VEGAN WITH A BULLWHIP: Hillsdale native vies for superhero role

I typically do not enjoy unscripted (sometimes called "reality") shows. I lean more toward documentary-style shows in this genre, in the vein of Morgan Spurlock's powerful series, 30 Days, than toward gameshow-influenced series like The Sci-Fi Channel's Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

That said, I'm always happy to see a vegan portrayed positively in the media, even if it's in or about a stupid show (we're not above being goofy). Tonya Kay is profiled by The Detroit Free Press, in which we find she has been transformed to Creature, a dreadlocked healthy lifestyles crusader for environmental awareness and no-nonsense nutrition.

The paper describes her as a fitness nut with a special passion for raw fruit (fruitarian, or nearly so?) who tinkers with her own car, a 2001 VW Jetta converted to run on biodiesel, which she evidently gets from a restaurant I go to sometimes (highly recommended).

Now about that bullwhip...

Tags: reality TV | Tonya Kay | Who Wants To Be a Superhero