Vegan commentary from an abolitionist perspective in the form of articles and jokes from a world where we must hypocritically convince aliens not to dine on us.
Dear Ariel Kaminer, I am writing in response to your contest, “Calling All Carnivores.” Why must the NY Times encourage readers to eat meat? Why was the contest not called, ”Ethical Reasons to Stop Eating Meat?” Those two are rhetorical questions. The answers are because the NY Times does not want to award people for insisting
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If you like asparagus, this is a great side to a grain or starch-focused main dish. It also goes great on its own, with crackers or fancy bread of your choosing. As an extra-curricular activity, try putting your television on the Food network and hold back the vomit as they prepare Bacon Something Something Wrapped [...]
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I overheard a friend of mine explaining to a meat-eater, “Yes, but vegans believe meat equals evil.” This is another subtle but pervasive opinion of vegans which I take issue with. A phrase like “vegans believe meat = evil” trivializes the belief that killing innocent beings is immoral. “Evil,” these days, is a hard
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Inspired by the currently-trending Twitter topic, #30WaysToMakeAGirlSmile. This is slightly tongue-in-cheek for those of you with your Serious Hats on all the time. Make her feel safe by not exploiting other females for their milk. Girls get nervous when they think you’re going to steal their breastmilk. Acknowledge that enslaving female animals
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Even if you still eat meat, deviating even once from the social norms is going to get you reactions like this. If you have no interest in going vegan, then at least try eating a conspicuously vegan meal a few times in mixed company. For instance, vegetable fajitas when everyone else is having cow [...]
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Fresh from Obvious Pile, “Color additives are an inexpensive way to simulate absent fruit or vegetable ingredients, make white bread look more like whole wheat, or make sugary cereals more appealing to young children, according to CSPI.” The result is that people eat garbage they might not normally eat because the garbage doesn’t look
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This recipe makes about 14 large (~10cm diameter, ~2cm thick) patties. You need: For nutrition and texture: 2C lentils 2C quinoa A bunch of rolled oats A box of wheat gluten (you won’t need the whole box, but measurements vary based on taste) Flavors: Garlic salt More salt An onion How to Do Stuff: Assuming [...]
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Spoiler alert. Season 2, Episode 5 of Battlestar Galactica is called, “The Farm.” Kara Thrace wakes up in a ‘hospital’ which turns out to be a breeding ground run by Cylons. She is asked by a woman prisoner to cut the power and kill her, because she “can’t live like these. We’re baby machines.” Kara [...]
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Quoted in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, I find this inspiring and moving. There are deep connections between the state of earth’s animals and earth’s human animals. Omnis mundi creatura quasi liber et pictura nobis est in speculum; nostrae vitae, nostrae mortis, nostri status, nostrae sortis fidele signaculum. All the world's creatures,
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Inspired by the currently trending #Top10Lies Twitter hashtag, here are the ones I hear most about vegan diets, motives and vegans themselves. “Veganism is expensive.” I build muscle on $4 a day. Grains, legumes, beans, veggies, etc., are incredibly affordable and nearly all the recipes can be cooked quicker than you can drive to a [...]
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@tiffany_lowe I work at a mobile app company and believe me it is a LOT of work! 2 days 12 hrs ago
I'd like to make an "Is It #Vegan?" app where you scan a barcode or enter a product name and it tells you. But that's a lot of work. :P 2 days 13 hrs ago
@ronsondalby Thanks for the review & rating, Ronson! 2 days 15 hrs ago
Anyone have an #android phone? My first app is up on the market for free. It may help you keep friends. :) https://t.co/VDKTaNlC3 days 0 hrs ago
#Vegan ice cream pie! Oreo crust, almond and coconut ice creams, maple agave nectar, peanuts on top! http://t.co/6RaxXiIW10 days 3 hrs ago
