Myth #14: “But eating meat is part of my culture.”
(also heard as “But eating meat is a family tradition/the American Way.”)
Just because something is traditional or culturally acceptable doesn’t make it Right or Good. In many African nations it is culturally acceptable & part of tradition to mutilate the genitalia of young girls … In China and other parts of Asia it is culturally acceptable & part of tradition to skin dogs alive before eating them. … And in the United States it is culturally acceptable & part of tradition to hoard material wealth, to justify the American government’s attacks on innocent civilians in foreign lands, and to eat the remnants of tortured pigs (a.k.a. hot dogs).
Abraham Lincoln once said that “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves”, and I would humbly add that upholding freedom & justice for ALL is a far better tradition. Indeed, I would offer that upholding freedom & justice for ALL is the true American Way.
Current status of this Myth: Abolished
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE
“Cruelty might be human, and it might even be cultural …
and yet it never has been acceptable — nor will it ever be.”
~ inspired by Jodi Foster
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