I was going to stay out of
this one (you may have seen this already, since it is nearly 10 days old, and has garnered national attention), but too many other vegans have come out actually supporting Casa Diablo, a new vegan strip club in Portland, OR. What many of these people may not be considering is how their support for such an establishment completely contradicts their support for veganism.
You don't need me to quote
Carol Adams to understand how commodification of animals' as food is tied to the commodification of women as sexual objects through the same oppressive mentality. In fact, we can simply
quote the proprietor himself: "We put the meat on the pole, not on the plate."
You've come a long way, baby.Labels: commodification, feminism, veg*nism
