Archive for November 16th, 2008
x2 (to veg or not to veg?)
So, I figure… if I’m going home and not eating lame cafeteria food, I may as well become vegan. Or if not vegan, at least a more ethically conscious vegetarian. See, I don’t necessarily have a problem with eating milk or egg products, I just have a problem with the way the animals are treated. I would have no objections to eating cage-free eggs (or, for that matter, having a pet chicken) or buying dairy products from a local grass-fed farm with anti-cruelty practices. It’s more expensive, but they do exist.
Probably the hardest thing would be not buying wool, and I don’t think I’d get rid of the wool stuff I’ve had for years. As a general rule, my policy on wool/leather is to not buy it new, but think about it if it’s vintage/flea market/used. I haven’t bought new leather… in about four years, I think. I have two leather jackets I got at vintage clothing stores, and a pair of leather cowboy boots I got at a flea market… so while that may not necessarily be vegan, it definitely isn’t supporting the modern leather industry, so I don’t really feel that bad about it. I thought that purging non-vegan makeup products would be hard, but after going through what I use on a daily basis, I was surprised to find how easy it was to weed out just a few things with lanolin or milk in them. Oh, and there’s another non-vegan thing… I wouldn’t give up honey/beeswax/silk/carageenan/carmine, etc, because I have no affinity for insects. The little fuckers can die, for all I care. Especially mosquitoes and fruit flies. Fucking bugs…
I’ve been using PETA more and more as a resource over the past few years, which is odd. While they do have a lot of useful information, some of their practices are over the top. I just started liking them again when I read an article about a PETA member throwing something on someone, and I got a little annoyed. OK, a lot annoyed. I really dislike extremists – political, religious, or any other kind – because they give a bad name to the rest of us. Not that there really is a large group of “the rest of us”, because I figure about 90% of the world’s population are douchebags; therefore, 90% of the world’s minorities or groups of any kind are douchebags. As you can see, I really have very little faith in humanity. I think the point of this last rant was to assure you, the reader (all .47% of you), that I am not going to be an obnoxious fake-blood-throwing vegan.
<3 to all,
Aurora
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x1 (starting over)
So, I’m starting my blog fresh. No more posts of glbt news. It’ll basically be quick updates for those of you who frequent blogs.
I’ll be moving back to Massachusetts in January. My hair is pink. I’m excited about Thanksgiving because I’m going to start redecorating my room. That’s about it for now.
<3 you all…
Aurora
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