leather resolution

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Thanks everyone for the input. I've found the more moderate arguments

more persuasive, and though I will not buy any more clothing made

from animals, I will not at this point throw away my shoes. I

couldn't really afford to presently anyway.

 

As I tried to explain earlier, and the responses would seem to

indicate general, though not unanimous, agreement, I don't care if I

am called a 'Vegan' or not. The term to me is an adjective that

describes my diet, not a demarcation of my identity. To be a Vegan in

the most radical of senses seems to be an impossibility in this

culture, and those who would say that " You can only be a Vegan if you

are as vegan as me " can keep their precious nomenclature for their

own self-congratulatory ends. Or perhaps I will wear my old leather

shoes and call myself a vegan out of spite to the fundamentalist

sentimentality.

 

Though I will never eat animals or animal products again, I doubt I

will ever value animals as I do humans. Consequently, that kind of

analogy fails to persuade me as well.

 

Thanks again for the input and support,

 

LVX,

 

Corry

[Guest guest]

Hi Corry

 

I'm glad we were able to help, and I think one of the great things about this list is that we do get a variety of views, for the most part presented in a thoughtful and polite manner.

 

I agree with you about the word " vegan " . It's a simple word, rather than being a badge. I have found a lot of people wear the term " vegan " as though using the word itself makes them better than others, regardless of whether or not they actually are vegan. For what it's worth, I would classify you as vegan, simply because when you go into a shop or restaurant and ask them if a product is " suitable for vegans " , if they are unsure what you mean, you will be able to describe for them what it is you want and not cause any difficulty for any other vegan who will later go into that same place with the same question. Sadly some of those people who wear vegan as a badge, will quite happily state that they are vegan, and then accept a product which isn't vegan, which then makes life more difficult for everyone else who uses the term!

 

 

Sorry, that was rather a long winded bit of waffle!!

 

BB

Peter

On 11/05/07, Corry <apocalypse888 wrote:

Thanks everyone for the input. I've found the more moderate argumentsmore persuasive, and though I will not buy any more clothing made

from animals, I will not at this point throw away my shoes. Icouldn't really afford to presently anyway.As I tried to explain earlier, and the responses would seem toindicate general, though not unanimous, agreement, I don't care if I

am called a 'Vegan' or not. The term to me is an adjective thatdescribes my diet, not a demarcation of my identity. To be a Vegan inthe most radical of senses seems to be an impossibility in thisculture, and those who would say that " You can only be a Vegan if you

are as vegan as me " can keep their precious nomenclature for theirown self-congratulatory ends. Or perhaps I will wear my old leathershoes and call myself a vegan out of spite to the fundamentalistsentimentality.

Though I will never eat animals or animal products again, I doubt Iwill ever value animals as I do humans. Consequently, that kind ofanalogy fails to persuade me as well.Thanks again for the input and support,

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