Master's in environmental science that he's now pursuing. He worked for room and board and had the best summer of his whole life, and I think he may end up with an organic farm of his own one day. #vogue
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yearofthewoman
10/31/09

@krismry: I know a few enviro activists/college students without means who have wwoofed. It's not only for the rich. #vogue
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clochette
10/31/09

@yearofthewoman: Just to confirm what everyone else has been saying. Friends of mine have spent long summers travelling around France one farm at a time via the wwoofing network. You get to live a lifestyle and in a place that most 'tourists' never get to see, receive bed and board in exchange for your work. So while it doesn't pay anything, it doesn't cost anything, and you can have a virtually free trip. #vogue
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krismry
10/31/09

@krismry: i'm glad to know this idea doesn't take away jobs from anyone and works out well for everyone. thanks for clarifications! #vogue
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Mymyalibi
10/30/09

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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a clueless entitled privilegess to reduce her carbon emissions. #vogue
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sybann
10/30/09

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I interviewed Robert Swan Tuesday - the author of Antartica 2041 - and he told me we should be calling our utility providers and insisting that our power come from green sources. I had NO idea this was even possible. He did say it c/would cost a bit more - my mother said she was going to do so immediately - need to check and find out if it is indeed an option. #vogue
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queenieinmanhattan
10/30/09

@sybann: I know it is in New York; ConEd offers wind power. It costs almost twice as much, last time I checked. #vogue
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
10/30/09

In reply to Vogue: It Is Easy Being Green... If You Live In The Chelsea Hotel
I'm looking forward to reading Sally Singer's maid's article in Scullery Weekly called "How to Nod and Smile at the Missus, Then Use the Mop That Works Best When She's Out Shopping for More Environmental Fuckery" by Diane Smith a.k.a. Whatsherface the Puerto Rican or Something #vogue
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funzette
10/30/09

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"Environmentalism isn't the only cause Singer champions. After educating her cleaning lady on the t-shirt mop's benefits, she quickly slipped into vintage Oscar De La Renta and sped off on her bike to chair the annual Graft vs. Host Benefit Gala, held at the Waldorf Astoria."
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GreyEminence
10/30/09

@funzette: I heard it was a benefit for the wetlands. She wants to raise money to dry them. #vogue
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Maggita
10/30/09

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Feel Unnecessarily guilty about all that expendable income you're not using to save the planet? Too worn out from your last Vacation in St. Tropez to attend that charity for global warming?

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All these products and more included in our new luxe catalogue GAG, Green products Are Good!
Only $1,200 per issue. Printed on paper that will be recycled after you buy it, just don't forget to have your maid put it in the recycle bin! #vogue
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TheUptightMidwesterner
10/30/09

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This issue just takes the cake. I cannot even begin to comment on all the nonsense that has been pointed here and elsewhere about this issue.
I flipped through it in line at BN last night and my son thought I was having a stroke. #vogue
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Smitros
10/30/09

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The Chelsea, you say? Is Sally Singer the woman with the unmade bed? #vogue
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TubOfTaft
10/30/09

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How efficient of Singer to also spew crap out of her mouth and use one less hole. #vogue
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Taint_Too_Proud_To_Beg
10/30/09

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Just because she doesn't receive bills for gas, electricity or water doesn't mean she can't make conscious efforts to cut back on her usage. And how delightful that her old mop is now presumably taking up space in a landfill while her cleaning person labors harder to mop her floor. Imagine mopping with a cut-up t-shirt on a stick. She has no virtue with which to be contagious in her yoga classes. #vogue
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NoelleBlue
10/30/09

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Cheekbones? Daniel Day-Lewis's? Yes, please.

(But not 'yes, please' enough to do more than sneak a peek of said spread in the supermarket. I mean, if it's a physical picture, not just some discussion of his cheekbones in the article. Because then I'd feel foolish. *pads off to satiate self with DDL piccies*) #vogue
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NoelleBlue
10/30/09

@NoelleBlue: Oh! And I Must try this:

*BREATH* World is a better place. *BREATH* world is a better place.

Oh, I like this. This is easy. Thank you, Sally Singer! #vogue
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sweetbeans
10/30/09

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Her housekeepers "Beloved...mop"? And, "your virtue will be contagious and the world will begin to change" What a condescending, narcissistic a-hole. I bet she went out and bought an organic t-shirt at Barney's and ordered a special piece of bamboo from Williams-Sonoma. #vogue
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cirocco
10/30/09

@sweetbeans: The adjective "beloved" really rankled me in this context, too. AMAZING FACT: people don't become domestic servants because they cherish cleaning products. The sentiment as a whole is fucking nuts. You don't save the planet by throwing away functional things and replacing them. That's part of what got us into this environmental pickle to begin with. #vogue
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Marla Singer
10/30/09

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Maybe it would be more environmentally friendly for Sally Singer to start doing shit on her own instead of hiring consultants (wtf) and oh-so-ignorant cleaning ladies. #vogue
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midwesternmom
10/30/09

@MechaMech: But she's stimulating the economy and our gag reflex at the same time. #vogue
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