It's almost like a mad lib, a random adjective and a random noun describing a place--Vegan Strip Club. Are vegan strippers sexier than regular strippers? Actually, we'll never get to find out, because the strippers might be doing the "All Bacon, All the Time" diet when they're off work, it's the strip club itself that's vegan.

I totally and wholeheartedly approve of veganism. When I was a vegetarian, it wasn't because I was pulling a Morrissey, but rather because meat was grossing me out for a while. It was something I had actually considered for myself for a time, but the reality is that I can't really find anything objectionable with eating eggs, milk and honey, morally or otherwise. While I feel that it's totally fine that someone would feel a moral implication on what they put in their body, be it a cheeseburger or a dozen ping pong balls, I respectfully admire their ability to keep their politics out of my face. Which is why I fully respect PETA's mission but--just like the people who hold giant pictures of aborted fetuses along the road during my morning commute--I am seriously offended by their tactics. There's "getting the message across" and then there's being an obnoxious asshole. At some point, the right to make your message heard is impinging upon the rights of people who have heard it already and don't agree with it.

The vegans are getting a lot of press this week, between the knock down of Skinny Bitch as vegan propaganda over at Salon and this strip club that is somehow taking a moral high road despite the fact that it makes money off of guys who pay women money to rub up against their erections. I feel a little sorry for the awesome vegans out there, who just quietly go along with their life, eating their Soy Boy Ravioli and Boca Burgers but staying out of my grill when I buy my Stonyfield Farms Banilla Yogurt. I heart me the vegans who just lead by example, by showing us that vegan food can be delicious and melt the heart of even the most stalwart carnivore. So hopefully the backlash will pass and our angelic vegan friends can go back to doing what they do best: leading by example rather than imperious looks and judgmental remarks. Stay gold, vegans next door, stay gold. --Weetabix

The comments are curious about whether vegans swallow.



5 Comments

harmony said:

That vegan strip club is right in my neighborhood and we have been cracking up about it all week. I am actually more excited about the fact that it is smoke free...

But I think his quote in that article is kind of disgusting. I guess it's too much to ask that a strip club owner would be a classy guy, but jesus. However, since I may have, in fact, referred to the place in conversation as a meatless meat market, maybe I shouldn't throw stones.

sasha said:

I have experienced no awesome vegans. Every single one I've met has been a control freak, judgmental and sanctimonious twit. Where do all the awesome vegans hide?

HappyVegan said:

I went vegan five years ago, after finding out the conditions the animals were living in would actually make you *want* to be slaughtered, and it's been a trip. My tastes have totally reversed, and I've become so much more aware of what I put into my body and have way expanded what I eat. So, I really appreciate the mentioning of veganism here.

But vegan strip club? That guy (along with PeTA) needs to read the awesome (but controversial) Carol Adams--treating women like meat isn't helpful for animals! I mean, I'd rather the place be incidentally vegan than not, but this guy is not promoting anything good. New spin, same old garbage.

OMG.... As soon as I read 'vegan strip club' I thought: this has to be in Portland Oregon (where I live).... lo and behold....!

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