Hi,
TW: Vampirism, blood, sex, bdsm, kink.
This is something that I have been struggling with recently. I might go vegan, but I am also a huge vampire goth.
Anyhow, I am not an awakened vampire yet, but there is actually a real-life vampire subculture, which I am interested in. Anyhow, the members actually identify as real sanguinarian (blood-drinking) or psychic vampires (or psy vamps/vampires for short), either feeding on the blood from consenting adult donors (this can be done using sterilised equipment, needles and wipes to cleanse the areas, etc) or feeding the mental energy of a consenting donor. It is a very spiritual thing for them and is a big part of their identity. Some vampires also report feeling ill if they don’t feed. The feeding is often done under strict ethical and safety-based guidelines.
It is a world away from the horrific abuse and killing that farmed animals go through, but yet most people consider the consumption of blood in these strictly ethical ways to be way less acceptable than the actual torture and abuse that animals go through.
Anyhow, my personal point of view is that, even though the blood/energy is technically an animal product, it is, in fact, in line with a vegan ethos, much like breastfeeding, as it is done with consenting donors, the donor’s rights are highly valued, the feeding is done with only a small amount of pain, they live free, they know what they’re getting into and are well within their rights to stop it if ever they no longer want to do it, whereas the animals do not consent to anything that is done to them in animal ag and are actually slaughtered, and they don’t live free.
However, some vegans may say that this can never be vegan as it still involves using someone else for sustenance.
Could a real-life vampire still be a vegan (no other animal products) if they loved/valued animals and their rights and cared about ethics but still consumed blood/energy in line with those strict ethics?
I mean, is it much different from consensual but painful sex, e.g bdsm, kink, etc?
Please don’t be mean, abusive or judgy. If you are opposed to this, please still be polite, kind and civil. Any angry, judgy or mean comments could get reported.
TW: Vampirism, blood, sex, bdsm, kink.
This is something that I have been struggling with recently. I might go vegan, but I am also a huge vampire goth.
Anyhow, I am not an awakened vampire yet, but there is actually a real-life vampire subculture, which I am interested in. Anyhow, the members actually identify as real sanguinarian (blood-drinking) or psychic vampires (or psy vamps/vampires for short), either feeding on the blood from consenting adult donors (this can be done using sterilised equipment, needles and wipes to cleanse the areas, etc) or feeding the mental energy of a consenting donor. It is a very spiritual thing for them and is a big part of their identity. Some vampires also report feeling ill if they don’t feed. The feeding is often done under strict ethical and safety-based guidelines.
It is a world away from the horrific abuse and killing that farmed animals go through, but yet most people consider the consumption of blood in these strictly ethical ways to be way less acceptable than the actual torture and abuse that animals go through.
Anyhow, my personal point of view is that, even though the blood/energy is technically an animal product, it is, in fact, in line with a vegan ethos, much like breastfeeding, as it is done with consenting donors, the donor’s rights are highly valued, the feeding is done with only a small amount of pain, they live free, they know what they’re getting into and are well within their rights to stop it if ever they no longer want to do it, whereas the animals do not consent to anything that is done to them in animal ag and are actually slaughtered, and they don’t live free.
However, some vegans may say that this can never be vegan as it still involves using someone else for sustenance.
Could a real-life vampire still be a vegan (no other animal products) if they loved/valued animals and their rights and cared about ethics but still consumed blood/energy in line with those strict ethics?
I mean, is it much different from consensual but painful sex, e.g bdsm, kink, etc?
Please don’t be mean, abusive or judgy. If you are opposed to this, please still be polite, kind and civil. Any angry, judgy or mean comments could get reported.
