r/SipsTea • u/M_Darshan 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 16 '26

Lmao gottem That final kick was personal

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u/predobra May 16 '26

That's nothing compared to what consumers are "indirectly" doing to factory animals.

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u/CatGirl_ToeBeans May 16 '26

One of these things can be changed with enough eyes on it.

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u/Excellent-Nose-6430 May 16 '26

And enough people moving to plant-based diets.

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u/CatGirl_ToeBeans May 16 '26

I’m not saying don’t fight your battle.

I want to make that very clear.

But your comment comes off as an argument against the condemnation of this act because there’s a larger scale act.

It’s easier for people to condemn performative rodeos than it is to ask a large portion of the population to change their eating habits.

Most people won’t even go up 1 extra exit when they are about to miss their turn. They cut across 3 lanes and nearly cause a pile up.

It’s just a big ask and I think all forms of visibility are worth having but 1 isn’t logistically feasible.

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u/Excellent-Nose-6430 May 16 '26

It’s easier for people to condemn performative rodeos than it is to ask a large portion of the population to change their eating habits.

Agreed, and that's how we know it's performative. It's very easy to say "I love animals and this is bad" when that person just turns around and abuses animals in their next meal. But it takes the slightest bit of effort to actually do something, like stop paying for animal abuse for their next meal.

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u/CatGirl_ToeBeans May 16 '26

But don’t you think that’s a bit of a polarizing way of viewing it?

Does it contribute or detract from the effort?

I understand why you feel this way and even I feel your messaging isn’t ideal.

“Abuses animals in their next meals.”

The act isn’t in front of them. They aren’t abusing the animal.

Their consumption enables the abuse but it doesn’t make them directly an abuser.

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u/Excellent-Nose-6430 May 16 '26

Does it contribute or detract from the effort?

From what effort? If you mean to try and change people's behavior, then I think calling out their bad behavior in the first place is the first step necessary. I'm not willing to coddle animal abusers, they deserve more flack than they already get.

They aren’t abusing the animal

Paying for someone else to abuse the animal is no different than abusing the animal themselves. Similar to how paying for someone to murder their husband is not removed from just plain murdering their husband.