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I wonder how many vegans and vegetarians are also pro-choice and how they reconcile that inconsistency.
by pmorici 17y ago
I wonder how many vegans and vegetarians are also pro-choice and how they reconcile that inconsistency.
- pyre 17y agoI debated whether or not to respond since you just sound like flame bait, but I guess I'll respond... Vegan/vegetarian is a description of a diet, _NOT_ a philosophy. People can go vegan or vegetarian for a number of reasons: 1. boycott poor treatment of animals in the livestock industry 2. health concerns and/or allergies 3. dieting/losing weight 4. ethical concerns (not wanting to kill things) 5. religious practices I'm sure there are many more. Pro-choice does not necessarily run counter to any/all of those. But even if you don't agree with someone's decision you can agree that they had a right to make it, no? Edit: Just to add that years ago 'vegetarian' used to describe what 'vegan' now describes. But there are a lot of people nowadays that have given up meat, but not eggs/dairy so 'vegetarian' as a term has grown to largely describe those people.
- pmorici 17y agoWell, the thought just popped into my head because of the sites subtitle "meat is murder" (clearly someone who is vegan by reason #4) and the fact that the article deals with establishments in L.A. which people generally tend to associate with a less conservative political view.