Earlier today a vegan made a post with a white supremacist dog whistle by satirizing a person who's people "have been eating dog for thousands of years". Another Indigenous person and I did our best to call out the white supremacist nature of the discussion, so the poster later edited the title to specifically reference European people, which may have been well intentioned but only served to gaslight us by making it look like we were over-reacting and looking to be offended.

I came here for the leftism, and stayed for the Trans Rights. I'm a 2-spirit, native leftist. I have myriad reasons why I may or may not choose or even have the choice of veganism and any moralizing or condescension that comes from white vegans is an extension of over 500 years of an imposition of an alien value system which is profoundly disconnected from this land and the plants and animals which are our blood relations.

        • a_blanqui_slate [none/use name, any]
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          4 years ago

          You wanna go take a gander at the /c/vegan sidebar, reprinted below for your convenience?

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          No plant-based diet bullshit. Veganism isn’t about you, it’s about speciesism and animal rights. Ethical intersectional vegans only. No omni apologists. Babystepping is for libs, and we’re not here to pat you on the back. Good faith questions and debate about transitioning to a vegan lifestyle are allowed in the megathread. No advocating violence to any species for any reason. If you think this is negotiable GTFO. This includes but is not limited to animal testing, slaughter, and mass euthanasia. Slurs/bigotry/TERF shit will result in a permanent ban. No promotion of plant-based capitalism. Veganism is about animal liberation.:::