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Sunshine (she/her) to Vegan@slrpnk.net · 5 days ago

Why people still mock vegans—and what it actually says about them, according to psychology

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Why people still mock vegans—and what it actually says about them, according to psychology

vegoutmag.com

Sunshine (she/her) to Vegan@slrpnk.net · 5 days ago
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People poke fun at vegans to shield their own discomfort — about identity, masculinity, and the “meat paradox” — revealing more about their anxieties than about plant eaters themselves.
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    Why would vegans care so.much about what others say about them?

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      Probably because they’re human beings who’d like their firmly held ethical beliefs to not be the subject of ridicule

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      Because it effects the rate at which people try to reduce their consumption of animal products.

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