That Little Soy Thing

Small Friendly Vegan. Main account @and-so-the-feels-begin.

[thatlittlesoything]

I really don’t like how being vegan is seen as such a difficult thing to do, like it’s some massive hardship for a person to take on that requires so much sacrifice.

While it definitely must’ve been a real challenge 20 years ago, now we’re pretty much spoiled with choice when it comes to finding animal free substitutes to all kinds of food and products.

I think the whole ‘being vegan is difficult’ narrative is outdated and we need to change it if we want more people to switch to a plant based lifestyle.

[thatveganwhiterose]

I went vegetarian in 2003 and vegan in ~2010. And while I did grow up in a nice area (west coast non-rural area of the US), it was a lot more difficult then than now.

A lot less choice, and that was only 23 to 16 years ago, given the timeline above.

There are so many more options now, and even for more rural areas (of the US, again) I’ve met a lot of people succeeding at a plant based diet and being vegan all around.

Especially in the western world, “being veg is too challenging” is getting to be way less true than tumblr anti-vegans will have you believe. Even in a lot of areas you wouldn’t think (like poorer areas), I’ve met many vegans and vegetarians doing just fine.

[thatlittlesoything]

I really don’t like how being vegan is seen as such a difficult thing to do, like it’s some massive hardship for a person to take on that requires so much sacrifice.

While it definitely must’ve been a real challenge 20 years ago, now we’re pretty much spoiled with choice when it comes to finding animal free substitutes to all kinds of food and products.

I think the whole ‘being vegan is difficult’ narrative is outdated and we need to change it if we want more people to switch to a plant based lifestyle.

[morethansalad]

Checkerboard Cubed Watermelon Salad (Vegan)

[animal-liberation-front-alf]

[madphantom]

You know what. There ARE less animals around than there used to be. Like. Less than five years ago there were dozens of herons in the rivers by the train tracks. There were wild hogs and deer in the nearby forest. When you were out late in summer you could see hares and owls. I have several fond memories of staying out at night in my late teens and seeing swarms of fireflies. There were frogs, salamanders, occasional lizards if you were lucky. There were so many fucking foxes. And like... I've gone on several evening/night walks in the woods this summer and I haven't seen a single firefly, or heard the call of an owl. There's no hares, no foxes. I haven't seen a fieldfare or a nightingale in years. Biodiversity is dying out completely.

[iz-robin]

But nobody wants to talk about how the biggest driver of global biodiversity loss is animal agriculture....

[morethansalad]

Avocado and Corn Salad (Vegan)

[vegan-butch]

Truly unintended side effect of being a vegan for this long is how I see non-domestic animals. Like if the pigs don't have to die, then this bug on my leg doesn't either. I can't (and shouldn't) prevent all animal deaths ever, but there were so many more deaths that I could prevent than I realized.

[pomegranateuser]

in light of billie eilish’s “hot take” about veganism, I’d just like to say I am so sick and tired of non-indigenous people using our communities and practices as an excuse, to hide behind their own shame when really they don’t give a shit about indigenous peoples. they don’t talk about us in any other aspect besides this one and it’s only to cover their own backs. indigenous communities that have to hunt for their own food for survival is very different than going into a supermarket and buying packaged meat. these communities have quotas, they use every part of the animal, and they are responsible for taking care of most of our ecosystem. any good, intersectional vegan knows this and understands that it would be very colonial of them to go into these spaces and try and change that. saying this, there are a lot of indigenous people who are vegans and they are largely ignored because it doesn’t fit their narrative of the “noble savage” which is also a racist view of indigenous people.

[hearthstruck]

one try onion pasta by plantyou

[jadeblueafterglow]

more leftists should be vegan. veganism and leftism operate on the same beliefs. social justice, no exploitation of labor, autonomy, environmental concern, intersectionality, an equal and just living etc. leftist praxis should include veganism

[oediex]

Loving animals is a privilege. To see the richness and beauty of their lives. It's in every cat sitting on a windowsill. It's every dog that people are walking. It's also the flies that lose their way in my apartment. It's the spiders that used to scare me. It's the hope-you're-safe I sent towards the rat I saw crossing the road. It's happy cows and pigs and chickens. It's all the animals that I know I'll never see, but that do exist in all their splendidness. All these individuals, all these lives, all these minds.

Loving animals is also hard. It's seeing their dead bodies plastered on billboards. On people's plates. In the butcher's window just around the corner. It's 90% of the grocery store I refuse to buy. It's knowing there is a street in my town where in one building they're saving animals deemed worth saving, and in the one next door their throats get slit. It's animal abuse that only counts when it's an animal we think is cute. It's fish not even getting the respect of being counted as individuals. Loving animals means living in a world full of murder. A reality so inescapable the only safe space is my own house. And the people I love are all complicit.

[lexiiluvv]

April seasonal produce 🍓

[vegan-nom-noms]

Movie Night Ideas

Finding Dory Vegan Fish Sandwiches and Vegan Fish And Chips

James And The Giant Peach Chili-Lime Tofu & Peach Skewers and Peach Cobbler

Turning Red Vegan Bibimbap and Kimchi Pancakes

[tinykitchenvegan]

Easy Vegan Peach Cobbler

[vegan-nom-noms]

Matcha Strawberry Mousse Cake (Just 7 Ingredients)

[isleypig]

People hate me for my controversial opinions such as “don’t abuse animals for human gain” and “let’s lower our carbon emissions”

[vegspoblr]

oh you can't go vegan because you love food? you see, that's not something vegans can relate to, because vegans don't like food. in fact, in my culture we hate food. we never eat and we actually think that eating is disgusting and offensive. unlike you, with your unique experience of "loving food" that prevents you from going vegan.

[thatveganwhiterose]

Me in real life photosynthesizing.