pocket_tofu [she/her,fae/faer]

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Cake day: March 9th, 2021

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  • I can’t believe every comment is saying you should let your kid eat corpses. I assume you wouldn’t let your kid kick puppies or hurt their peers. It’s the same thing. It’s actually good to teach your kids right and wrong. Veganism is not a personal choice or journey. It’s an issue of justice. It’s not like you’re teaching oppressive, reactionary ideology. There’s no both sides here. It’s good when leftists teach their kids to fight racism and sexism and injustice; it’s bad when fascists teach their kids to have no respect for anyone different from them. It’s good when vegan parents teach their kids to respect non-human lives; it’s bad when carnist parents teach their kids it’s okay to harm other animals for entertainment and flavor.





  • You know, there’s actually been studies done about the bigotry vegans face

    vegans are viewed more negatively than atheists, immigrants, homosexuals, and asexuals

    From a study linked in this article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/2/18055532/vegans-vegetarian-research-uk

    But you tell carnists they’re being abusive harassers and they say we deserve everything that comes to us. Hey, bigots, you know veganism is actually a protected belief in a lot of places and where it isn’t protected, it should be. It doesn’t surprise me that carnists here give me the same victim blaming I get irl from right wing misogynists. Sorry not sorry for being uppity instead of erasing myself for the sake of your vibes.

    Most vegans don’t talk about this bc the bigotry and exclusion and hatred we receive is nothing compared to the way carnists and their sick system of animal agriculture treat nonhumans. But it does no one any favors to ignore how or community is repeatedly marginalized everywhere we go, in person and online. Vegans are isolated and alienated and many lose connection and support from their friends, family, and community when they choose to stand up for nonhumans. Sometimes online spaces are literally the only place where leftist vegans can find each other and talk.

    The US state views us as literal terrorists, you know. So many animal rights activists from the previous generation were imprisoned and are still behind bars. But god forbid someone tell a carnist their treats are killing animals and the earth. Treats matter more than lives, and anyone who says otherwise is a huge asshole who should be ostracized