Also it’s a yellow vegan symbol and http://WatchDominion.org it’s a documentary about the standard practices of what unavoidably occurs to animals when they’re being used for food, clothing and other purposes

The QR code and http://dontwatch.org It’s to raise awareness of what people usually either don’t realise they’re participating in or are disconnected or desensitised from

It’s to raise awareness of what people usually either don’t realise they’re participating in or are disconnected or desensitised from

It’s to raise awareness of what people usually either don’t realise they’re participating in or are disconnected or desensitised from

It’s to raise awareness of what people usually either don’t realise they’re participating in or are disconnected or desensitised from

Okay, not the best example. He’s alright. I couldn’t think of any but I was demonstrating the gist of the question.

I’ll start; Ricky Gervais is kind of a douchebag/bully. Yes, he’s vegan.

Rule 2: Being outspoken about animal rights or the environment isn’t a negative quality.

I should clarify I’m mostly asking about a specific well-known vegan and something negative about them unrelated to their veganism.

There are factual differences between races. Sure the differences might not be as pronounced as differences between species, but why does that matter? Why should those differences forbid us from treating them all equally given that they’re all sentient beings?

You’re vegan, yet you don’t think speciesism is bad, and you don’t care about morals… right… 🤨

Recognising that speciesism is an immoral form of discrimination comparable to other forms like racism is key to animal liberation. So I believe rejecting the comparison is contrary to what veganism actually stands for.

Okay I believe you (Not all vegans are the same after all. For example some people call themselves vegan when they’re really just eating a plant-based diet, still buy other animal products, or don’t have very strong views about animal rights. Not saying that’s the case here but when there are fewer vegans in a community, there can be more of that.)

But what confused me is that rather than just answering the question of whether it’s speciesist to prefer one animal species over another (even when respecting both of their rights by being vegan), you mostly went on a tangent about rejecting the comparison between racism and speciesism, even though vegans typically stress the fact that both forms of discrimination of individuals are comparable to each other, and it’s usually people who are against the vegan movement who try to argue they aren’t, and say things like “Considering humans and non-human animals as the same is problematic” (even though that’s a strawman since the vegan position acknowledges the differences between species but advocates for moral treatment of all species regardless).

I just don’t really understand. Do you for example think that it’s wrong to compare immoral treatment of humans to immoral treatment of non-human animals? Because that’s the vibe I’m getting.

Why is it that the one person who responded who seemed to actually be vegan had their messages deleted? Are the mods here not vegan? Or are higher up Lemmy mods brigading this sub?

All of your talking points are very much what non-vegans and anti-vegans say. So please just be honest and tell me if you’re vegan or not.

There is no need to believe that every species is the same in order to treat them all as well and as equally as possible.

Vegans compare racism and speciesism all the time. And non-vegans are the ones who usually reject the comparison. So, I ask, are you vegan?

The word is speciesist / speciesism (not speciest / speciesm, as anti-vegans often misspell them) and I’m not trolling

I had reason to believe that would happen if I didn’t specifically ask for only vegan replies, which you did not respect. I was right. And no it’s not a self fulfilling prophecy. I’ve tried asking things on vegan communities on Lemmy before without that preface, and just got non-vegans trolling. At least this might reduce it. But the trolls are abundant. You are absolutely a troll. Please go away.

I’m trying to talk to vegans about this topic. That’s all. This question is discussing things that vegans focus on in particular. If I was asking another question geared toward all people that would be different. Please leave me alone now.

I’ve already gotten 2 non-vegans trolling. Please respect the nature of this question and only answer if you’re vegan and want to engage seriously.