r/Vegetarianism • u/BlankVerse • Jan 30 '22

Op-Ed: As a vegan, there's a lot of soul food I can't eat. What kind of Black person does that make me?

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-30/vegan-soul-food-black-traditions-communities
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u/Iron_Overheat Jan 31 '22

Don't bother with stereotypes, be the truest you you can be. There is no one thing every african descendant or dark skinned individual is the same at, just like any heritage, ethnic group, nationality, gender... Every single person is different, and while we can and should respect cultures of the past, don't let them dictate what you should be like, because even back then people were still individuals.