In the waning moments of last year, we witnessed a report by the NY Times about the new slang sayings that erupted in 2007. Among them was:
vegansexual n.
A person who eats no meat, uses no animal-derived goods and prefers not to have sex with non-vegans.
Only a few moments into the new year and we're already aware that eco-sensitivity is going to leap out at us with the frequency of bad 3-D movies in the 80s (Jaws 3-D, anyone?).
In case we thought that Natalie Portman's avowed vegetarianism was merely an attempt to get around kashrut issues when dining out, Miss P takes her devotion to live animals one step further by having created a line of $200 vegan shoes.
According to the online report, "The Natalie Portman Collection arrives February 2008 online and at the NYC boutique located at 382 West Broadway. The shoes are available for pre-order on January 15. 5% of all vegan shoe profits will be going to charity."
Now you can pamper your inner Amidala without harming any animals, and still walk a mile in Natalie's shoes. I don't know if she's a vegansexual...that's personal, and you'll have to ask her yourself.
(Hat tip to ChloeJo)
Right, she created the shoes purely to avoid killing animals. Because clearly there aren't any other non-animal product shoes on the market.
5% of the profits go to charity. And the other 95%?
I believe in capitalism, but still-- let's call this what it is, a business idea from someone famous who saw a market for a product and jumped in with both feet.
Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com
Posted by: Shaun Eli | January 04, 2008 at 05:50 AM
Wow -- I mean -- wow! That just might be taking things a little too far.
What's your take, BTW, on ethical Kashrut??
Posted by: Rivster | January 04, 2008 at 07:32 AM