ableist-vegans

[ableist-vegans]

[ableist-vegans]

Why do vegan pastries have the taste/texture of chalk?? :

Might be because of lack of dairy like butter or milk which tends to make pastries more creamy-Wednesday

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Wow thank you for this Tumblr ! Glad to see there are vegans who don't want to make the whole world vegan. I really thought it was impossible to find !

No prob!

-Wednesday

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I want to scream anytime I see someone say "Just get your protein from peanut butter instead of meat" because I just think "DO YOU KNOW HOW DEADLY NUT ALLERGIES CAN BE?!"

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Vegan is not an option for my autoimmune disease

I am vegan 6 out of 7 days per week. I never have any dairy. However, I have an autoimmune disease that causes very severe flares if I don't eat some form of non-dairy animal matter. From what scientists know currently (which isn't much) the flares occur because of vitamins/minerals not being processed by my body correctly. I have tried pharmaceutical supplementation which made me sick constantly and was expensive to the point my entire monthly income went to medical bills which I cannot do long-term. It is easier, safer and cheaper to just have some meat. Even in my mild flares, I can only eat eggs, tuna, chicken, chicken broth, sometimes turkey. Sometimes I have to go several days on only bone broths or non-vegan medical shakes (if I can even keep those down). It has been suggested to me by 2 registered dietitians and 4 gastroenterologists to cut out wheat, legumes, most fruits and vegetables, and dairy for life. What does that leave? Meat. It leaves mostly meat. Which I won't do but do have to admit, my once a week tactic has helped so much. It is ableist to say "everyone should go vegan!." Many people cannot do so due to their health.  I know many people that keep trying to tell me to go vegan 24/7 again (I did this for a decade) because of "inflammation." This is not how my body works. Not all autoimmune diseases are created equal.  I love all animals and I hate eating meat. I lose sleep over this a lot. It is a major ethical issue in my faith as well. So please stop assuming we all eat meat for fun. 

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Can’t believe I am JUST finding this blog, I’m an autistic vegetarian who loves animals but can’t go vegan because of sensory issues and the fact that most of my same foods are dairy based

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This isn't an example of ableism, but I thought it was a good example of compromise?

I have a vegan friend who is pregnant. She was worried about getting her baby everything it needed, and talked a lot with her husband. (He is not vegan.) She didn't want to give up veganism, even for the pregnancy, but her doctor thought it was best.

Her husband offered to go vegan during her pregnancy for her. That way, the same amount of animal products would be eaten, instead of her + the world. He has lasted 3 months already, and she gets to show him what being vegan is like.

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Remember that there are no natural vegetables or fruit that have B12. Vegans have to eat fortified foods (food that has added B12 to it like certain soy milk, mock meats etc). You can’t survive solely on vegetables and fruit because you can’t get B12 from it

-Wednesday (I am vegan, I know how this works)

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I have to be vegan. Animal proteins cause my autoimmune disease to flair. I’m already using a cane on good days, on days when I “slip up” or am accidentally given non vegan food I can barely function due to the severe pain and fatigue. I get you aren’t targeting people like me, just adding another queer disabled woman’s perspective. I experience a different type of ableism, having to justifying my diet by revealing my medical info thanks to asshole vegans.

That makes sense! I personally am vegan so I see where you’re coming from but the other mod isn’t and everyone has their personal reasons for their diets/lifestyles

-Wednesday

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If your vegan “activism” involves holocaust comparisons you owe me a $50 Amazon gift card and a 2,000 word essay explaining why you think Jews are comparable to cattle Goyim reblog (esp. if you’re vegan)

[ableist-vegans]

Hey there - just as a heads up, the info in your about/FAQ is inconsistent; you mention several times that you're not physically disabled, but at the last question you say that you are. I'm not trying to attack you - just trying to make you aware of the inconsistency. (Love this blog btw, just came across it and A+++, thank you for making it!)

There are two mods on here. I am physically disabled, the other mod is not

-Wednesday

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I prefer veggies over meat. In fact, eating a lot of meat makes me feel queasy (mainly from the way my grandparents cook it) but I would never go vegan. I HATE how a lot of vegans find it shocking that meat-eaters do in fact eat plants too. (Mainly my great uncle jeff, he's one of THOSE vegans, but he's a nice guy otherwise

Exactly, vegetables is free for all

-Wednesday

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I've never thought of going vegan but if I ever wanted to see one of my riends again I couldn't her nut allergies have been getting increasingly sensitive it started with smell setting her off and now legumes make her throat close up, she would legitimately die if I went vegan and then decided to go visit her.

That makes sense! A lot of vegan things require nuts and legumes

-Wednesday

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i actually hate white vegans thanks for giving me more hate fuel(tm)

You’re welcome!

-Wednesday

[ableist-vegans]

I am getting emotionally exhausted just from reading all of the ableist bullshit and I'm just like how the fuck do you expect me to even make my food you fucking jackass djhfkhkd I love you, you're great

Thanks!

-Wednesday

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vegans that try to mix their veganism with social justice movements are super ://

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Spoiler alert: I’m still struggling with health problems from my childhood eating.