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personally I am of the opinion that vegans who are like “the way our food system currently works under capitalism on a large scale is exceptionally cruel to all animals including humans and is not sustainable, so I’m doing what I can to make the most ethical choices available to me about what I eat and encourage others to do the same” are generally very reasonable people who I agree with in spades. but vegans who seem to think human beings are not themselves animals who are ultimately also part of the food chain but instead some kind of other paternalistic higher entity that can never engage in ethical and sustainable hunting practices (and especially the fringe I’ve seen who think other carnivorous animal predators are also evil and need to be eliminated) are people I regard as foolish at best if not actively anti-indigenous and racist

idk if id attribute it to racism, (most times, it especially does get into their with preferentialism towards certain animals, tho that onea nor vegan exclusive) but i think at that extent its just overpowering ego and virtue signalling. "i am above nature and i shall be a righteous god and treat all my little animal subjects kindly" kinda shit acting like they arent subject to the ways of life as well

apologies, didn't know abt specific weirdness toward hunting practices. we are both nahua so i do getchu it absolutely appears in shit. ig i just havent had someone harass me about that yet lmao, usually its just the human sacrifice,,,

oh god yeah don’t get me started on that 😭 and yeah unfortunately it’s an interaction I have had all too often, and I’ve especially had to see arctic Native friends and and relatives deal with the worst of it between the need for both meat and fur

shit yeah it just clocked to me (ironic PLEASE) the bullshit arctic ppls get,,, whaling is a really big one there i get really pissed abt that one

personally I am of the opinion that vegans who are like “the way our food system currently works under capitalism on a large scale is exceptionally cruel to all animals including humans and is not sustainable, so I’m doing what I can to make the most ethical choices available to me about what I eat and encourage others to do the same” are generally very reasonable people who I agree with in spades. but vegans who seem to think human beings are not themselves animals who are ultimately also part of the food chain but instead some kind of other paternalistic higher entity that can never engage in ethical and sustainable hunting practices (and especially the fringe I’ve seen who think other carnivorous animal predators are also evil and need to be eliminated) are people I regard as foolish at best if not actively anti-indigenous and racist

idk if id attribute it to racism, (most times, it especially does get into their with preferentialism towards certain animals, tho that onea nor vegan exclusive) but i think at that extent its just overpowering ego and virtue signalling. "i am above nature and i shall be a righteous god and treat all my little animal subjects kindly" kinda shit acting like they arent subject to the ways of life as well

apologies, didn't know abt specific weirdness toward hunting practices. we are both nahua so i do getchu it absolutely appears in shit. ig i just havent had someone harass me about that yet lmao, usually its just the human sacrifice,,,

me when the pope calls on a crusade against AI (im atheist)

WHAT WHO SAID THAT

personally I am of the opinion that vegans who are like “the way our food system currently works under capitalism on a large scale is exceptionally cruel to all animals including humans and is not sustainable, so I’m doing what I can to make the most ethical choices available to me about what I eat and encourage others to do the same” are generally very reasonable people who I agree with in spades. but vegans who seem to think human beings are not themselves animals who are ultimately also part of the food chain but instead some kind of other paternalistic higher entity that can never engage in ethical and sustainable hunting practices (and especially the fringe I’ve seen who think other carnivorous animal predators are also evil and need to be eliminated) are people I regard as foolish at best if not actively anti-indigenous and racist

idk if id attribute it to racism, (most times, it especially does get into their with preferentialism towards certain animals, tho that onea nor vegan exclusive) but i think at that extent its just overpowering ego and virtue signalling. "i am above nature and i shall be a righteous god and treat all my little animal subjects kindly" kinda shit acting like they arent subject to the ways of life as well

I have had a lot of evil people say to me that nothing taste as good as skinny feels and every time im like no im pretty sure food tastes really super good actually

the online identity and gimmick-ifying of autism is so odd. I'm diagnosed with autism and yet I barely identify with any stuff I see about it anymore. It feels like autism is being rebranded as the Silly Guy Disorder that gives you smart and beautiful hyperspecific interests. it's not that I mind silly jokes or being lighthearted about being autistic- but when the entire social movement is based around marketing us this way, I just can't help but feel isolated from it. it feels like I'm not the right kind of autistic. I'm not marketable and digestible to common audiences, and therefore I am discarded by the movement in the name of progress and acceptance. it feels foul.

its the people that do fit that bill that set punlic perception, because society like people with lower support needs better and humans naturally make assumptions. just keep being yourself unapologetically. we all know this to an extent, but let this be a reminder that you should be what you wanna be over what anyone else wants you to be

i get why people don't believe in marriage as a social construct but legally it is the best and easiest way to say "this is who i trust to take care of me when i can't take care of myself" and i'm so glad gay people fought for that right bc when shit gets scary at least i know im in good hands

i feel like people too often translate "social construct" as "fake/bad" when by definition its just an idea born of sapient beings. gender is a social construct, too, but i still feel validated by accurate representation. just because it's not tangibly real doesnt mean it doesnt affect ppl.

sorry but once you notice how often ppl use a southern accent as shorthand for being unintelligent you can never unsee it. classism is baked so deeply and why are you acting like anyone who talks the way my grandfather talks is stupid.

this happens a lot, not just with southern accents, like black english often being inaccurately seen "less cultured or refined" than white english. people just have sticks up they ass and refuse to acknowledge that colloquial speech ≠ ignorance.