r/SubredditDrama • u/TruePoverty My life is a shithole • Sep 03 '17
This is what it's like when worlds collide: Miley Cyrus, Racism, Veganism, Anti-Racism, and Anti-Veganism.
/r/vegan/comments/6xnbtj/i_love_her_so_much/dmha6ap/?context=2150
u/Tisarwat Sep 03 '17 edited Sep 03 '17
There are actually some big issues in the vegan community, when it comes to how some people interact with marginalised groups.
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Constant direct comparisons of the treatment of animals to the holocaust and other genocides, constant comparison of the dairy industry to systemic rape, and overt comparisons of animal rearing to chattel slavery. Given the history of dehumanising the subjects of genocide, and also of black slaves by the British empire/ subsequently America, these are actually really insulting and continue very nasty undertones.
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The idea that any non vegan is a bad person or somehow non feminist, without having regard for factors that may have an impact. Economic status, geography, and disability stand out- in a lot of places and for a lot of people it's not feasible to be vegan, or it's expensive, or there's no cultural tradition of veganism, or it takes too much time and energy.
Also Miley Cyrus is racist.
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u/northrupthebandgeek Sep 03 '17 edited Sep 03 '17
What is it really that's going on here?
EDIT: ITT: A lack of people who played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
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u/SamWhite Sep 03 '17
It sounds like you are suicidal. Hey, if you need someone to listen I am here.
Look, I have no horse in this race, but this kind of bullshit doesn't help. If a suicidal person could get something helpful out of a stranger vomiting meaningless niceties on their feet, there would be no suicides in the world. There are, I suppose, ways to be helpful over the web. But what you are doing is the exact opposite.. Or, well, I guess it helps you feel better about yourself. So, yay?
r/vegan, showing the world how caring they are.
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Sep 03 '17
Damn after reading mochawitch's later comments this popcorn isn't as tasty anymore :(
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u/DeathandHemingway Sep 03 '17
I'm pretty sure that's actually a picture of Johnny Depp.
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u/Jiketi Sep 03 '17
as an excuse to attack me for not being vegan. I point out shitty people, and you go on a rampage... because... I'm... um... not vegan.
It might be because they (MochaWitch) started the whole shitshow.
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u/explohd Sep 03 '17
Is that a Powerman 5000 reference?