Quote by Gary L. Francione
Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But in a patriarchal, racist, homophobic, and ableist society, there are social pressures to participate and engage in sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. At some point, you have to decide who you are and what matters morally to you. And once you decide that you regard victimizing vulnerable nonhumans is not morally acceptable, it is easy to go and stay vegan
Summary
This quote suggests that while there may be social pressures to consume and use animal products, there are also social pressures to participate in various forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. The speaker argues that deciding who you are and what matters morally to you is crucial in resisting such pressures. Once a person decides that victimizing nonhuman animals is morally unacceptable, adopting and maintaining a vegan lifestyle becomes an effortless choice.
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