I have been remiss in posting lately. I apologize. I want to write something about Black History Month, and "30 Days of Love", and even the Patriots winning the Super Bowl! But right now, I just want to share a video: "Beyond Carnism and toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices". It's a TEDx talk by Melanie Joy, who explains the psychology behind eating some animals, but not others. It is about 19 minutes long, 2 minutes of which are difficult to watch
because they "make the unseen, seen". (You can forward through that if
you need to; it is hard to watch.) This TED talk explains the ideology
of carnism. People tend to think that vegans and vegetarians have a
certain ideology or belief system that keeps them from eating meat, and
that is true. But as this talk explains, those who eat meat are also
operating with a certain ideology/belief system. I don't expect that you
will watch this and become a vegan or vegetarian overnight; I don't
assume anything about your reaction to it. I just ask that (if you are
willing) you watch the video and think about it.
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