IT'S VEGANUARY !!

:vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge:

the best time of year to start giving a shit about non-human animals

"Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment."

🐮 Cows deserve to live their full lifespan

🐷 Pigs deserve a life free from exploitation

🐔 Chickens deserve a life free from genetic manipulation

If you've got any basic questions or concerns about veganism, !vegan@hexbear.net has a megathread devoted to that sort of discussion!

Liberation for all animals!

The State and Revolution

:lenin-shining: :unity: :kropotkin-shining:

The Conquest of Bread

AMAC and ACAB, sort by new

Yesterday’s megathread

Follow the ChapoChat twitter account :comrade-birdie:

THEORY; it’s good for what ails you (all kinds of tendencies inside!)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR - AN EXPERIMENT IN PROMOTING USER ORGANIZING EFFORTS

Join the fresh and beautiful batch of new comms:

!bloomer@hexbear.net :bloomer:

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*like @glimmer_twin says, https://veganuary.com for recipes and guides for how to try it out!

  • Phillipkdink [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    Dudes are fucking lame, often. Someone once told me that you're most likely to be empathetic if you've personally experienced hardship and are therefore sensitive to what it's like to need consideration. I suppose the corollary is if you have a more privileged identity you're less likely to be empathetic.

    Not saying dudes don't deserve criticism of course. And yes I'm done mansplaning sexism.

    • Wertheimer [any]
      ·
      4 years ago

      Indeed. Graeber has some good shit about this in The Utopia of Rules :

      For example, in American situation comedies of the 1950s, there was a constant staple: jokes about the impossibility of understanding women. The jokes (told, of course, by men) always represented women’s logic as fundamentally alien and incomprehensible. “You have to love them,” the message always seemed to run, “but who can really understand how these creatures think?” One never had the impression the women in question had any trouble understanding men. The reason is obvious. Women had no choice but to understand men.

      https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-the-utopia-of-rules#toc2