[SouthBayVeggies] Earthlings vs. Food, Inc.

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the reason i am reluctant to see Food, Inc. is because those who have seen it

have already mentioned that it steers people to the " free range " cattle

direction...as Gina's friend seems to have thought as well.  I'd rather not

financially support those behind that message.  so that's why i don't plan on

checking it out myself until i can do so without supporting them.

 

i feel i need to quote my previous email to reply to your statement where you

said: "  People are not stupid. We should get rid of this holier-than- thou

mode of thinking. "

 

the main theme of my email you responded to was along the lines of what i said

here, for example: " i find any other approach to spreading veganism intrinsicly

condenscending, by the mere fact that whoever is approaching a nonvegan this

way...is approaching them as though he/she is a person not capable of making

the switch to being vegan. "

 

if i might be more clear, i mean to say that pointing a nonvegan toward a

documentary, etc that promotes anything other than veganism, is to assume they

would not be the type of people we are (as vegans), who COULD make the change as

we already have.

 

so...who is taking on the " holier-than-thou " perspective of nonvegans here?

 

~will

 

 

 

 

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Ajay S <ajayboots

William Beazley <wbeazleyiii

Cc: Mark Galeck <mark_galeck; BAV mail list

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Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:42:29 AM

Re: Re: [southBayVeggies] Earthlings vs. Food, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Why not checkout the movie yourself?

 

Perfect, as they say, should not be the enemy of Good.

I think this is a mistake a lot of people on the veg*an

side of the debate make.

 

We are, after all, talking about something *basic* like food.

 

95% of the people in this country are non-vegans (and probably

the number is even higher). They consume meat/dairy products

3 times a day (and numerous snacks in between). To them,

it's a matter of survival (the only thing more basic than food is water).

This is the first time in their entire _family tree_, going back 1000s of

generations, that they're being asked to change something as basic.

 

It takes time. It'll take generations to make the change.

 

Nobody's going to watch a movie and then run home to empty the fridge

of all meat products. This movie makes people think. Yes, some people

will choose the " happy meat " options for their meat. Some will

ignore the message. But many will think; and will try out a meat-free

options.

 

People are not stupid. We should get rid of this holier-than- thou

mode of thinking.

 

Ajay

 

On 07/11/2009 09:54 PM, William Beazley wrote:

>

> i'd say misleading a potential vegan with a documentary that spins the

> situation toward a " happy meat " direction

> is in itself counterproductive to helping the animals. Food,

> inc. sounds very much like that sort of thing.

>

> a worthy documentary ought to have an /honest message/ to the viewer,

> and a vegan one. after all, buying animal products

> of /any/ kind is paying someone else to hurt and kill the animals.

> . . . . .