Eating vegan in the public space has been an important, everyday expression of the world we strive to see.
Continue readingTen Years Later, Veganism More Popular, but Less Political
Banning Live Export in Australia
Veganism and In Vitro Meat
Advancing Veganism in a “Post-Vegan Society”: A Review of Veganism: Politics, Practice, and Theory
Society Writings: Veganism Made Real in Print
Eating Vegan vs. Being Vegan: The Vegan Society and Depoliticized Capitalist Campaigning
The Fetishization of “Animal-Friendly” Animal Products
The Body Shop, like LUSH, markets itself as a compassionate company while simultaneously profiting from the institutionalized exploitation and killing of Nonhuman Animals. Declaring to customers that non-vegan animal-based products “don’t harm the animals” is false advertising of the worst kind. As is the case with most capitalist enterprises that profit from the oppressed, The Body Shop banks on customers never questioning or thinking critically about their ethical claimsmaking. This false consciousness is buttressed by “cruelty-free” labeling and endorsement from large “animal rights” non-profits such as PETA. These charities have effectively socialized many customers that is okay to use, harm, and kill other animals as long as it is done “nicely.”
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Can We “Have Our Cow and Eat Her, Too?”
The weaponization fo science and naturalism to rank the worth of marginalized groups, dictate their moral worth, and control their lives (usually in highly exploitative ways) is a classic project of Western, white supremacist patriarchal colonial conquest. The entitlement to other living beings, both in reality and symbolically, should be challenged.
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