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Welcome
Welcome to c/[email protected]. Broadly, this community is a place to discuss veganism. Discussion on intersectional topics related to the animal rights movement are also encouraged.
What is Veganism?
'Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals ...'
- abridged definition from The Vegan Society
Rules
The rules are subject to change, especially upon community feedback.
- Discrimination is not tolerated. This includes speciesism.
- Topics not relating to veganism are subjected to removal.
- Posts are to be as accessible as practicable:
- pictures of text require alt-text;
- paywalled articles must have an accessible non-paywalled link or have its contents in the post body.
- Content warnings are required for triggering content.
- Carnist rhetoric & anti-veganism are not allowed.
- examples of common fallacies
- Misinformation, particularly that which is dangerous or has malicious intent, is subject to removal.
Resources on Veganism
A compilation of many vegan resources/sites in a google spreadsheet:
Here are some documentaries that are recommended to watch if planning to or have recently become vegan:
Vegan Fediverse
Lemmy: vegantheoryclub.org
Mastodon: veganism.social
Other Vegan Communities
General Vegan Comms
Circlejerk Comms
Vegan Food / Cooking
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I think "personal choice" comes off as slightly dismissive, as if it's below your effort to even discuss.
Personally, I just go with "for ethical reasons, plus, its good for the environment" and I've never had anyone chuck a tantrum.
In my experience, the reactions depend a lot on the people you talk to and well, what you look like.
Like, I've got a tiny lady colleague who's vegan and she's never been in a conflict from being vegan.
Meanwhile, me as a big dude, I will get various males who take it as a personal affront:
This is especially also amplified on the countryside, where not only progressive ideas take longer to arrive, you've also got farmers with skin in the game.
In my hometown, there's a pig farmer. Holy fuck, for that guy, my mere existence was a statement that his entire livelihood is immoral.