Carlile on Nostr: Can someone be vegan for any other reason than animal rights? Let's see... Person 1) ...

Can someone be vegan for any other reason than animal rights? Let's see...

Person 1) Claims to be vegan for the environment, but will still purchase and use cosmetics tested on animals, as animal testing has no direct influence on the environment.

Person 2) Claims to be vegan for health, but will still purchase and wear wool, silk, and leather products, as what one chooses to wear doesn't affect their health (under most circumstances).

Person 3) Claims to be vegan (because it's trendy), but occasionally consumes animal products during holidays and family gatherings.

So, are any of the above vegan? Absolutely 💯 not. Why? Because they still willingly support and contribute to animal exploitation when they have the option not to.

If people like the above can call themselves vegan, they then have the ability to spread false information about veganism. It becomes whatever people can market it as.

This is where we are now. People think veganism is a diet. They think fish aren't animals. They think honey is for us. They think horses should be ridden. They think veganism is about themselves, or something that has nothing to do with ending animal exploitation.

If the core of veganism is lost (animals rights), then what else is there?