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Why do people eat meat? Understanding Carnism SPEAKING VEGAN

Why do people eat meat? Well this can be explained by the belief system known as Carnism, an ideology which was coined by Dr Melanie Joy Speaking Vegan - A practical guide to talking about veganism. www.facebook.com/speakingvegan Dr Melanie Joy's Ted Talk -    • Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choic...   Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Dogs-Pigs-... Full Transcript: The reason why people eat meat: Carnism SPEAKING VEGAN #007 Being vegan can sometimes be hard mentally, as your mindset and beliefs seem to be so remote and disparate from the majority of society. It’s especially confusing to think how our friends and family, who we consider rational, loving, caring people, are against the wilful harm of animals, yet they allow animals lives to be taken for food and the pleasure of their taste buds. It is quite the ethical paradox. Their actions do not match their values. But we as vegans cannot fall prey to the nature of hindsight bias. As most of us were previously in the same position, we need to make use of this understanding to help people understand the disconnect of their values and actions. It is our job to educate people on this and as the saying goes “education does not exist to persecute you”. But the question begs, why do people eat meat? Well this can be explained by the belief system known as Carnism, an ideology which was coined by Dr Melanie Joy in 2001. Carnism is a belief system around the eating of meat of only a ‘specific types of animals’ and it is justified by the notion of the 3 n’s, Natural, Normal and Necessary. All which are logical fallacies. A highly ingrained and indoctrinated social norm, one which when you think about it, was never a choice anyone ever made themselves. It is a practice and an acceptance that is taught from when you are young. It is continued to be normalised as everyone else around you also continues to eat animals. It is socially accepted as moral and normal. The most important part of carnism to add some sense of rationality and to help carnist understand the concept of their ideology of carnism is by demonstrating, how they only accept only particular species of animals as food and not others. If these same practices were applied to other animals they don’t consider ‘food’ they would then classify this as unacceptable cruelty. There is absolutely no rational or logical reason to have this divide between animals that are ok to eat and some that is unacceptable. How does one draw a line between animals that are food and those that are not? As mentioned previously it is psychological paradox, where people's actions do not match their values. They have a huge disconnection and don’t even look at their plates and think this was a living breathing sentient creature, they totally disassociate from that reality. The livestock industry has done a great job in making people believe that these animals are a commodity and inanimate objects without names, without emotions, that do not feel pain. Yet they are so similar to the pets we keep in our own home that we consider family. So how does understanding Carnism help you when talking about veganism? Why not try the 3 E’s. Empathise, Educate and Ease. Empathise with them and tell them that you understand that these are ingrained and indoctrinated beliefs which you had no decision over. Simple statement such as “I understand that you think its, natural/normal/necessary, but that simply isn’t the case.” If they are open to it suggest some materials they can consume to understand further. Explain just like them you were once a victim of this psychological paradox. To make them understand this, you can use examples of animals such as dogs that are eaten in other countries and ask what is the real difference? If they think that is weird and wrong, ask them why? Just get them thinking about it. If they are concerned with their actions or at least thinking about it what they could possibly do, put them at ease as change is probably one of the most daunting things in life. Demonstrate the ease in transition and the options and resources available. Reinforce that it was the best decision you ever made and the other benefits such as health and environmental. I hope this has helped you and if you have any further questions or concerns feel free to ask them in the comments section below. For further information on Carnism I highly recommend watching Dr Melanie Joys Ted Talk or to get an in depth understanding grab her book “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism”. I hope you enjoyed this video, if you found this video valuable please share with your friends and don’t forget to subscribe for more information on discussing veganism. This is Speaking Vegan.