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"Just when you thought Kanye West had calmed down, he ranted about -- of all things -- why he&amp;apos;s a &amp;quot;rock star&amp;quot; for wearing fur.\r\nAfter PETA criticized the rapper, 32, for wearing fur during Men&amp;apos;s Fashion Week in Paris earlier this week, West -- who also made the animal-rights organization&amp;apos;s list of worst-dressed celebrities of 2009 -- defended himself by leaving one of his typical all-caps tirades on his blog.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;When it&amp;apos;s all said and done, remember the fearless, remember the dreamers, remember those who represent the ghetto ... The fairy tale of nothing to something,&amp;quot; West wrote late Friday.\r\nHe continued: &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m briefly saddened by negative comments, but I have to remember those people are scared, incapable or just plain idiots. We are the f---ing rock stars baby. No cocaine, just life my n---as!! No cocaine, just life! It&amp;apos;s funny to me when fashion bloggers down our outfits and then super jock outlandish sh-- on the runway but they dress mad prude and don&amp;apos;t live fashion.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe star, who is often photographed alongside fur-loving girlfriend Amber Rose, also took pride in his ability to rise above the situation.\r\n&amp;quot;Very few human beings are strong enough to take constant hate,&amp;quot; he wrote.&amp;quot;If we don&amp;apos;t do what you feel is the shit, you beat us up verbally and mentally.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPETA didn&amp;apos;t take lightly to his fashion choices.\r\n&amp;quot;Kanye can&amp;apos;t help making himself look like an idiot, whether at an awards show or a fashion show,&amp;quot; PETA Vice President Dan Matthews said in a statement. &amp;quot;He and his girlfriend look like pathetic creatures from a shabby roadside zoo.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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