#anti-vegans

[acti-veg]

Do anti-vegan leftists on Tumblr have any understanding of how... behind they are?

If you turn up to any progressive organising, Food Not Bombs chapter, social justice protest movements, socialist kitchens etc. you'll find so many vegetarians and vegans, and even among those who eat animals, just about everyone is positive about veganism or are at least trying to reduce their consumption.

Then you log into Tumblr.com and are presented with the most conservative, bizarrely regressive takes on animal rights coming from self-described radical leftists. I see people with anarchist profile pictures parroting literal animal agriculture corporate propoganda, and that post will be shared by ten of thousands of other people who no doubt also see themselves as progressive... I don't know if this is just a USA vs. Europe phenomenon but leftist Tumblr doesn't seem to have gotten past where it was in 2010 when it comes to animal rights.

[thatveganwhiterose]

Anti-vegans are cowards.

They post in the vegan tag on a public website and then when they are called out for their dipshit takes, they cry and scream and block instead of “owning” those criticizing them despite claiming vegans are “too stupid” to do so.

They are especially cowardly little shits when the marginalized groups they were putting on a pedestal to use against veganism and animal rights (or other social justice issues like climate change, human rights, the environment, politics, etc.) come out of the woodwork to educate and/or criticize them.

They then proceed to ignore, argue with, block, berate, or *accuse those people of not being part of the groups that they are*. Because it’s so much easier to sweep them under the rug then to have hard and nuanced conversations or takes.

These people have fake morals, fake ethics, and are fake leftists.

We see you. We see your bullshit. It isn’t edgy, or cute, or funny. It’s misinformation just like that of right-wing conservatives. It makes y’all sellouts and grifters.

[vegance]

also left wing anti-vegans are so baffling to me because generally, anti-veganism is so often associated with right wing ideology and prejudice prone populations, both because these groups feel like veganism threatens the dominant ideology and because of their belief in human superiority and dislike of out-groups.

how willing people are suddenly to share an ideology with conservatives, just because it serves them personally...

[kyliaquilor]

There is not, never has been, and never will be, a legitimate reason to be a vegan.

[briansfancies]

Meatflakes say the darnedest things!

[jhoumous]

Dealing with anti-vegan trolls

[vegan-and-sara]

Non-vegans: wow it's so sad how rhinos are killed because people think their horns have special health benefits they can't get from anything else. :(

Also non-vegans: clearly we have to kill cows, chickens, and pigs because their flesh has special health benefits we can't get from anything else. :)

[ashlynnbun]

I failed to recognize a blog as someone I had previously unfollowed for putting unsourced anit-vegan nonsense on my dashboard. So I followed them again. They put more ridiculous anti-vegan myths on my dashboard. :/ Blocked. Should stop me repeating that cycle again. I don’t have the energy to deal with people who not only believe, but also uncritically spread, the worst misconceptions of me with absolutely zero evidence. So here’s a reminder to followers: I’m vegan. I say as much in my bio. If you have problems with vegans, I’m absolutely not “one of the good ones”. If you’re only willing to accept a vegan once you’ve decided that I’m a rare exception to a rotten lot, then this isn’t a blog for you. I’m not willing to tolerate misinformation and uninformed negativity about an important aspect of my identity.