Celebrity Vegan Smackdown

[Dedalus]

Thoughtful and intelligent article on the DXE blog.

Celebrity Vegans: What does the science say?

Summing up, when you see the next celebrity going vegan, don’t jump on the bandwagon. First, ordinary people – like you – are the ones who power movements. Second, the selfish motivations that often motivate celebrities can “crowd out” the powerful moral norms that are our movement’s greatest weapons. Third, even if celebrities drive consumer behavior, that alone is not sufficient to drive social change.

So by all means, keep eating vegan, Hollywood. Just don't expect social change to result.

Because it is the moral power of ordinary people -- and not a celebrity-inspired consumer fad -- that will change the world for animals.

Celebrity Vegans: What does the science say?

 

[Poppy]

I love that last line - the moral power of ordinary people.

 

[PTree15]

Nice find, Dedalus. Sometimes I think celebs and their supposed veganism do more harm than good, especially when they waver and go back to flesh-eating. The diehard omnivores use it as ammunition that adopting a vegan lifestyle is too hard.

 

[Scorpius]

Great article; horrifying statistics. (over 75% of vegans revert to carnism?! . . . I'll never get it.)

 

[Danielle]

Usually celebrities who go "vegan" aren't even vegetarian. :/ just someone who eats more plants than the average person