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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1957954" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p><img src="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/hbz-avocado-index-1515005991.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=480:*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> We have loads in common with vegans! Avocado latte anyone (it is a thing)</p><p>If there's a market for vegan fare then let the market provide that food. Unless it is doing anyone harm, then I am happy for anyone to do whatever they want whether that's changing gender, becoming a Jedai Knight or eat no animal products. To my mind the rationality of such choices is not relevant in this debate.</p><p>But if I choose not to acknowledge or cater for your choice then I have not oppressed you and you've got the right to spend your money at another establishment or preferably argue the merits of your position with me once you've had a rice cake to up your blood sugar a little... </p><p>If direct or implied criticism of any of these choices is codified as discriminatory then that is wrong in so many ways.</p><p>This is the psychology of purity/disgust which aims to take the moral high ground on grounds of saving the planet and the animals (apart from slugs poisined by pesticides obviously) from us, the dominant species. I find this self-loathing really vile and it promotes yet another category of victims created by the carnivorous/ patriarchy. Note that the above image comes from an article I found entitled 'Anti vegetarianism is sexism in disguise'</p><p><a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a14539150/anti-vegetarianism-sexism/" target="_blank">https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a14539150/anti-vegetarianism-sexism/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1957954, member: 365308"] [IMG]https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/hbz-avocado-index-1515005991.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=480:*[/IMG] We have loads in common with vegans! Avocado latte anyone (it is a thing) If there's a market for vegan fare then let the market provide that food. Unless it is doing anyone harm, then I am happy for anyone to do whatever they want whether that's changing gender, becoming a Jedai Knight or eat no animal products. To my mind the rationality of such choices is not relevant in this debate. But if I choose not to acknowledge or cater for your choice then I have not oppressed you and you've got the right to spend your money at another establishment or preferably argue the merits of your position with me once you've had a rice cake to up your blood sugar a little... If direct or implied criticism of any of these choices is codified as discriminatory then that is wrong in so many ways. This is the psychology of purity/disgust which aims to take the moral high ground on grounds of saving the planet and the animals (apart from slugs poisined by pesticides obviously) from us, the dominant species. I find this self-loathing really vile and it promotes yet another category of victims created by the carnivorous/ patriarchy. Note that the above image comes from an article I found entitled 'Anti vegetarianism is sexism in disguise' [URL]https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a14539150/anti-vegetarianism-sexism/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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