Archive for July, 2010
Really, Vegan Mainstream?
This from an anti-vegan website who apparently has their shit together more than a vegan website:
“Vegan Mainstream” Names Lierre Keith the #8 Great Vegan Activist
Alicia Silverstone and mad cowboy Howard Liman are ranked higher than the author of the anti-veganism book The Vegetarian Myth, but Lierre Keith has apparently done more for veganism than T. Colin Campbell:
Lierre Keith is an author and vegan activist. She has written “The Vegetarian Myth” which explains the importance of sustainability, as well as her political beliefs. She has spent twenty years as a vegan and holds the earth and all its belongings close to her heart. Lierre takes her activist position seriously and speaks regularly at different events all over the country.
They’ll realize their mistake and replace her with John Robbins by the end of the day.
And if I didn’t have such a headache about it, I’d tell you all about the “greatness” of their activists- most of which, are celebrities.
Hey, the mainstream media say animal rights are a good thing
Yes, it’s true. Time.com has publish a piece without any snarky digs aimed at activists and vegans ridiculing their extreme views.
Author, Adam Cohen, runs down a list of legislative measures, academic programs, and even gives a shout-out to Bob Barker‘s gracious activism.
But, don’t think I’m giving Cohen all accolades. He titled the piece, Can Animal Rights Go Too Far?, then gave us one example pertaining to this:
In a world full of woe, it is hard to get too worked up about the solitary goldfish.
I suppose I should be happy this was the solitary example of taking animal rights too far (referring to a Swiss law). But, I’m not. Every life counts. We have a world full of woe because humans ignore this fact.
What’s squirrels got to do with it?
I often hear people refer to vegans as radicals and extremists, and it makes me wonder just who it is that they are comparing me to.
Meet “The End of History” beer from Brew Dog:
Yes, that IS a taxidermy squirrel- you are right. Yes, it is indeed real. And no, it doesn’t matter that the company claims that the “packaging” is from road kill. From their mouths,
The impact of The End of History is a perfect conceptual marriage between art, taxidermy and craft brewing. The bottles are at once beautiful and disturbing – they disrupt conventions and break taboos, just like the beer they hold within them.
So who is it exactly that people are comparing me to when they say I’m “extreme?” Because this shit is pretty extreme. Just sayin’.