Does the mainstream vegan movement have a race problem?

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Question: Does the mainstream vegan movement have a race problem?
Position‹2 of 2: Vegan spaces are safe and accessable for all

This position holds that vegan spaces are safe and accessible for all. It argues veganism is too diverse to call racist wholesale, that racism contradicts its compassionate ethic, that such accusations are divisive infighting, and that centring human-rights debates risks sidelining the animal cause.

Supporting arguments · 4

People who are racist aren't real vegans
The crucial ethical premise of veganism is to stand against all forms of oppression, including racism.
Including debates about human rights in vegan spaces is speciesist
Advocating for animals is different to many other forms of activism because they don't have a voice, unlike human beings. Intersectional approaches to animal activism distract from the primary concern for vegans which is the lives and suffering of non human animals
It is unfair to assume that veganism is a homogenous community
Calling people racist is infighting and divisive