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Adult, rabbit food eater, horror lover, and fiction writer. Here to do my part on this blogging website by blogging.

Rec me your favorite female musicians, horror, or vegan recipes.

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Three of my books as transparent images. The Sexual Politics of Meat (2015 edition), The Pornography of Meat (2003), and Rain without Thunder (1996).

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Excerpt from Why Veganism Matters, Gary L. Francione.

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Florence and the Machine covered a song “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King for Final Fantasy XV.

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People will really imply that if you don't support pimps, sex-buyers, and the sex industry that means that actually you're mad at "the whore" and you wouldn't ever help to support women or others affected. “Your opposition to the continued exploitation of women and children by the demand of sex-buyers means you really think she’s a whore that shouldn’t exist!” Like sorry, I will never be sorry that I believe pimps and sex-buyers are exploiters who are targeting vulnerable demographics.

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2026-04-18

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Afloat in the Blue

(c) riverwindphotography, June 2026

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This is not hard actually. One is a language with regional variations and the other is terminology created by misogynistic racists. If you find it hard to tell the difference you're perhaps part of the reason incel terms have become so normalized.

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Debating with most people is fairly useless online or offline because even if you are approaching it genuinely with the intent to share your stance and not simply to win, you’re probably speaking to someone who thinks it’s clever to provoke you “innocently” so that you can seem silly, irrational, and/or hysterical to others and then to take the opportunity to make themselves appear clear and logical. They’ll use you to soapbox their argument because every interaction they have with other people is through a lens of how best to manipulate them.

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I found some videos created by an older Black vegan and though she hasn't posted in years I still enjoyed these videos.

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Arthur's Acres

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Easy Lemon Broccoli Pasta

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“On Being Black and Vegan,” Delicia Dunham in Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society.

I really appreciated this essay in Sistah Vegan, because while there were some things I disagreed on, I intensely agreed with her about the misuse of 'vegan.' I also think it accurately described the majority of the contributors to the anthology.

“Thus, we get back to nonvegan Black culture and the co-opting of the vegan label by those with their own agendas, with disregard to the true meaning of the word and what it entails. The problem with many Black women who label themselves as vegan, in my experience, is that they aren't. They may claim to be vegan but they are merely concerned about avoiding certain animal products for superficial health or so-called spiritual reasons, paying little to no attention whatsoever to the detrimental impacts of their consumption decisions on nonhuman animals and on environment. For example, many of these so-called vegans eat honey, saying it's good for them and listing ways in which it benefits their health. Never do they mention, or express any concern over, the fact that honey is derived from an animal (the bee) and from the raping and exploitation of bees and their hives. Many Black so-called vegan women will also wear wool and leather. But you're not a vegan if you embrace wearing wool and leather, no matter how many tofu dinners and steamed vegetables you eat.”

This does not describe every Black vegan (woman) with an online presence but I've noticed that the Black vegan women that become popular on social sites are all talking about health, weight-loss, and/or spirituality. Addressing health disparities and wellness among Black Americans is important and I'm highly thankful to the organizations leading public health and food access initiatives. However, I think if the sole reason you eat plant foods and eliminate animal products in your diet is health, but you don't attempt (or want) to eliminate animal-derived products in any other area of your life, then I feel it's fair to say that you're plant-based and not vegan.

I think antivegans also use the pain of racism to treat veganism like it's a "white thing" that makes no consideration of society when vegans have been talking about animal exploitation, as well as the exploitation of humans and environmental racism for decades. Antivegans of color get to feel that animal rights is a privileged white thing through this behavior. They also attempt to pressure vegans of color to conform into nonvegan norms by implying veganism is racist:

To maintain that veganism is a "privileged white thing" you have to obscure Black ethical vegans and other ethical vegans of color.

The number of Black vegans is increasing so I hope that those who are vegan for animal justice are listened to as well and not continued to be ignored as they continue their work.

The ethical treatment of animals is a central tenet of veganism. Many Black vegans, like Angela Davis, emphasize the moral imperative to extend compassion to all living beings. This commitment to animal rights is seen as part of a broader struggle for justice and equality. —"Black Veganism" Is on the Rise. Here's Why.

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I saw this really tiny baby toad and it remains one of the highlights of the day.

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Excerpts from The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak.