May 27
"be vegan but-"
Stop.
Thats not veganism. You're allowed to call yourself vegetarian. You're allowed to call yourself pescetarian. You're allowed to call yourself plant-forward.
You cannot be vegan if you engage in intentional exploitation. You cannot "be vegan but cheese". You cannot "be vegan but fish". There are different words for that.
And words have meaning.
It takes time to switch for most of us. I'm not discouraging that. Vegetarianism and pescetarianism does more than carnivorous diets, it's still reducing harm, and it's often the first step that long-term vegans took.
But a man recovering from misogyny is not a feminist while he's still engaging in oppressive behaviour.
