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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, the next generation of gatekeeping is there. More radical than us olde gen z, amirite?


On a more serious note, glossy diet veganism has serious issues, but missing radicalism is not its biggest problem. Anarchism, just like feminism, is not determined by optics. Don't get me wrong, I like the militant punk aesthetic as well.

Non-glossy vegan anarchists post on IG too.

I'd argue that one of diet veganism's problems is its coupling to lookism where veganism is seen as a tool to achieve body control.

On the other hand, I doubt that symbolic animal liberation can recruit activists or act as help among many diet vegans as long as this gatekeeping (except for honey, ie veganism itself) exists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

~~Lmao what are you going on about?~~

Nevermind, I misread I think.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Going to a vegan "meetup" irl and everyone there eats honey, uses second hand leather, or has cheat days and look at me like I have two heads when I say I don't do any of this ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I feel your pain

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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I hope this helps you enjoy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ more in the future!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

the ones i've been waiting for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Say a prayer for rural vegans near military bases

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fuck yeah we do 🤘