,B,I,T,+ ,B,A,C,K3 ,A ,RADICAL ,RESPONSE TO ,NON-,VEGAN ,AN>*I/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE !RE >E C]TA9LY A NUMB] ( RADICALS :O RECOGNIZE ! OPPRESSION ( NON-HUMAN ANIMALS & >E FI<T+ AGA9/ IT1 WE CONT9UE TO SEE NON-HUMAN ANIMALS (F]$ AS FOOD ITEMS AT MANY RADICAL POTLUCKS1 BOOKFAIRS1 & O!R AN>*I/ GA!R+S4 ,WE BELIEVE ?IS IS A HI]>*ICAL =M ( OPPRESSION WOR?Y ( A MU* NE$$ AN>*I/ CRITIQUE4 

,?IS %ORT ESSAY WILL ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS SOME ( ! MO/ COMMON AN>*I/ OBJECTIONS TO VEGANISM4 ,WE AIM TO 9SPIRE A PRAXIS ( 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y & ECO-DEF5SE BY ASS]T+ A POSITION AGA9/ SPECIESISM & ! OBJECTIFICATION ( NON-HUMAN ANIMALS4 

,DEF9ITIONS3 

,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y3 ,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y IS A WAY ( CONCEPTUALIZ+ AN>*ISM )9 \R PRES5T MOM5T4 ,RA!R ?AN WAIT+ >\ND = A REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T 9 ! FUTURE1 ! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ RECOGNIZES ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y FI<T IS HAPP5+ H]E & N[4 ,!RE WILL BE NO GR&IOSE REVOLUTION TO WAIT >\ND =4 ,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM IS FOCUS$ ON ACTION4 ,WE WANT TO CREATE A BETT] WORLD 9 \R PRES5T MOM5T :ILE ATTACK+ :AT HOLDS US BACK FROM REALIZ+ ?AT WORLD4 ,WE AIM TO PUT AN 5D TO ! /ATE1 CAPITALISM1 & ALL 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL P[] /RUCTURES :I* MA9TA9 ?IS SOCIETY4 

,AN?ROPOC5TRISM3 ,! MORALI/ BELIEF ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT 5TITY ON E>?4 

,SPECIESISM3 ,SPECIESISM1 LIKE MANY O!R ISMS1 IS BAS$ ON A L9E ( ?9K+ :I* VIEWS C]TA9 UN*OS5 TRAITS AS 9H]5TLY SUP]IOR OV] O!RS4 ,RACI/S ?9K !Y >E SUP]IOR BECAUSE ( !IR RACE1 SEXI/S ?9K !Y >E SUP]IOR BECAUSE ( !IR SEX1 SPECIESI/S ?9K !Y >E SUP]IOR BECAUSE ( !IR SPECIES4 ,SPECIESISM >ISES \T ( AN AN?ROPOC5TRIC VIEW ( ! WORLD 9 :I* AN 9DIVIDUAL HOLDS ! BELIEF ?AT ! HUMAN IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ANIMAL & !RE=E HAS ! RI<T TO SUBJUGATE O!R ANIMALS BAS$ ON SPECIES4 

,VEGANISM3 ,! AVOIDANCE1 AS MU* AS POSSIBLE1 ( CRUELTY TO & CONSUMPTION ( NON-HUMAN ANIMALS & PRODUCTS D]IV$ FROM !M = FOOD1 CLO?+1 & 5T]TA9M5T4 ,VEGANS VIEW ALL ANIMALS 7HUMAN & NON-HUMAN ALIKE7 AS BE+S ) !IR [N DESIRES & POT5TIAL = FRE$OM4 

,RADICAL VEGANISM IS A LOGICAL EXT5SION ( AN>*I/ ?\<T :I* RECOGNIZES ! SITUATIONS FAC$ BY ALL BE+S UND] ATTACK BY OPPRESSION1 NOT ONLY ! HUMAN4 ,VEGANISM 9 ?IS RESPECT PROPOSES ! CON/ANT REFLECTION & DECON/RUCTION ( P]SONAL POSITIONS1 BEHAVIORS1 & ACTIONS 9 ! =EV] *ANG+ RELATION%IPS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 ! WORLD >\ND US1 & ! DOM9AT+ SY/EMS IMPOS$ ONTO US4 

,H]E >E #d COMMON OBJECTIONS TO VEGANISM PRES5T$ BY AN>*I/S4 

#a4 ,IMPOS+ VEGANISM IS A COLONIAL PRACTICE BECAUSE KILL+ & EAT+ MEAT IS AN ESS5TIAL ASPECT ( MANY 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES4 I4E4 0,KILL+ & EAT+ ANIMALS IS NOT ! PROBLEM1 A COLONIZ$ RELATION%IP TO KILL+ & EAT+ ANIMALS IS ! PROBLEM40 

,?IS IS A COMMON POSITION WE HAVE SE5 MANY AN>*I/S TAKE4 ,9T]E/+LY 5\<1 WE F9D IT IS MO/ (T5 EVOK$ AS A RESPONSE BY :ITE AN>*I/S ASSUM+ A POSITION AS AN 0ALLY0 TO 9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,MANY AN>*I/S BELIEVE !Y >E SOMEH[ SPEAK+ ON BEHALF ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE OR SEEK+ TO FUR!R ! TRADITIONS ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,?IS SIMPLI/IC USE ( ID5TITY POLITICS IS NO?+ NEW4 ,ONE NE$ NOT LOOK F> TO REALIZE ?AT !RE >E A GREAT NUMB] ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE :O >E VEGAN TODAY AS WELL AS A NUMB] ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE :OSE CU/OMS NEV] C5T]$ ON CONSUM+ ANIMALS4 ,!RE IS NO MONOLI?IC 9DIG5\S CULTURE TO EVOKE & !RE=E ! GE/URE IS MEAN+LESS4 ,!RE >E ONLY MULTITUDES ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ) !IR [N BELIEFS & CU/OMS4 ,ATTEMPT+ TO JU/IFY HUNT+ &_/OR NON-HUMAN ANIMAL CONSUMPTION BY ROMANTICIZ+ ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE ONLY PLAYS A ROLE 9 HOMOG5IZ+ ! EXP]I5CES ( ALL 9DIG5\S PEOPLES4 

#b4 ,I OPPOSE FACTORY F>M+ BUT !RE IS NO?+ WRONG ) KILL+ ANIMALS \TSIDE ( CAPITALISM4 I4E4 0,KILL+ & EAT+ ANIMALS IS NOT ! PROBLEM1 KILL+ & EAT+ ANIMALS UND] CAPITALISM IS ! PROBLEM40 

,?IS OBJECTION TO VEGANISM ASSUMES ?AT UND] CAPITALISM FACTORY F>M+ IS ! ONLY H>MFUL EXP]I5CE ATTRIBUT$ TO NON-HUMAN ANIMALS4 ,:ILE YES1 SLAU<T]H\SES LOOK BETT] UP 9 FLAMES1 AT ! CORE ( SPECIESISM IS A HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 HUMAN & NON-HUMAN ANIMALS 7:I* IS REFLECT$ 9 !IR EV]YDAY USE = 5T]TA9M5T1 PH>MACEUTICAL TE/+1 & FA%ION TR5DS 9VOLV+ !IR SK9 & FUR7 :I* JU/IFIES !IR OPPRESSION BEYOND JU/ CAPITALISM4 ,S9CE ! SOCIAL RELATION%IP TO NON-HUMAN ANIMALS HAS BE5 HEAVILY %AP$ BY CAPITALISM1 !Y >E VIEW$ AS MANUFACTUR$ COMMODITIES RA!R ?AN LIV+ BE+S CAPABLE ( EXP]I5C+ PA9 & SUFF]+4 ,:ILE ! ELIM9ATION ( CAPITALISM & FACTORY F>M+ WILL 5D ! 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ MANIFE/ATIONS ( SPECIESISM1 ONLY AN ELIM9ATION ( HUMAN SUPREMACY ON A P]SONAL LEVEL WILL CREATE NEW RELATION%IPS ) NON-HUMAN ANIMALS-RELATION%IPS BAS$ ON RESPECT = !IR RI<T TO BODILY AUTONOMY & FRE$OM FROM HUMAN DOM9ATION4 

#c4 ,VEGANISM IS ONLY A CONSUM] ACTIVITY & NOT 9H]5TLY ANTI-CAPITALI/4 ,BOYCOTTS DON'T *ANGE ANY?+4 I4E4 0,!RE IS NO E?ICAL CONSUMPTION UND] CAPITALISM40 

,ALL TOO (T5 ?IS OBJECTION COMES FROM A P]SPECTIVE ?AT MI/AK5LY ASSUMES LIB]AL VEGANISM REPRES5TS VEGANISM AS A :OLE4 ,ON AN ORGANIZ$ LEVEL1 RADICAL VEGAN GR\PS & CELLS LIKE ! ,A,L,F1 ,ANIMAL ,LIB]ATION ,BRIGADE1 ,ANIMAL ,RI<TS ,MILITA ETC4 HAVE DE/ROY$ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( DOLL>S 9 PROP]TY & T]RORIZ$ ! /ATE 9TO CREAT+ ! ,ANIMAL ,5T]PRISE ,T]RORISM ,ACT4 ,ON AN 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL1 VEGANISM IS AN ATTACK ON ! DAY TO DAY SPECIESI/ P[] /RUCTURE1 A P[] /RUCTURE 9VISIBILIZ$ BY SOCIAL NORMALCY4 

,ANYONE :O HAS ATT5D$ 5\< AN>*I/ GA!R+S ?AT EXCLUD$ VEGAN FOOD KN[S H[ QUICKLY DISCUSSIONS_/>GUM5TS OV] SPECIESISM & NON- HUMAN ANIMAL OPPRESSION DISRUPTS ! ATMOSPH]IC PEACE SURR\ND+ ! CONSUMPTION ( ANIMAL FLE% & SECRETIONS4 ,:ILE IT SEEMS TEMPT+ TO DISMISS VEGANISM AS M]ELY A CONSUM] ACTIVITY1 VEGANISM *ALL5GES ! OPPRESSIVE HI]>*Y 7SPECIESISM7 9 RADICAL SPACES BY ACT+ AS A WR5* 9 ! GE>S ( SPECIESI/ CON=MITY4 ,BY EXI/+ AS SU*1 DIALOGUE IS CREAT$ :I* BR+S ! ISSUE ( NON-HUMAN ANIMAL OPPRESSION TO ! SURFACE & CALLS = AN EXT5D$ EXAM9ATION ( 9T]NALIZ$ OPPRESSIVE T5D5CIES & BEHAVIOR4 

,SPECIESISM IS NORMALIZ$ ?R\< 9DIVIDUAL P>TICIPATION 9 A BROAD] SOCIAL PROGRAM ?AT OBJECTIFIES NON-HUMAN ANIMALS & PLACES !M BEL[ HUMANS AS COMMODITIES TO CONSUME4 ,TAK+ P>T 9 ?IS PROCESS ( OBJECTIFICATION NORMALIZES ! EXI/5CE ( OPPRESSIVE ?9K+ & IDEOLOGY 9 AN>*I/ SPACES4 ,IT IS AN 9COMPLETE OBS]VATION TO SAY VEGANISM IS ONLY CONC]N$ ) FOOD2 IT OP5S NEW AV5UES ( ?9K+ 9 T]MS ( \R RELATION%IP TO NON-HUMAN ANIMALS1 :ILE *ALL5G+ A SOCIALLY CON/RUCT$ HI]>*Y ( HUMAN SUPREMACY ?AT NORMALIZES \R CONSUMPTION ( !M4 

#d4 0,I'M NOT CONTRIBUT+ TO ANIMAL OPPRESSION BECAUSE ,I ONLY /EAL OR DUMP/] ANIMAL PRODUCTS40 

,:ILE ?IS MI<T SATISFY SOME LIB]AL VEGANS1 IT /ILL DOES NOT GET AT :AT ! CORE ( ! ISSUE ) CONSUM+ ANIMALS IS4 ,:ILE ONLY /EAL+ OR DUMP/]+ ANIMAL PRODUCTS MI<T MEAN Y\ >E NOT CONTRIBUT+ MONET>ILY TO ANIMAL OPPRESSION1 IT /ILL VALIDATES ! NOTION ( HUMAN SUPREMACY BY NORMALIZ+ ! SOCIAL ACTIVITY ( CONSUM+ NON-HUMAN ANIMALS4 ,BY /AT+ 0ITS OK IF IT'S NOT B\<T & O!RWISE W\LD BE WA/$0 PEOPLE :O DUMSPT] ANIMAL PRODUCTS R$UCE VEGANISM TO A BOYCOTT /RATEGY RA!R ?AN AN ANTI-SPECIESI/_/AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( ! WAYS ?AT HUMANS RELATE TO !IR SURR\ND+S4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 DUMP/]+ ANIMAL PRODUCTS UND]M9ES ! NECESSITY = DEVELOP+ P]SONAL NON-HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IPS ) NON-HUMAN ANIMALS :I* DE/ROY !IR ASSIGN$ COMMODITY /ATUS4 

,CONCLUSION 

,VEGANISM IS NOT M]ELY A DIET>Y *OICE1 BUT A *ALL5GE TO ! DOM9ANT AN?ROPOC5TRIC N>RATIVE4 ,IT IS NOT AB\T PUR*AS+ DIFF]5T PRODUCTS BUT CULTIVAT+ NEW RELATION%IPS ) NON-HUMAN ANIMALS :I* >E NOT BAS$ ON HI]>*IES & OPPRESSION4 ,:ILE !RE >E /ILL AN>*I/S :O FEEL WAIT+ = ! COLLAPSE ( CAPITALISM & SUPPORT+ ! ,A,L,F IS A SUFFICI5T 5\< APPROA* TO ANTI-SPECIESISM1 MANY ( US RECOGNIZE ! SOCIAL & DIET>Y FRAMEWORK :I* 5ABLES SPECIESISM & ! NE$ = ITS TOTAL DE/RUCTION4 

,AN>*I/S >E QUICK TO RECOGNIZE ?AT RACISM1 SEXISM1 & HOMOPHOBIA WILL NOT SIMPLY GO AWAY UPON ! COLLAPSE ( CAPITALISM & !Y MU/ BE F\<T H]E & N[4 ,!SE SAME AN>*I/S1 H[EV]1 >E (T5 UNWILL+ TO APPLY ?IS LOGIC TO SPECIESISM4 ,IF WE WANT TOTAL FRE$OM1 WE MU/ CULTIVATE NEW RELATION%IPS 9 \R EV]YDAY LIVES4 ,?IS MEANS FI<T+ OPPRESSION ON EV]Y L9E1 9CLUD+ ! L9E ( SPECIES4 ,REFUS+ TO DO SO IS NOT COH]5T ) AN>*I/ & AUTONOMI/ PRACTICES4 

,WE >E NOT ASK+ = BIGG] CAGES BUT ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL CAGES ALONG ) ! WAYS ( ?9K+ ?AT CREATE !M4 ,T[>DS AN>*Y ?R\< 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE NEGATION ( ?IS SOCIETY & ALL ITS 9T]NALIZ$ ROLES1 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! WILD AGA9/ ! PRISON WORLD ( HUMAN SUPREMACY3 VEGAN AN>*Y MEANS ATTACK EV]Y:]E6 

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