Have you ever heard of the ideology of carnism? Are you aware that it is a common belief system held throughout the entire world? It’s a scary thought that we may have ingrained belief systems that we may not even know about. Celebrated speaker and psychologist Dr. Melanie Joy explains what carnism is in this brief TED talk.
Most people don’t stop to think twice about eating meat. In our world, it has been around and thought of as normal for so long that it’s just a ‘given’. We think some animals are appropriate to eat such as cows, chickens, and fish while we don’t think others are appropriate such as golden retrievers, cats, and monkeys. Why is this? Why don’t we ever wonder why?
There are many reasons to adopt a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle ranging from environmental, health, or emotional, but this talk takes a look at why we rationalize the genocide, factory farming, and abuse of farm animals.
What do you think after watching?
There are many reasons to adopt a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle ranging from environmental, health, or emotional, but this talk takes a look at why we rationalize the genocide, factory farming, and abuse of farm animals.
What do you think after watching?
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