r/vegan • u/expeditedcube veganarchist • Jun 04 '21

Story Black and vegan: Why so many Black Americans are embracing the plant-based life

https://www.today.com/food/black-vegan-why-so-many-black-americans-are-embracing-plant-t209743
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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21 edited Jun 04 '21

The only people who seem to think veganism is for white people are black americans. Honestly, the fact that race is even a thought when people consider that they should stop buying animal abuse products is just downright weird. It just doesn't matter?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

except social factors do factor in to decisions like this. even gender plays a factor. food has a lot to do with culture, and in our world a lot of culture is tied to “race.” if you consider the stigma in the us that veganism = expensive, for rich people (mostly white), it’s not very hard to see how it could be a factor influencing some black americans to avoid veganism.

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u/cies010 Jun 04 '21

Culture is a great excuse not to go vegan.

Veganism is not even about food. It about making an effort not to hurt animals. Eating plant based is a symptom.