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[Kinky]

Ena lepa:

 

 

[Anouk]

Par izsekov iz epizode 

Being Vegan is a Means to An End. It is Not An End in Itself.

 podcasta Patrick Colleen-Goudreau, ene mojih najljubsih avtorjev, govornikov in aktivistov. 

 

 

As a child, I cared deeply for animals and intervened whenever they needed. My affection for and connection with was fostered by my parents and other adults around me.

I was a child who saved injured birds, sheltered stray animals and stayed up whole nights comforting my dog when she was a scared puppy or a sick adult.

My parents commended and supported me for demonstrating such kindness, even when it was inconvenient or unreasonable.

 

Empathy for and kindness toward animals is one of the barometers we use to measure the emotional and mental health of both children and adults, and we're justifiably concerned when someone is overtly unkind to, or derives pleasure from harming an animal. We shield children before participation in, or witnessing to, animal suffering, because we're aware of the trauma it causes, both to the observer, as well as to the victim. 

 

The praise and approval I've been given as a child was replaced with indignation and defensiveness, as if my compassion were a childish thing that should've been left behind with my toys. I was hurt, and surprised, but mostly confused. Confused, because the compassion that compelled me to save an injured bluebird when I was a child, was the same compassion that now compels me to want to spare the helpless millions we call 'food animals'. The only difference was the recipients, to whom I extended that compassion. And then it hit me - that difference was not insignificant at all. That difference was a massive chasm between what I realized was the selective compassion I had been indoctrinated in, and the unconditional compassion I have always been inclined toward and was finally fully manifesting. Demonstrating kindness to dogs, cats, songbirds and other wild animals is acceptable in our culture, but extending that same compassion to the chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle and fish we kill and eat is viewed as an entirely different thing. And so we are taught, implicitly of course, to tamper our compassion, and to compartmentalize animals into arbitrary categories of those we love and those we eat; those we live with and those we exploit; those worthy of our compassion and those undeserving of it, simply because they happen to be of a particular species or bred for a particular use. 

 

Although I believe that all humans have the capacity to be violent and cruel, I also believe that we have the capacity to be fiercely compassionate. And I think most of us are inclined in the direction of the latter, rather than the former.

 

Most of us can't even look at the dead animal lying at the side of the road without turning away. And it's not merely disgust that forces us to divert our eyes. It's the awareness, that a life has been cut short, and possibly in a manner, that may have cause great pain and distress. And in those moments we're faced with the choice to either close our eyes and surpress our discomfort with, and sometimes our complicity in animal suffering, or face it full-on and take responsibility. 

[Anouk]

[Anouk]

 

[Anouk]

Interview with Gary Y. 

[Kinky]

16 Photos That Will Change Your Mind About Eating Meat

 

[Immortelle]

 

[Anouk]

Speciesism: The Movie (2013)

 

 

Ce si ga kdo zeli ogledat, ga lahko sname s spodnjega linka v naslednjih nekaj dneh.

 

http://we.tl/ruNq6Do00x

[Immortelle]

"you have to respect the fact that I eat meat"

 

 

"but I buy organic" 

 

 

"stop being so preachy"

 

 

"I don’t tell you how to live your life"

 

 

"but cheese!! Milk isn't hurting the cow!"

 

 

WAKE UP! your ten minute meal isn’t worth a life.

[Immortelle]

 

Actually most likely, the  bolt didn’t kill her. She was dazed & and even blinded for a few moments. Then she was held upside down by chains tied to one of her hind legs so she could be moved along the assembly line. Then a “sticker” cut open the jugular vein & carotid arteries in her neck. Next the “head skinner” peeled the skin off her head. After that, the “leggers” cut off the lower parts of her legs. She finally died after she was completely skinned, gutted, and cut in half. 

[Anouk]

Ko ljudem ni jasno, kaj veganstvo pomeni

 

Komentar pod novico o spekulacijah, ali je Jadranka Juras noseca (je danes potrdila, da je, tako da se ze veselimo razprav z dr. Orlom ):

 

 

 

Anonimen uporabnik18. december 2013 ob 12:17

Kako pa je zanosila? Z vnosom živalskih (pardon človeških) beljakovin ali vege ekstraktov? Ali bo otrok, ko se bo rodil plešast ali bo imel na glavi krzno?

 

 

[Kinky]

O čestitke Jadranki.

[Sinnaia]

Jaz imam pa trenutno "fazo slabosti" oziroma malo prevprašujem svoje veganstvo. Si pa upam trditi, da izvira iz zasvojenosti z okusi (blazno se mi npr. lušta mlad bel sir za v solato, to je prvo, kar mi pade na pamet). Pa me prime, da bi si na vsake toliko malo privoščila. Spet po drugi strani me pa blokira etični vidik in to, da se na veganski prehrani resnično najbolje počutim.

[Matilda]

[Immortelle]

Pohvalno, le izvedba je za moje pojme zelo slaba... Izgleda kot parodija. Komično do amena. 

 

Trkaj izgleda, kot da je zadet, Đurič je tako smešen že sam po sebi, Osenarjeva no comment - kot da bi vodila neko oddajo, Cavazza je pa preveč teatralen in izgleda, kot da se je preveč vživel v svoj karakter, ne pa, da je to, kar je povedal, iskreno in iz srca. 

 

Lahko bi izbrali kakšno drugo glasbo in drugo ozadje (zimski gozd, travnik...)... 

 

Tak video bi se dal narediti veliko veliko boljše in lepše. Tako pa se mi zdi, da je dosegel ravno obraten efekt - da se bodo ljudje še bolj posmehovali. 

 

Včasih bi se res lahko zgledovali po tujini, kjer znajo z glasbo, posnetki živali, narave in načinom, kako je nekaj povedano, vzbuditi čustva v še tako trdosrčnih ljudeh. Tej ekipi, ki je posnela video, je to, žal, spodletelo. 

[Fluffy The Stud Eater]

[Kinky]

Pohvalno, le izvedba je za moje pojme zelo slaba... Izgleda kot parodija. Komično do amena. 

 

Trkaj izgleda, kot da je zadet, Đurič je tako smešen že sam po sebi, Osenarjeva no comment - kot da bi vodila neko oddajo, Cavazza je pa preveč teatralen in izgleda, kot da se je preveč vživel v svoj karakter, ne pa, da je to, kar je povedal, iskreno in iz srca. 

 

Lahko bi izbrali kakšno drugo glasbo in drugo ozadje (zimski gozd, travnik...)... 

 

Tak video bi se dal narediti veliko veliko boljše in lepše. Tako pa se mi zdi, da je dosegel ravno obraten efekt - da se bodo ljudje še bolj posmehovali. 

 

Včasih bi se res lahko zgledovali po tujini, kjer znajo z glasbo, posnetki živali, narave in načinom, kako je nekaj povedano, vzbuditi čustva v še tako trdosrčnih ljudeh. Tej ekipi, ki je posnela video, je to, žal, spodletelo. 

 

Hehe, mislim, da malo preveč analiziraš. Že to, da se tovrstna reklama pojavlja v medijih, je napredek. Majhni koraki. Vsem nastopajočim pa tudi velik plus, da sodelujejo pri taki kampanji.

 

Sinnaia, saj meni tudi še včasih kakšna stvar zadiši, ne bom lagala, da mi ne. Sploh, če sem lačna. Se mi je zgodilo tudi med temi prazniki, denimo, ko se je miza šibila pod mesnimi 'dobrotami',

ampak kot praviš tudi sama, etika!!! 

[Fluffy The Stud Eater]

[Anouk]

 

[Anouk]

 

8 Ways Becoming a Vegetarian Is Like a Bad Breakup

 

1. It happens when you finally realize that you’d be better off without him. You know that Meat is wrong for you. Every time you spend time with Meat, he just makes you sluggish and lazy. You don’t want to do anything, much less exercise, so the weight just keeps packing on. Plus, he has a really cruel job. Do you really want to be associated with that kind of thing? You reluctantly decide that you have to end things.

 

2. It’s hard to break off the relationship because you’ve been together for so long. You really can’t imagine your life without Meat. You’ve been together for as long as you can remember, and the prospect of being without Meatis terrifying. Will you ever really find anyone to replace him?

 

3. After the break up, you have those moments where you want to call your him up, just to hear his voice one last time. Would it really be so bad to meet him for lunch? Just to talk, of course.

 

4. You have a few awkward run-ins at the places you frequented together. You try to avoid him altogether by trying out new places, but you can’t stop going to all the places you went together. At first, you’re tempted to talk tohim, but you are determined to stand your ground. You barely acknowledge him before ducking your head and walking away.

 

5. Your mom thinks you’re crazy for leaving him. You really wish that she would just support you in your break up, but she doesn’t understand. Everyone else has some sort of Meat in their life, she says, and she just wants what’s best for you. She thinks that you two were great together and encourages you to get back together. You didn’t mess up too badly, yet, you can still go back to him.

 

6. You discover a part of you that you never knew. You’re not really cruel or lazy. Those were just attributes you made excuses for when you were in your relationship with Meat. You realize that you can be better than the personMeat made you. You can really become the person that you’ve always wanted to be: kind and strong.

 

7. The longing for him fades after a while. The more time you spend away from him, the more you can see all hisnegative attributes that you had excused for so long. You are finally able to see that him for what he is: cruel, nasty, and lazy. You really are better off without him, and you wouldn’t take him back if he stood outside your window playing your favorite song on a stereo over his head and begging for you to take him back.

 

8. You eventually find a new love. You’ve been taking it slow because you don’t want to get hurt again, but you realize that you really like Vegetables. He is kind, considerate, and encouraging. You don’t feel sluggish or terrible after spending time with Vegetables, you feel energized and determined. You’ve been hitting the gym with himand starting to lose all that weight you gained when you were going out with Meat. He makes you happy and healthy and you realize that you want to spend the rest of your life with him. He is your ‘happily ever after’.