• ALQ@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    How often have you heard — “would you tell an Indigenous person to go vegan?”

    Until now, literally never. Is this an argument people make?

    This isn’t an article so much as an essay. It’s also from 2023.

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      24 days ago

      People dont tell indigenous people to go vegan.

      Vegans are talking to settlers who have access to grocery stores.

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    How often have you heard — “would you tell an Indigenous person to go vegan?”

    Never, I never have, and I’m fucking native with long black hair lol.

    In fact, the argument that veganism is incompatible with Indigenous culture is unfounded. Advocates for humans, animals and our ecosystems are natural allies in the fight against oppressive colonial structures.

    … what? People are saying indigenous people must eat meat? Are people arguing that paleo diets are/n’t vegan? They’re not… non-obligates going to eat any calories they can get their hands on…

    Is this some weird self-persecuted vegan schtick they only accuse other vegans of being?