Comment on Those poor plants

• Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That you for being reasonable and not insane.

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  • naught@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    vegans care about animals. I assure you it is the norm

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep. My vegan brother has two dogs and three cats and has no problem giving them meat (or meat-based food anyway) as part of their diet.

      It’s not some universal idea that vegans will be okay with keeping meat-eating pets but refuse to give them that meat.

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      • Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No it’s not a universal idea, but it does happen and it is animal abuse when it does.

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    • Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I realized that was likely true, but the ones who aren’t are just so damn loud about it.

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      • naught@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I have met far more people complaining loudly about vegans than I have loud vegans

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• Makeshift@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Vegan is a philosophy, not a diet. The word you’re looking for is plant-based, not vegan.

  A vegan wouldn’t buy leather shoes or woolen sweaters. Someone on a plant-based diet would.

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  • naught@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sure, but the average person does not know or care about the distinction. It’s much easier to explain this way. I’ll see if I can incorporate this terminology instead next time though

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