[chaiu]

when will white vegans shut up

[chaiu]

like for real… there are so many cultures and faiths that consume animals ethically. we don’t source our meat from mass industries that abuse animals and we utilise the entire animal for food or clothing. there are rituals and prayers unique to different cultures that are done to thank animals for their sacrifice, or concepts similar. Those who follow Islam and Judaism (who eat Halal and Kosher Meat, respectively) are required to kill the animal in the most painless way possible. stop telling us that what we’re doing is wrong and immoral when your expensive vegan products are sourced from companies that destroy land belonging to Native Americans or exploit people of colour to do their underpaid labour. Be mindful of other cultures and stop grouping us in with the white meat-eaters.

[mangopussy]

how do i frame this and put it on my wall

[bdub86]

^^^

[beyonslayed]

Not to sound anti vegan but what is one ecological function performed by roaches because I’m not entirely sure we need them

[altonzm-deactivated20170213]

they’re a part of the food chain & they help with the breaking down of forest-floor discarded foliage (cockroaches feed on fallen leaves/discarded branches and bark, and are then fed on in turn by everything from other insects to birds & small mammals)

[beyonslayed]

Ain’t no forest floor discarded foliage in my house tho so why they here

[la-laborista-republiko]

[teapotify]

A miniature leaf-shaped Qur'an, copied by Mohammad Saleh Taom Zadeh

[ivapiva]

some of you never experienced the “this isn’t available in your country” situation and it shows

[taf-art]

Obnoxious Liberals (1982). Jean-Michel Basquiat.

[mkeanarchytect]

Look, your plastic straws are only a negligible contribution to oceanic plastic pollution. Japan has backed out of all of its clean energy goals since Fukushima and is importing thousands of tons of fossil fuels to make up for it. The lithium mining processes required to make your hybrid car make its environmental benefits basically nonexistent. Food waste has much more to do with governmental regulations on spoilage and consumer demand for cosmetically perfect produce than you forgetting about the kale in your vegetable crisper.

The world is made of complex problems and the simple answer basically only exists to make you feel good about yourself

[museum-of-artifacts]

2,000-year-old roman face cream with visible, ancient fingermarks

Preserved within a small tin canister, the cream was discovered during excavations by Pre-Construct Archaeology of a Roman temple precinct on Tabard Street, Southwark in 2003. The main constituent of the cream was animal fat mixed with starch and tin oxide.

[lilium-bosniacum-deactivated202]

i wish i were eating giant flatbread in a field in mesopotamia right now

[oaluz]

I know no one who has embraced a love ethic whose life has not become joyous and more fulfilling. The widespread assumption that ethical behaviour takes the fun out of life is false. In actuality, living ethically ensures that relationships in our lives, including encounters with strangers, nurture our spiritual growth. Behaving unethically, with no thought to the consequences of our actions, is a bit like eating tons of junk food. While it may taste good, in the end the body is never really adequately nourished and remains in a constant state of lack and longing. Our souls feel this lack when we act unethically, behaving in ways that diminish our spirits and dehumanise others.

bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions

[hoopdogz]

love when pets walk by like they have somewhere to be

[gowns]

man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm animals, but really it’s teaching them about the concept of a book and how there’s new information on each page of a single object, but really, beyond that, it’s teaching them how language works, and beyond that it’s really actually teaching them about human interaction, and really really it’s them learning about existing in a three-dimensional space and how they can navigate that space, but actually, above all it is teaching them that mama loves them.

[clarisimart]

The chilling adventures of Sabrina be like:

Aunt Zelda: Sabrina, pass me the UNHOLY butter so I can spread it with my CURSED knife on this DARK bread and eat my DESECRATED bacon on this BLACK day, PRAISE SATAN!

[doubleyew-deactivated20191031]

whatever *becomes an enemy of the state*

[cookinguptales]

A lot of people are really scared and angry because of the results of the newest climate change reports — as they should be. But I’m already seeing a lot of posts and news reports like “HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING” and bizarrely enough, the answers are never like “weed out climate change deniers from your government, impose strict new rules for the corporations that are  creating most of the emissions, pour government resources into alternate forms of fuel, etc.” It’s always like “carpool to work!”

Look. Of course you should be working to reduce waste in your own life. But let’s not fucking pretend that consumers are the ones who made this mess. You know what another recent study found? Just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. If the rest of us stopped ALL WASTE and fucking ascended to a higher plane of existence that no longer requires consumption of any kind, the world would still be absolutely fucked if those 100 companies keep on as they do.

I hate this personal responsibility model when it comes to conservation. By ignoring the actual source of the problem and focusing on individuals instead, guess who gets targeted? The absolute most vulnerable individuals on the planet. When people advocate personal responsibility, somehow they’re never talking about billionaires and their private jets. They’re creating straw bans that will make life more dangerous for people with disabilities. They’re shaming women for using disposable menstrual products. They’re criticizing the poor and destitute for using “wasteful” products because they’re all they can afford. They’re making vaguely eugenic statements about getting people in “third world countries” to stop ~breeding~ so much. It’s monstrous.

Stop shaming consumers for the sins of corporations and their powerful investors. Stop placing the blame at the feet of the people who already have the hardest time getting through life. Do something, and by “do something” I mean buy a reusable coffee cup on the way to fucking vote. Go to a protest. Call a representative. Demand accountability from the people who got us into this mess.

[beyonslayed]

It’s as good a time as any to remind everyone that these apocalyptic projections have been known by politicians and capitalists since the 70s. There are already numerous cases of indigenous populations losing their ancestral homelands to climate change. A significant portion of our global refugee crisis, it’s as bad as in the aftermath of WWII, can be attributed to climate change creating political crises as people fight over scarce resources. Puerto Rico a colony of the United States got devestated by two hurricanes last year. A few other islands in the Caribbean were razed to the ground from powerful storms. Seismic activity is increasing in the Caribbean. Temperatures are sweltering across the US. For a sizeable portion of humanity the 2030 date has been a reality, as the most progressive presidential candidate of the United States recently said it’s time to stop being civil with parties with against your interest

[frogmunist-deactivated20190724]

1. Having compassion

2. Being human

3. Looking like a normal person

[abomination-of-gender-deactivat]

someone: capitalism is a rational economic system

a bank: hi i noticed you don’t have any money in your account, so I’m going to charge you an additional $30 for not having any money