Vegans being banned and comments being deleted from !vegan@lemmy.world for being fake vegans.

From my perspective, the comments were in no way insulting and just part of completely normal interaction. If this decision reflects the general opinion of the mod team, then from my perspective, the biggest vegan community on Lemmy wants to be an elitist cycle of hardcore vegans only, not allowing any slightly different opinion. Which would be very unfortunate.

PS: In contrast to the name of this community, I don’t want to insult anyone here being a ‘bastard’. I just want to post this somewhere on neutral ground. I would really appreciate an open discussion without bashing anyone.

PPS: Some instances or clients seem to compress the screenshots in a way they’re unreadable. Find the full resolution here: https://imgur.com/a/8XdexTm

Linking the affected users and mods: @Cypher@lemmy.world @gaael@lemmy.world @gredo@lemmy.world @iiGxC@slrpnk.net @veganpizza69@lemmy.world @veganpizza69@lemmy.vg @jerkface@lemmy.ca @TheTechnician27@lemmy.world @Sunshine@lemmy.ca @Aqua@lemmy.vg

  • gaael@lemmy.world
    32·
    1 day ago

    Hello dear internet user,
    It looks like you need to educate yourself on at least 3 topics before using your keyboard again:

    • why is it hurtful and not ok to rebutt other’s opinions by suggesting they are mentally ill?
    • are other animals sentient, sociable and do they feel emotions and pain?
    • how are meat and dairy products produced and how many animals live in this system?

    Once you’ve done the work, we’ll be able to agree on the basics facts and exchange arguments on how we see the situation and the precise words we want to use.

    Looking forward to engaging with you in good faith in the future,
    Me.

    • FelixCress@lemmy.world
      23·
      1 day ago

      Hello dear internet user

      It looks like you need to educate yourself about the terms like “food chain” and “what is the difference between food and humans”.

      Once you’ve done the work, we’ll be able to agree on the basics facts and exchange arguments. Looking forward to engaging with you in good faith in the future.