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  • WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 2007 4:00 PM

Spot the Vegetarian

Submitted by Rahodeb

Edited by Rahodeb



Happy World Vegetarian Awareness Month. Can you guess which of the above celebristuds is living a healthier, cruelty-free life? Let's see, could it be Outkast's hip-hop fabulous André 3000 (the artist formerly known as Dre)? Is there any chance in hell that it's the always hilarious and sometimes sloshed Danny DeVito? Or perhaps it's the intense and brooding Joaquin Phoenix?

If you guessed André.....you're right!

In fact, Benjamin is vegan, almost teetotal and sartorially eccentric; his variety of cool is the antithesis of the sportswear-clad, debauched excess traditionally associated with hip hop, and therefore excites much debate. All of which is enough to make you think Andre Benjamin's image must be hopelessly overhyped until you're confronted with it in the flesh, at which point it pretty much smacks you over the head.

Benjamin doesn't actually think he is cool. 'No. No. That's so funny.That is the biggest misconception. I am such a nervous man.' (His voice is soft and southern; he is from Atlanta, although he now lives in LA. He is never loud, he is courteous, gentle, still, self-contained. He laughs a lot.)

If you guessed Danny DeVito.....you're also right, kind of, although he may be falling off the wagon.

DeVito has teamed up with world renowned restaurateur David Manero and Michael Brauser to open his first restaurant, which will be aptly named DeVito South Beach, in Miami Beach, Florida. DeVito South Beach is slated to open to the public on June 18th, 2007, after a series of high profile private parties featuring a cast of A-list celebrities and Danny himself. Despite DeVito being a vegetarian, the restaurant will feature a contemporary Italian cuisine fused with characteristics of a traditional Italian chop house.

Can you still legitimately call yourself a vegetarian if you own a chop house? Um, methinks not.

Finally, if you guessed Joaquin Phoenix...you're right again, you clever thing.

When it comes to helping animals, Academy Award-nominated Walk the Line star Joaquin Phoenix always walks the walk and talks the talk. The vegan star speaks up for turkeys in a clever vegetarian ad for PETA that was directed by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin. "Holidays can be murder on turkeys. Let’s make this one for the birds," declares Phoenix.

Other celebrity veg*ans include Elvis Costello, Dustin Hoffman, David Duchovny, and Alec Baldwin.

Want to join the club, or already in it? The North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) is holding a contest, and you could win big by showing off your veg lifestyle.

NAVS is sponsoring a special World Vegetarian Day / Vegetarian Awareness Month Contest. Its easy to enter - just write and tell us about your activities. Entries will be judged on originality, creativity and effectiveness.

ONE PRIZE EACH WILL BE AWARDED TO:

An individual for the most outstanding activity &
A representative of a group, store or institution for implementing the cleverest outreach.



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erin_broadley

erin_broadley

Los Angeles, CA
October 2006

OCT 03, 2007 04:22 PM

let's make this one for the birds, indeed. hahaha.

xazapdmytinu

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO
July 2007

OCT 03, 2007 04:27 PM

well, just because DeVito is a vegetarian doesn't mean he can't be his old corpulent self...cheese is technically vegetarian and lets face it, it's basically salted aged fat (particularly here in the states)

Skeksi

Skeksi

Chicago, IL
December 2003

OCT 03, 2007 04:48 PM

Doesn't Andre 3000 wear fur and leather?

Formus

Formus

Milwaukee, WI
May 2007

OCT 03, 2007 04:48 PM

Mmm, meat. Delicious meat. Wonderful meat.

A vegan bird once landed on my shoulder and lent me this thought: apparently, human beings have been eating the wrong thing SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. How did our ancestors ever survive eating such filthy mammoths all the time? Why those murderers!!!

RileyStClair

RileyStClair

Los Angeles, CA
September 2006

OCT 03, 2007 04:54 PM

Formus said:
Mmm, meat. Delicious meat. Wonderful meat.

A vegan bird once landed on my shoulder and lent me this thought: apparently, human beings have been eating the wrong thing SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. How did our ancestors ever survive eating such filthy mammoths all the time? Why those murderers!!!



it's like, by that logic there would be no nakey interwebs sites and we'd still be drawing boobs on caves and shit right?

Johnny_Flapjacks

Johnny_Flapjacks

Williamsport, PA
September 2006

OCT 03, 2007 04:57 PM

Can you still legitimately call yourself a vegetarian if you own a chop house? Um, methinks not



You absolutely can.... There are MANY vegetarians out there who choose that lifestyle for health reasons. It is not exclusively something that is done for animal rights reasons.

Just as there are bar tenders that don't drink, and non-smokers that work at tobacco shops, there are plenty of vegetarians that sell and cook meat.

Formus

Formus

Milwaukee, WI
May 2007

OCT 03, 2007 04:58 PM

RileyStClair said:

Formus said:
Mmm, meat. Delicious meat. Wonderful meat.

A vegan bird once landed on my shoulder and lent me this thought: apparently, human beings have been eating the wrong thing SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. How did our ancestors ever survive eating such filthy mammoths all the time? Why those murderers!!!



it's like, by that logic there would be no nakey interwebs sites and we'd still be drawing boobs on caves and shit right?



Or even worse: we'd be this:

SPOILERS! (Click to view)



Dear god, the horror! Eat your meat everyone! Eat your meat!

lefthandright

lefthandright

New Zealand
September 2006

OCT 03, 2007 05:01 PM

these men are obviously vegetarian because they simply don't like to eat meat,...maybe it gives them gas...they are certainly not by by political choice. They all wear leather, and all use the medium of celluloid to push their occupations..as far as I am aware leather comes from dead animals, and film being compromise of gelatin deratives also comes from dead animals..perhaps when they make clothing and film they use a humane and painless culling technique..or maybe they simply just wait for the beast to die of old age before they strip it of its meat,bone and other by products. I appreciate they try to watch where their consumer $ goes..perhaps even use their celeb status to make others aware of the meat industry, but in many various ways people can still hand over money to meat products and deratives without buying or eating meat itself. To be vegetarian for political reason is a very tough life style to take on indeed.

Ridley

Ridley

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

OCT 03, 2007 05:01 PM

Formus said:
Mmm, meat. Delicious meat. Wonderful meat.

A vegan bird once landed on my shoulder and lent me this thought: apparently, human beings have been eating the wrong thing SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. How did our ancestors ever survive eating such filthy mammoths all the time? Why those murderers!!!



I like how discovery channel recently had a show where doctors linked eating meat to the growth of the brain. That extra protein is what made humans so smart and develop into what we are today. Also correlates why predators are often more cunning, inventive, and smarter, than herbivore prey.

But that's just Discovery channel.

Lycoris

Lycoris

Toronto, ON
October 2005

OCT 03, 2007 05:02 PM

a healthier, cruelty-free life


Oh puh-LEASE. You have to be fucking kidding me. What a self-righteous, stick-your-head-in-the-sand, arrogant piece of writing.

ALL of those celebrities live in the US, which means that their coffee and cigarettes, oil for their cars, their clothes, EVERYTHING THEY BUY is in some way linked to cruelty, unfair trade practices and general unhealthiness. Simply omitting meat from your diet does not guarantee that your life will be healthier, and it certainly doesn't guarantee that your life will be cruelty-free. That's completely ignorant.

RileyStClair

RileyStClair

Los Angeles, CA
September 2006

OCT 03, 2007 05:03 PM

and everyone knows that the only source of protein today is SWEET, SWEET DEAD ANIMAL FLESH!

Heathen_Dave

Heathen_Dave

Birmingham, AL
July 2005

OCT 03, 2007 05:03 PM

NOT FAIR

YOU SAID WHICH

I ONLY GUESSED ONE

Formus

Formus

Milwaukee, WI
May 2007

OCT 03, 2007 05:04 PM

creativename said:
I like how discovery channel recently had a show where doctors linked eating meat to the growth of the brain. That extra protein is what made humans so smart and develop into what we are today. Also correlates why predators are often more cunning, inventive, and smarter, than herbivore prey.

But that's just Discovery channel.



Which is also why the only real vegans are millionaires, and can afford not only fifty dollars worth of pills every week, but the proper diversity of vegetation from around the globe to make up for the lack of protein in lettuce and fucking soy. Otherwise, if you don't have enough money, and you don't cheat on your diet, you're actually, literally making yourself stupid by being vegan. Which may explain the attitudes they all have.

SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

OCT 03, 2007 05:04 PM

Some people simply can't live a vegetarian lifestyle and be a healthy person at the same time.

But besides that, I also have the good fortune of not caring.

DeadBilly

DeadBilly

Burnt Cabins, PA
February 2004

OCT 03, 2007 05:06 PM

RileyStClair said:
and everyone knows that the only source of protein today is SWEET, SWEET DEAD ANIMAL FLESH!



Beans, beans, they're good for your heart!
The more you eat the more you fart!

Not so good for social interactions, but beans are quite delicious. Especially Great Northerns.

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