http://thatvegangirl.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:44:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my latest article for The Scavenger, I explicate two reasons why, "It is 'natural'", fails as a justification for eating animals. Read it here. http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1224 Vegans from all over North America come together to share their stories for I’m Vegan, a documentary web series. Eric Prescott, of the Boston Vegan Association and other projects, is the creator/director. Jen and I were interviewed for I'm Vegan while we still lived in D.C. The goal, if I ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1213 This is strictly philosophical, mind you, but for some time now I have been thinking through various arguments that purport to "prove" that death is a harm. Recently, in an "animal rights" forum, I wrote a few paragraphs on the topic. The question that instigated the thread was: I know this ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1209 "They build the cages, we crack them open. That's the way of the world." Bold Native Bold Native is a fiction feature film. Charlie Cranehill, an animal liberator wanted by the United States government for domestic terrorism, emerges from the underground to coordinate a nationwide action as his estranged CEO father tries ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1204 Do you ever find yourself banned from this or that blog because of your vegan advocacy? I have. Of course belligerence should not be tolerated. We are, after all, at least pretending to have reasonable conversations in the blogosphere. (I use "pretending" purposefully and quite literally here.) But belligerence aside, ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1191 Below is a contribution I made to an animal rights forum. It is an argument I have tried to articulate for some time now, an argument that has elicited some debate between Jen and myself and much consternation from many others, so to flesh it out: on the question, What ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1184 This year, I'm highlighting my ongoing battle with horse racing's crown jewel the Kentucky Derby with a satire video from The Onion because I thought tongue-in-cheek humor might be a nice change from a three page long rant. And easier to read. I think the most interesting part about this video ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1182 The last paragraph and comments on this post are unfuckingbelievable. Let's deconstruct. I have made my peace with it. Nature is red in tooth and claw, and anyone who thinks otherwise should check the bottom of bird nests this time of year. Nothing gets out of this world alive, and the ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1177 So where have we been? Well, Alex is up to his eyeballs in school (apparently they do not just hand out doctoral degrees like candy. who knew?) and I've been up to my eyeballs with work, dogs, and riding my new bike - and I'm having an affair with my ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1173 Ever since I graduated from college, my attention span has shot right out the window. Either I'm out of the house, doing actual things that don't involve a mouse, or I'm clicking my mouse aimlessly, trying to find something to stimulate the case of ADD that seems to have ambushed ... http://thatvegangirl.com/?p=1169