{"id":755824,"date":"2019-01-04T09:55:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755824"},"modified":"2019-01-04T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T15:53:24","slug":"2018-was-the-year-veganism-lost-its-status-as-a-moral-signifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755824","title":{"rendered":"2018 Was the Year Veganism Lost Its Status as a Moral Signifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>It's clear that veganism is fracturing as it grows. In broad strokes, this looks like a minority of pious vegans and an increasing number of vegans who just get on with it, happy with their vegan cheese and fake chicken nuggets.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>HANNA EWANS:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Veganism as a word, a concept, shed much of its loadedness exceptionally quickly. Its public image has undergone a vast transformation over the past few years&#8230; No one asks why you&#8217;re vegan anymore. It was previously a question people needed answering before moving forward in their conversation with you: What necessitates this aggressive lifestyle choice? Do you believe animals shouldn&#8217;t be used for food? Or that your carbon footprint should be reduced? Or are you just a hipster, substituting a personality for a plant-based diet?&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>What this evolution means is that, for the first time ever \u2013 for those in their thirties and under, at least \u2013 veganism holds little moral weight. It doesn&#8217;t signify all that much, not restraint or control or sacrifice. It doesn\u2019t mark you out as any &#8220;sort&#8221; of person or part of any subculture \u2013 or even holding any particular beliefs, although you might&#8230; It&#8217;s clear that veganism is fracturing as it grows. In broad strokes, this looks like a minority of pious vegans and an increasing number of vegans who just get on with it, happy with their vegan cheese and fake chicken nuggets&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Veganism doesn\u2019t feel like it has to stand for something these days \u2013 in the UK, at least, the &#8220;fight&#8221; has largely been won. You have all your replacement products, your vegan restaurants and caf\u00e9s; people don\u2019t necessarily view animal products as an essential part of a diet; your mates and girlfriend are doing the &#8220;vegan thing&#8221;&#8230; Look for it and you&#8217;ll notice the evidence of this every day, particularly if you&#8217;re a long time vegan or vegetarian&#8230; Why are you a vegan?&#8217;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_uk\/article\/qvqnn5\/2018-was-the-year-veganism-lost-its-status-as-a-moral-signifier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pdiOKzGw-2c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANNA EWANS: &#8216;Veganism as a word, a concept, shed much of its loadedness exceptionally quickly. Its public image has undergone a vast transformation over the past few years&#8230; No one asks why you&#8217;re vegan anymore. 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