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roseamoungstthethorns · 1 year

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A take on veganism

While veganism can do good on the world, It's current climate is toxic and unhealthy.

There is no act an individual can to that will effect the level of harm that corporations cause

The especially white vegan view of you have to be fully vegan in everything you consume is toxic, unethical, and often in achievable.

Plastic leather (pleather or vegan leather) is horrible for the environment and your wallet. It sheds a ridiculous amount of plastic products into the environment and does not hold up with time causing you to have to buy more and more. This of course causes more plastic in the environment and more expenses to you.

Most leather is used as a byproduct from cows killed for the meat industry meaning these cows would still be killed if you did not consume leather as they are skilled for hamburger etc. and then instead of discarding their skin it is used for a durable environmentally friendly product.

In again, especially white vegans, the bid to not consume any animal products leads to more harm than good in cases.

Foods like quinoa (grain that has amino acids and protein) and agave (common substitute for honey) harm farmers and the countries who rely on them due to vegans driving up global demand.

Many vegans will boycott honey as it is derived from bees, but will still consume almond milk. This is hypocritical as bees are not harmed in the production of honey, buy are harmed in the transportation to and pollinating of almond groves.

The crazy vegan stereotype turns people away from veganism and decreased animal consumption. The over the top, angry, all or nothing type creates hatred towards the vegan community steating people away from it which creates the opposite effect that it is trying to.

Critic of concepts such as meatless Monday hurts everyone. Most people can't or aren't willing to be vegan or vegetarian but concepts such as meatless Mondays allows for less meat to be cooked when it otherwise would be.

The idea that vegan or vegetarian diets are cheaper is false. This is only true if your diet is mainly beans and rice, but that is not how almost everyone eats. Produce, and dairy and meat substitutes are more expensive than animal products. Furthermore in food deserts or countries/areas where vegan/vegetarian lifestyles aren't common it may be next to impossible to not consume animal products due to low availability and high price.

Most vegans and vegetarians will allow for medications that include animal products, but those who don't create an unsafe space for people who rely on them.

Medications is not the only reason to need to consume animal products and this is where the real danger lies. Any condition that causes a restrictive diet poses a risk in restricting more. Yes, veganism and vegetarism are restrictive diets. Some, but definitely not all, are chron's, gerd, ANY ED, needing to tube feed, IBS, colonoscopy bag users, people on a liquid diet, and much more. Talk to your healthcare provider please before attempting vegan or vegetarian lifestyles if you have any of these types of issues. The vegan movement shames people who rely on animal products to stay healthy and that is dangerous.

Racism plays into the vegan movement as well. Many, again, especially white, vegans shame cultures who use animals. Cultures and traditions who care for animals, use all their parts, farm, and take care of their land and animals are much better than traditionally western practices and the need for veganism is no longer needed. The animals and land are cared for and treated respectfully. Veganism would do more harm than good here.

There us a line between ethical and unethical veganism, however the line is blurred. Knowing when it does more harm than good is not often enough talked about and I believe it's important that unethical veganism is talked about more.

Some ways to help promote ethical living besides veganism

Freegan. A freegan is vegan with the exception to animal products that would otherwise be discarded.

Ethical consumption. Buy from local farmers. Start a community garden. Have your own chickens for eggs. Etc.

Trade and barter. This works around capitalism which is a driving factor towards unethical animal practices.

Support indigenous people. They know how to care for the land and the animals. Importantly their rights have been abused and violated and we need to support them as well.

Shop local. This keeps money out of the hands of big corporations. As well as being environmentally friendly due to less co2 emissions.

Reduce reuse recycle. Start by reducing the products use consume. Then reuse what you can as much as you can. Finally recycle everything you can. This is the order that makes the smallest imprint.

Pescitarian. The only meat pescitarians consume is fish.

Vegetarian. Vegetarians consume animal products but not animals. This can include eggs, but not chickens, milk, but not cow, honey, silk etc. Lakto-vegitarians consume dairy but not eggs and ovo-vegitarians consume eggs but not dairy.

Cutting out any type of meat or animal products.

Only consuming foods that are ethically produced in regards to the environment, animals, and/or humans

Feel free to add more

Remember your health comes first, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, any change is better than no change.

TL;DR Veganism has problems and isn't the end all be all of ethicality. Reduce consumption in general in the ways you can. Remember your health comes first.

#psa #veganism #vegan #vegitarian #ethical consumption #anti vegan #white veganism #white vegan

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crazycatsiren · 1 year

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Did you know that you can be vegan as a personal lifestyle choice without being a total ecofascist.

#vegan bullshit #veganism to fascism pipeline #white vegans stfu challenge #ecofascism #white veganism

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spaceysoupy · 1 year

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Y’know say what you will about tumblr but at least I don’t have to fucking deal with white vegans telling me about the “noble savage” stereotype and saying I’m wrong or evil for my traditional practices that involve animals like regalia making and beadwork

#don’t get me wrong this is definitely a White Site right now but it’s also more chill so far #savage #tagging for safety #white veganism #anti indigenous racism

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amavaria · 8 months

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Hero of Unova 👑

#love my dumbass autistic vegan son #pokemon #n #n harmonia #reshiram #pokemon bw #pokémon black 2 and white 2 #pkmn #my art #unova

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fattributes · 7 days

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Tomato and White Bean Soup

#food #recipe #lunch #dinner #soup #tomatoes #white beans #beans #leeks #spinach #garlic #paprika #cumin #harissa #vegetarian #vegan #gluten free #dairy free

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fullcravings · 1 month

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Tofu Matcha White Chocolate Mousse

#tofu #matcha #green tea #white chocolate #mousse #recipe #green #tea #berries #fruit #color #spring #summer #no bake #vegan friendly #dairy free #protein #healthy #jajabakes

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thatshinx · 5 months

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I’d love to see a book that goes in depth on the idea of a creature that eats humans and when they are told by a human to stop they say “how is me eating human any different than you eating cow,” and the human counters with “but cows don’t have sentience the same way we do,” but the the creature simply laughs and goes

“Awwww little human thinks he has a soul, thinks he can comprehend everything we can, how cute.”

#writing inspiration #writing prompt #veganism #animal rights #cosmic horror #Im tired but might write this later #In the meantime feel free to take a stab at it #Honestly I’ve just been reading a lot of JTTW and was thinking about the way the White Horse Dragon is treated like an animal #Even though he can speak and think and lives in a complex social structure #It’s still seen as not wrong when he eats a horse cause that’s just the circle of life #Can’t help but wonder if the same would be said if he had eaten a human #JTTW

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morethansalad · 2 months

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