The Veganism Elitism: Why Eating Ethically is a Luxury

If there’s a thing of which we vegans are truly guilty, it is the tendency to forget how privilege facilitates our choice. Proud of our conscious and careful eating; caught up in a sense of superiority, we let the feelings of purity and righteousness cloud our critical vision of what veganism would look like for the less fortunate. We forget that veganism, in most parts of the world, does not take the form of quaint indie cafes with diverse vegan menus. Nor does it look like a range of reasonably priced veggie burgers at the supermarket, accessible nutritional shakes, cruelty-free …read more