Sorry to break it to you, but if you believe that the Christian god exists yet don't think there was ever a guy named Jesus that rose from the dead after 3 days, you're still a theist even if you call it atheist.
And if you think it's acceptable to kill pigs because you like their cooked bodies, you're still practicing carnism even if you call it veganism.
Sadder is that you can explore plant-based bacon options.
Sure it may take a few tries to find a brand or recipe you like. But like, I still eat bacon. It's just not made with animal sources.
I SO missed bagels with cream cheese and egg salad. Tofutti cream cheese is garbage amd tastes like water. Daiya has a meh taste and awful aftertaste. Kite Hill is perfect (for me). And it turns out, pummeling a block of tofu and adding yellow mustard, vinegar, black pepper, and black salt satisfies my egg salad craving!
It also gets super annoying when people start learning the watered-down meaning.
The number of times people have asked "But you eat fish, right?" because pescatarians call themselves vegetarians instead of taking 3s to explain "It means I eat plants and fishes" is real annoying.
Labels with a specific meaning that have practical applications should not be muddied with use like that.
It does. It's just a word for people who follow the belief that it's normal, natural, and necessary to consume animals.
Since those people are the invisible majority, it's often taken as an insult to have their 'normal' status get a label. Veganism is the belief that we shouldn't exploit and harm animals, carnism is the belief that we should.
Which is hilarious in hindsight, because the reverse happens in other topics. Call someone in other circles 'normal' and they'll throw 15 label names at you for why they're not normal.
Carnism would still technically cover "vegan plus (animal-based) bacon". That's kinda like saying you're an atheist but believe in (insert god here).
My shower thought of the day is wondering if the bidet vs toilet paper thing is a guy argument.
Because I definitely need to wipe when I piss. I can't just aim, fire, and shake it dry, and being wet there would just make me wonder if it was water or urune.
(Disclaimer: I don't actually know if guys do that. I haven't exactly watched. Going off what I've heard and it kinda makes sense I guess?)
I am currently personally unaffected but not under any delusion that things aren't like that.
Just because you're not a child whose mother just got shot dead by ICE Nazis, doesn't mean it's a good idea to plug your ears and pretend everything is fine until it effects you.
Why bother. I'm here to lurk, post an occasional comment, and enjoy. Not to make a reputation or become visible.
Haven't even looked into how. I think Lemmy is federated with some other types of fediverse styles, too? The interface I'm on doesn't emphasise individual user pfps. I can see pfps but they're tiny circles on my phone that I only notice if they're pointed out.
For one, it's six seven, not sixty-seven. That's the first trip up.
As for the second, assuming I understand correctly: It literally means nothing. It's just a thing to say. And it's funny when adults are baffled and can't understand.
I did see someone point out that six times seven equals fourty-two. Which is neat.
If I need a support group to feel comfortable and safe under "my" own label, there's something wrong.
It's been better on my mental health to just stay far away from communities that want to simultaneously say I belong and yet also call me an acephobic bigot for the sin of not wanting sex-yes shoved down my throat in what I hoped was a community of fellow sex-no's.
No thanks. Don't need that. I lucked out and landed both romance-no AND sex-no, so I have the easier option of just dodging that entire scene.
And that's why I instead offer my condolences to the romance-yes, sex-no people out there who now have to seek partners in very sex-yes filled spaces when they were JUST starting to get some sex-no spaces.
I would appreciate it if the two had separate labels so that they could enjoy their own commonalities, rather than being lumped into one despite being very, very different. Incompatibly different.
It feels like the equivalent of a lot of guys going into a space for gay guys, saying "I'm totally gay, but I really prefer sex with women and if you say a guy having sex with women ain't gay then you're just homophobic".
Then on every single post about guys with guys, you get comments saying "Guys like girls too! Don't forget about us!"
Like, Bisexual and Heterosexual are right there. Why go into a Homosexual space and change it instead?
"and help that be a self-fulfilling prophecy by not caring that it makes people looking for others who are naturally not sexual very uncomfortable to be considered under the same label."
Thanks for being among them. This is why I don't use that descriptor online anymore, nor go to online asexual communities.
There's a lot of people whose sexuality is NO, and being forced to share "safe" spaces online for their shared lack of sexuality with people who also say they're asexual but their sexuality is YES is awkward, uncomfortable, and off-putting.
AKA no longer safe spaces (or a safe to use label) for those whose sexuality is NO.
Currently, thankfully, people offline still seem to understand "I'm asexual" means "No, I do not want to fuck. Not anyone, not ever."
A lot if horny people like the idea of joining the LGBT club and ironically found the Asexual label the easiest one to morph to their desires.
So now a lot of people online will say asexuals are still very much sexual, and help that be a self-fulfilling prophecy by not caring that it makes people looking for others who are naturally not sexual very uncomfortable to be considered under the same label.
Sorry to break it to you, but if you believe that the Christian god exists yet don't think there was ever a guy named Jesus that rose from the dead after 3 days, you're still a theist even if you call it atheist.
And if you think it's acceptable to kill pigs because you like their cooked bodies, you're still practicing carnism even if you call it veganism.