Let's Make Veganism Less Strict

[g0rph]

I liked your post @g0rph
However, for me it would be Wine and almost any Animal! Preferably a Herbivore!!

Indeed. This T-shirt cropped up a year or 2 ago in my feed, and seemed to fit the flow of posts.
And I too like a drop of wine sometimes, maybe even a nip or 2 of malt whisky or even whiskey if it's from your neck of the woods...

 

[Natnik98]

Let’s keep Veganism as what it is meant to be….
Being Vegan.

Veganism may seem clear but I'm of the opinion that some aspects are up to interpretation and priorities. For instance, a vegan still wears their 10-year old leather shoes that they bought before turning vegan because for them it's not very reasonable or eco to just throw them away.
Or a vegan takes non-vegan medicine because there are no alternatives or they are just too expensive. Healthy vegan is better than ill one. Are those persons vegan? Some say yes, others wouldn't do the same.
So I agree that there are some very basic foundations for veganism but as a philosophical idea it's sometimes complicated when it comes to details. As I mentioned earlier, if I can't find a vegan detergent, I'll choose regular one. Plus we gain knowledge with age so we may not be aware of every single issue and learn it later. It's doing as much as we can to reduce cruelty, that's how I understand it and that's one of the most popular definitions.
And I hope one day everything will be fully vegan so we don't need to deal with such absurds as milk powder in non-dairy products...

 

[1956]

Veganism may seem clear but I'm of the opinion that some aspects are up to interpretation and priorities. For instance, a vegan still wears their 10-year old leather shoes that they bought before turning vegan because for them it's not very reasonable or eco to just throw them away.
Or a vegan takes non-vegan medicine because there are no alternatives or they are just too expensive. Healthy vegan is better than ill one. Are those persons vegan? Some say yes, others wouldn't do the same.
So I agree that there are some very basic foundations for veganism but as a philosophical idea it's sometimes complicated when it comes to details. As I mentioned earlier, if I can't find a vegan detergent, I'll choose regular one. Plus we gain knowledge with age so we may not be aware of every single issue and learn it later. It's doing as much as we can to reduce cruelty, that's how I understand it and that's one of the most popular definitions.
And I hope one day everything will be fully vegan so we don't need to deal with such absurds as milk powder in non-dairy products...

Hey there @Natnik98
I don’t disagree with any of what you said…
What bothers me is the idea that Veganism should or could be made “less strict” - No, if it was - it Wouldn’t be Veganism!
One day Hopefully the World will be Vegan - unfortunately I think that it is in a future that I won’t see…

 

[Lou]

I'm not sure. I think I agree with everyone.

IMHO, we don't have to make it less strict.I'm using the Vegan Society's definition as a "rule book". It includes words like practical, possible and strive. And the meaning of those words depends on the situation and on the individual. So what one person might consider a hard and fast rule another might just see it as a goal.

I know IRL a few people who I call Fussy Vegans. Maybe some of you would call them strict vegans. What I see is Ok, they see as bad. I don't have any problems with minuscule amounts of animal ingredients. They see it as a slippery slope. I don't have any issues with food contamination, they see it as "to be avoided at all costs".

My personal acid test is this: Does it affect animals in a signifiant negative way.?