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Does the mainstream vegan movement have a race problem? Does the mainstream vegan movement have a race problem?
White supremacy is embedded in mainstream veganism White supremacy is embedded in mainstream veganism
Vegan spaces are safe and accessable for all Vegan spaces are safe and accessable for all
Influencers with the largest reach tend to be white Influencers with the largest reach tend to be white
Vegans cuturally appropriate content and ideas and rarely give appropriate credit Vegans cuturally appropriate content and ideas and rarely give appropriate credit
Vegans need to check their privalege when making assumptions about others Vegans need to check their privalege when making assumptions about others
Vegans are in a state of denial when it comes to understanding flaws within their own community Vegans are in a state of denial when it comes to understanding flaws within their own community
Vegans have no issue tokenising BLM or the Holocaust when it suits them, whilst claiming "the intersectional approach is apologist" when asked to confront their own views and bias Vegans have no issue tokenising BLM or the Holocaust when it suits them, whilst claiming "the intersectional approach is apologist" when asked to confront their own views and bias
Vegans need to take a stance on Indigenous rights Vegans need to take a stance on Indigenous rights
Mainstream veganism upholds harmful beauty standards Mainstream veganism upholds harmful beauty standards
White vegans frequently employ narratives that perpetuate hierarchical ideas about intelligence and capacity White vegans frequently employ narratives that perpetuate hierarchical ideas about intelligence and capacity
White vegans act as saviours, as opposed to allies White vegans act as saviours, as opposed to allies
People who are racist aren't real vegans People who are racist aren't real vegans
It is unfair to assume that veganism is a homogenous community It is unfair to assume that veganism is a homogenous community
Calling people racist is infighting and divisive Calling people racist is infighting and divisive
Including debates about human rights in vegan spaces is speciesist Including debates about human rights in vegan spaces is speciesist
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