Shoechoe, Now Vegan

This is a sideblog for me to talk about veganism, my thoughts on both the ideology and practice. Veganism has developed into a belief of mine, and I went fully vegan on February 22, 2026. I might post about uncomfortable ethical questions, so be prepared. I also like to talk about my observations of the vegan community and about food. (He/him)

[possiblybasic]

look yall, i have a serious question im not trying to rage bait or anything, but does going vegan have, on a individual level, effect? will my carbon footprint really change?

[vegan-butch]

Not only does going vegan lower your specific impact but, ime, it has more widespread effects. My friends all eat less meat than when they met me. Some have gone vegetarian! Some vegan! Going vegan around meat eaters shows them that being vegan is a real possibility, that it's not all pain and suffering. I've observed big changes around me from nothing but cooking people vegan meals.

[plus-size-aesthetics]

antonia.jade

[plant--based--bitch]

All the reasons you hate the impact of the AI industry are all the same reasons you should hate the animal ag industry. It's destructive to local habitats and ecosystems, it's dependent on environmental racism, and it's predicated on a violation of consent.

[veganshoechoe]

Olive Garden breadsticks are vegan!?

[morggo]

2026 - 2025 - 2024 - 2023

in spite of it all, happy 2026 pride.

you can download current and past hi-res versions of these over at my ko-fi (ok to print for personal use): https://ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/shop/freedownloads

you can also snag shirts here which go to various orgs: https://mxmorgan.threadless.com/collections/pride

these get reposted a whole lot from here to reddit to twitter to tiktok and on and on, and i don't personally care whether or not i'm credited. i made these for everyone to use, enjoy, and find meaning in them. i appreciate folks who do credit me, but if able, please at least link to the threadless shop in the previous post - folks can get an official shirt where 90% of earnings go to trans led orgs focused on mental health (which is an important matter in general, but very personal to me) and not from a scam bot site selling AI-churned maga garbage where you probably won't get one anyway. i also suggest downloading the files from my ko-fi - they are free/PWYW and you can use them to make your own shirt, patch, embroidery project, whatever. tips are always nice, cuz i do like a pizza now and then, but never required for download.

final thought - breaking the pride tradition and more than likely won't make a new piece. the top one from TDOV is all i'm making this year. i have my focus on other projects currently and i don't want to force a poster design. these came from a specific head space and my current head space is Very Tired lmao so i wanna work on other things. 👍

[veganshoechoe]

I know the term "carnist" is seen as weird by non-vegans but I think it puts a name to non-vegan ideology pretty succinctly, plus it's pretty funny to say

[veganshoechoe]

Which characters do you hc as vegan?

I'm not a vegan at all, so I'm curious your take, as a vegan, which characters you perceive as people who try to be as less harmful as possible to animals

I'm a big fan of That Vegan Mafia Boss diavolo au (I'm kidding he's like one of the least likely Jojo characters to go vegan)

I think Giorno has like a 50/50 chance of being a staunch vegan or one of those dudes that goes on about how beautiful the "circle of life" is (said "circle of life" includes factory farms, for some reason)

I really like the idea of Vegan Madoka from Madoka Magica, I also like the idea of Sayaka starting off carnist but then watching one (1) vegan documentary and instantly becoming a staunch vegan.

Weirdly enough I have a carnist headcanon in a vegan world for My Singing Monsters. Canonically all monsters are vegan but I like to imagine Wubboxes being a kind of artificial predator species. Though King Crimson Wubbox as we all know is vegan.

[veganshoechoe]

people really perceive veganism like a religion

[veganshoechoe]

Now that I think about it veganism is probably not a special interest. Ever since my initial excitement in February and March it's cooled off into just a normal steady belief of mine. I'll update my bio soon

Don't worry it doesn't mean I'm not still passionate 🔥

[veganshoechoe]

It didn't really make sense for me to call it a special interest to begin with, because I'd have to wait like a year to know for sure anyway... Sorry all I just get so passionate and I want an intense word to explain my passion

My for real Special Interest is definitely Diavolo from JJBA lol it has been since I was 14

[veganshoechoe]

Now that I think about it veganism is probably not a special interest. Ever since my initial excitement in February and March it's cooled off into just a normal steady belief of mine. I'll update my bio soon

Don't worry it doesn't mean I'm not still passionate 🔥

[veganshoechoe]

You really notice how often people dismiss the whole conceit behind veganism as an ethical argument with "sure that's important to you, but what about (other factor)" and then 80% of the time the other factor is something veganism is also better for

[dramatic-dolphin]

btw the thing about changing your diet to be more sustainable is less about being vegan/eating meat and more about eating local/growing your own/supporting organic farming [if it's actually regulated where u live and financially viable]

i see way too many vegans say it's the "only sustainable option" and then turn around and eat avocados or exotic fruit flown in from halfway across the world

[also do note, the most sustainable diet is probably a vegetarian/vegan one, but it's so far removed from what most vegans (esp western online ones) eat that you barely ever really see it]

yyyeah, keeping and slaughtering your own chickens for example is much more sustainable than soy in a climate that is not naturally conducive to growing it. obviously those are not the only two possible or available options though lol.

just. a lot of them were doing moral arguments and it's like okay whatever i get that it's important to you, i understand that. but this is about the CLIMATE, you're ostensibly arguing for the POSITIVE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT. not about whether it is morally right or not. cmon now, stay on topic.

[and i'd say the most sustainable diet would look different in every locale. just by the nature of sustainable agriculture. but i'd put my money on vegetarian for most of the world lol]

[felfele-zuhanas]

Studies show that the locality of a food product weights less into its environmental impact than the fact that is animal-based or plant-based. Sure, buying locally sourced animal products is still better than a regular omnivore diet, but if someone's goal is to live more sustainably, they need to limit how much animal-based food they consume, or ideally, switch to a plant-based diet.

I'm linking a post from @acti-veg who explains it better and with sources:

https://www.tumblr.com/acti-veg/701175161531039745/stirlings-students-union-would-be-much-better

Of course, I don't imagine that everyone would (or could) go 100% plant-based, but any harm reduction counts. Even the definition of veganism contains the phrase, "as far as possible and practicable".

From a strictly sustainably point of view (putting aside animal rights), raising chickens in the backyard could be a good way to be more environmental friendly. But is it really a viable course of action for the general public? Wouldn't it be more practicable not eating meat couple of times a week?

People often make an argument where evil vegans eat exotic food, produced by slave labor, while good meat eaters only eat locally raises animals, lovingly killed. But that's just not realistic. Regardless of dietary preferences, most people buy imported food and rarely check where their food came from. But I would argue that vegans usually tend to be more conscious of their choices and the impact they make.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but it's undeniably that eating less meat is one of the most effective ways to live more sustainably. I don't think that individuals are responsible for climate change and for fixing it, but I believe lifestyle choices do matter. It's not enough on its own, but it's something that most people could do in some shape or form.

[pomodorinis]

[veganshoechoe]

thinking about that one person trying to pull the "plants feel pain" argument and I countered that no credible scientists find plant pain to even be a plausible concept and they argued scientific consensus isn't good evidence for moral arguments bringing up Fucking John Money as an example

[phantomrose96]

job interviewer: would you be willing to destroy and betray yourself for nothing?

[phantomrose96]

job interviewer: (reading the room) would you be willing to destroy and betray yourself for a pizza party?

[shoechoe]

monika coming in with the "plants feel pain" argument

[veganshoechoe]

vegan and vegetarian characters when a nonvegan is writing them and still wants them to be likable will have them immediately apologize for mentioning it and then make the trite pandering antivegan arguments. i think monika should've made the player uncomfortable and ask what makes them so different to an ant that aliens shouldn't swoop in and start farming us

[nosfera-tits]

Basically I like when there’s garlic and onion