Vegan stereotypes do us all a disservice. You can be a healthy vegan or a junk food vegan, or somewhere in the middle. It takes all kinds.
Tag: ethical veganism
We Should Not Applaud Perdue’s Animal Welfare Standards
Can the new Perdue animal welfare standards really change an industry that exploits both humans and animals?
Why do we eat cows and pigs but not lions or kittens?
What makes it okay for us to eat one species and love another?
Thoughts on Vegan Masculinity
I have been a vegan for over 15 years. I have been a man for over 35 years. When I went vegan, I never felt particularly troubled as a man by the decision to stop eating meat and other animal products. I was aware of the caricature of vegetarians in popular culture, which attaches femininity (which is βbadβ) to any and all things βveg,β but my process of going vegan was very simple: Could I continue living in a way that did, or even could, cause harm and suffering to other beings.