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Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts

03/08/2016

Veganism is not inclusive.



If you’re reading this, you’re probably white. You’re most likely middle class, or upper working class, with a relatively stable income. You probably completed secondary/high school education, and you may even have a degree or be working towards one. Finally, you’re almost certainly in a western country.

Today I saw a bunch of vegans claiming that veganism is something everyone can do, no matter what social groups they’re a member of, on a Facebook group I’m in. However, the demographics I’ve listed (of which you probably fit at least two) suggest otherwise. How can veganism be “for everyone” if it’s a movement dominated by white, middle class Westerners?