“Are there social pressures from the majority that encourage us to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. And yet in a patriarchal, racist, homophobic society, there are also immense social pressures to participate and engage in sexism, racism, and homophobia as well. Indeed, just like it is with these social injustices, at some point we have to decide who we are and what matters morally to us as individuals. And as far as animals are concerned, once we finally decide that victimizing vulnerable nonhumans is not morally acceptable, it is incredibly easy to go and stay vegan — just as easy as it is to denounce sexist bias, just as easy as it is to denounce racist prejudice, and just as easy as it is to denounce homophobic bigotry or any other manifestation of cruel and unjust ignorance.” ~ inspired by Gary Francione

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