From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5043 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Tuesday, September 29 2020 Volume 14 : Number 5043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Listening to doctor Kleimer I was completely blown away! ["Humiliating" <] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:46:11 -0400 From: "Humiliating" Subject: Listening to doctor Kleimer I was completely blown away! Listening to doctor Kleimer I was completely blown away! http://diseasino.buzz/i8aACjLbNc9BFbstpxpBpWS4HYcD-PELx-woa6l0sShzPg96 http://diseasino.buzz/tcPAzV4AIQlseveJgcI6jxm2JN9OH8DaCHm99kcplttyXxim A study from Canadian psychologists showed that vegans get rated as negative as other minority groups. Vegans get rated more negative than vegetarians and men get rated more negative than women. People who eat vegan because of health reasons get rated better than those who eat vegan because of ethical reasons or for animal rights. A study with 300 participants looked into what happens if a person reminds those who eat meat that meat comes from animals. The study showed that this increased discomfort while eating meat and also led to a less negative judgement of vegans. These findings are consistent with vegans who feel discriminated by people who eat meat. There are also meat-eaters who do not transition to a vegan diet because they fear to be stigmatized when becoming a vegan. These negative prejudices against vegans are sometimes termed vegaphobia. Positive feelings regarding vegans also exist, however: Because of their diet, they may be rated as more virtuous. They may get rated less masculine but more principled. Media 2011 a media analysis found that veganism and vegans are discredited in British media through ridicule, or as being difficult or impossible to maintain in practice. Vegans were variously stereotyped as ascetics, faddists, sentimentalists, or in some cases, hostile extremists. The study found that of 397 articles 20% were neutral, approx. 5% positive and 75% negative. In 2018 a British food editor lost his job because a message from him showed up talking about "killing vegans one by one". In social media vegans are also attacked for example for their choice to have only sexual relations to other vegans. Reasons Negative attitudes against vegans are largest in people who share conservative or right-wing ideology, and in particular the alt-right ideology. For right-wing adherents eating meat is not only a delight, but also a part of their attitude towards life. Thus, people who show that it's possible to not eat meat can be perceived a threat of their way of life. A survey of about 1000 participants showed that vegans are perceived as threat mainly by older and lower-educated people and convinced meat eaters. Having a view of life that is rooted in social dominance will also lead to rating vegans more negatively. Explanations are founded on what is sometimes called the meat paradox: many people who eat meat like to eat meat but do not like to harm animals. Vegans can contribute to those who eat meat being aware of this cognitive dissonance, which in turn will lead to discomfort in meat eaters and eventually interactions between vegans and meat eaters can become strained. One way to resolve this inner conflict and reduce dissonance is to maintain prejudice against vegans. Another reason for negative attitudes against vegans is, that meat eaters may feel judged by vegans for eating meat. Discrediting ethical vegans as do-gooders is then a way to invalidate the judgement of oneself. These negative attitudes against vegans are higher when vegans are thought to think of themselves as morally superior. While there may be an inner conflict in meat eaters when it comes to the killing and eating of animals this theory may not hold up to environmental reasons for not eating meat. Environmentalists may not see a conflict in eating meat because they see their individual environmental impact of meat consumption as low. Also, vegans are not always discredited for ideological reasons. Sometimes the reason may be that the person cannot share their food with them ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5043 **********************************************