#speciesism
Before I begin, let me first note that I think all forms of racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, etc. are disgusting, and I don’t understand how humanity expects to thrive while it keeps insisting that people of a certain race, gender, sexuality or disability are “lower-class”.
What I want to discuss is humanity (and SJW in particular)’s ridiculous disregard of speciesism.
Would you not assume that someone obsessed with equal rights in society would also be obsessed with the rights of animals? I would.
Unfortunately, it is the belief of many so-called “social justice warriors” that animals are not a part of society and do not deserve to be treated with a speck of respect or compassion.
Why is this? Well, I believe it to be the same reason for the disregard of racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism that existed a century ago: tradition. Social justice warriors declare themselves to be more open-minded than their grandparents, more respectful of others and more accepting of change. So why, then, are they so close-minded, disrespectful and outraged by change when it comes to the way we treat animals?
Hypocrisy is the answer. While they have achieved the open-mindedness to accept racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism as terrible and very real things, they refuse to accept that speciesism is the same, if not worse. They refuse to believe their grandparents’ notions of sexism, but agree with them on topics of speciesism.
I believe this is because many of these so-called “social justice warriors” are not as open-minded as they think. They have realised that racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism are wrong through the teachings of tumblr, but they haven’t been taught how wrong speciesism is and can’t see it without having their eyes opened for them.
Others, of course, know plenty about the cruelties of animal testing and farming but refuse to stop buying their favourite make-up and animal products because they’re selfish and, in my view, the worst kind of human scum.
As for those who are uninformed, that’s where we come in. Tumblr hasn’t taught the uninformed enough about animal rights, and many times, games of the selfish people mentioned above such as “spot the vegan” come first and turn neutral ignorance into anti-veganism.
We need to get there first. We need more posts detailing the benefits of veganism, the horrors of farming and animal testing, and the logic behind every point. Tumblr has made an impact on millions of people regarding racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism, and now it’s speciesism’s turn.
So speak out. Use your knowledge of what happens at dairy farms, the vegan-suited anatomy of the human body, the horrors of animal testing and the rejection of breeders to inform those who are neutrally ignorant. Inform them before “spot the vegan”, “we’re omnivores” and “animal testing is a benefit to society” gets there first.
LUNCHTIME!
Lunch is such a great part of the day - haha my life centres around food. Today’s lunch was pasta, mmm one of my favourites.
RECIPE -
1 packet of pasta of your choice (I used gluten free penne)
1 tin of italian tomatoes (no added salt)
1 brown onion
1 cup frozen corn
Handful of basil and parsley (or your choice of favourite herbs)
Pepper, to taste
I added spinach and roquette after this - YUM!
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Everything is BERRY - fantastic. Mornings area always better with smoothies.
RECIPE -
6 ripe spotty bananas
1 cup strawberries
Handful of blueberries
1 litre water
Blend & drink down that goodness!
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Yesterday Toronto held its 5th annual March to Close All Slaughterhouses! We were just one of the many marches organized in dozens of cities across five continents! Once again in Toronto we had an incredible turnout with about 800
people standing up and raising their voices for the rights of the animals whose own voices are violently silenced. This video was taken during the “die-in”, in which activists paused their marching to lay on the ground as a way to symbolically represent the deaths of the trillions of nonhuman persons killed each year for food alone, and to be with them in solidarity, as the actual recorded screams of animals inside slaughterhouses as they were dying and watching their friends die, were played over a loud speaker for all to hear. So not only did the activists scream at the top of their lungs and from the bottom of their hearts on behalf of the animals, they literally broadcast their unheard screams for all to hear, thus in some small, yet incredibly powerful way, giving them their voices back.
Here are the lyrics to the song, “Liberation” by Ernesto which was sung at the beginning of the march:
“Let me be free; free from your tyranny; it’s all I’ve ever wanted; it’s all I’ve ever wanted…. everyday they will try to convince you that humane murder is justified, but believe me I don’t want to die…. Be the voices of the silenced… let love guide you towards justice; cause I want to be happy, safe, and free; just happy, safe, and free….”
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To quote one of our dedicated organizers @riahriot , “this is not a drill”!! The Save Movement will be participating in the #WarpedTour this year!! We will be holding vigils and generally speaking to the power that is bearing witness, with our first stop happening next week, June 16th in Seattle, WA. You can follow our travels online (link in the profile), so you’ll know just where and when to find us. We look forward to spreading the message of saving through love ‼️Visit our website thesavemovement.org for information on starting your own group.
‼️Send us an email at [email protected] to get started.
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#thesavemovement #torontopigsave #animalrights #animallovers #animalliberation #bearwitness #activism #animalactivism #socialjustice #justice #vegan #vegetarian #loveforall #animals #ecofeminism #feminism #intersectionality #speciesism #inclusivefeminism #compassion #love #peace #getloudfortheanimals #savemovementxwarpedtourWe are so excited to be a part of this tour and spread the message of bearing witness and speaking out passionately for the animals ,while coming from a place of love
To follow our journey and see when we will be visiting a city near you please click here.
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Learn about Toronto Cow Save and join our vigils every Tuesday morning at 9:30am.
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All animals want to live lives free from fear and pain and filled with peace and love. Why would you deny them this?
Start your vegan journey today.
Learn about Toronto Cow Save and join our vigils every Tuesday morning at 9:30am.
Don’t live near Toronto? Click here for a full list of the Save groups around the world, or start your own.
Click here to buy our Toronto Save merchandise (we have t-shirts, sweaters, hats, and even dog bandannas)
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Behind the scenes at “Ryding Regency” slaughterhouse in Toronto. This is the “holding pen” where they leave the cows to wait, anywhere from a few seconds, to a few hours, to over the period of an entire night (without food, and as far as we can tell, without water either), no matter how crowded and/or filthy the pen is, and no matter how cold/hot it may be outside, for their death. While you cannot see the “kill-floor” from this area due to the angles of the chutes that are used to squeeze the cows forward one-by-one, you can most definitely smell it and hear it, meaning that the cows can most definitely smell it and hear it; the gag-worthy, headache-inducing fumes emitted by the putrid mix of sitting blood and feces, and the at-times-extremely-loud mechanical clinking and grinding noises that would be scary-enough on their own, but in combination with the panicked bellowing of the soon-to-die and dying cows inside is utterly terrifying. These are their last moments, whether those moments last mere seconds or stretch over the entirety of a freezing Toronto winter night. If this isn’t torture, what is?
Don’t want to support such torture? Start your vegan journey here.
Learn about Toronto Cow Save and join our vigils every Tuesday morning at 9:30am.
Don’t live near Toronto? Click here for a full list of the Save groups around the world, or start your own.
Click here to buy our Toronto Save merchandise (we have t-shirts, sweaters, hats, and even dog bandannas)
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