wish people would understand that white veganism is bad yes but the problem with white veganism is not the vegan part. it's an intersectionality and representation problem. class, race, and nationality. there are many, many nonwhite and nonwestern cultures that are traditionally plant based. the association of whiteness with veganism is a recent development. eating meat on a daily basis is a western invention of the last century. most vegans are not vegan because "they just love animals so much". they are vegan because of the rights of people who work in slaughterhouses- who in the us and uk are overwhelming staffed by immigrants. the people who work in these slaughterhouses also develop ptsd from killing so many animals or are literally physically maimed. many of them are undocumented and have no workers rights. meat packing plants are infamous for child labor. the jobs with the highest suicide rate in the country include people who work in farming and animal agriculture. the ecological effect of the animal agriculture industry disproportionately affects people who live in the global south. there's this weird narrative that because of peta, veganism is bad, or for rich people, or for white people, and that is just not true. statistically, black people are more likely to become vegan than white people. that's just... a fact! if you cannot eat vegan for health reasons, or because you live in a food desert without access to things like vegetables, that's fine! also, no one expects you to quit meat and dairy cold turkey! it's an impossible task. no one is asking you to do that. but if you are capable of making a choice or an effort, you have to understand that you are making that choice and that choice has consequences. we know that boycotting works, we know fast fashion is bad because of the environmental impact and working conditions that one again overwhelming affect poor working class people in nonwestern countries, but when it comes to the meat and dairy industry suddenly it's totally out of our hands? we have no choice? i'm not even vegan. i still eat eggs and seafood occasionally. but i'm at least trying. i encourage you all to try to consume less meat. also- people who hunt their food are awesome. people who use every part of an animal and respect their sacrifice are awesome. i did not stop eating meat because cows are cute or whatever. i stopped eating meat because i found out about the working conditions of slaughterhouses. also before anyone says "what about soy what about soy production for VEGANS??" 1) vegans are not the only people who eat soy? and 2) 70% of all soy produced is used to feed... u guess it.... livestock! i recommend this article if you're interested in someone smarter than me talking about white veganism. there are infinite resources available online discussing the inhumane things that go on in slaughterhouses to both human beings and animals. there are endless resources detailing the environmental toll of factory farming. if you consider yourself a humanitarian or an environmentalist PLEASE please please, do your best to limit your meat and dairy consumption.
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"Hello new friend! Would you like lollipop? One of those huge, rainbow spiral-like ones? Those ones are my favorite! But I can do any sweet you want!"
" ...If there's one thing I learned growin' up... "
" ...It's to ALWAYS take candy from random strangers! Heck yeah, I'd like a lollipop! "
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Okay because I cannot make decisions for myself, and I lack self control, after I finish South Park
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when the scary lofi horror movie thats playing at festivals and not anywhere else (skinamarink) is up in hd on the site you use to allegedly watch things
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little snippet because i said i was gonna talk about underhill academy yesterday and i didnt:
He put the ice cream bowl on the floor next to him. He didn’t dare sit in his dad’s chair, even when he wasn't in the house, as if his dad could sense that he had sat in it. It was unrealistic that his dad would know, but it had kept him safe. Made him feel safer.
He jumped when the phone rang. He didn’t have his own, and he was surprised that the old house phone even worked, so he was always a bit off guard when it rang. He rushed to grab his bowl and put it away before answering.
“Hello?” His voice cracked a little, and he licked his lips. There was silence on the other side before his sister's voice came through.
“Fiona, are you watching Honey, I Shrunk The Kids again?” Gwen asked, and Finney couldn't tell if she was amused by the situation.
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zoro and momo having training time together so cute so cuuuute 🥰
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New year, new tests of my patience.
We are a payment processor and I can't think of a payment processor that keeps track of what exact items you brought from Target for a given charge.
Something I literally had to write in slack this morning.
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hello, how was your day?
hi!! its been fine dear just a bit rocky! how was yours deary?
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