I Don't Eat Fake Meat: An Etymological Appeal for Living (and Speaking) Compassionately
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2012
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
I believe that change will occur for animals only as we change their status, and one thing we need to change is the way we talk about them. Every word we choose can contribute to upholding the existing paradigm that sees animals as ours to hurt, ours to eat, ours to kill, ours to use, as ours to do with whatever we please. OR we can choose words that reflect a new compassionate paragigm: one that sees animals as ours to share this planet with – not as subjects of ours but as co-habitants, as fellow Earthlings. We can shift that paradigm everytime we open our mouths to speak. Join me on an etymological journey that demonstrates that how we talk about animals can liberate THEM and US from our violence against them.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'm an author and educator dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices |
| 0:25.6 | to debunking myths about veganism to being a voice for animals and to giving people |
| 0:31.0 | the tools and resources they need to live according to their own values of compassion and wellness. |
| 0:37.5 | I'm the author of The Joy of vegan Baking, The vegan Table, Color Me vegan, vegan's daily companion. You can learn more by |
| 0:46.9 | visiting my website at compassionate cook.com and I'm also thrilled to announce |
| 0:51.6 | the 30-day Vegan Challenge is live and thriving. |
| 0:56.0 | This is an online multimedia program whereby people sign up and get new content every day, |
| 1:01.5 | whether it's in video format, audio format or written, |
| 1:05.0 | format guiding them through the transition and answering every question they have, |
| 1:10.0 | whether they're asking about eating out or traveling or living with non-vegans or getting their |
| 1:16.0 | protein or iron or calcium eating healthfully, affordably, and so much more. |
| 1:22.0 | You can sign up anytime you want, any time of the day from wherever you are at |
| 1:26.4 | 30-day vegan challenge.com and you can gift it to anyone you like as well. |
| 1:31.2 | Before we get started first and, I would like to thank my amazing platinum members. |
| 1:38.0 | I was graced with a new platinum member a couple weeks ago. |
| 1:41.0 | His name is James Killen he is from incentive personal |
| 1:45.2 | training in Australia I believe is in Melbourne but go check out his website to |
| 1:49.6 | find out exactly where he is he also has an online program so you can be wherever you are and benefit |
| 1:56.4 | from James's work. He's at W.W. |
| 1:59.2 | Personal-Dash training.com. a you he's in Australia |
| 2:05.6 | W W W W W personal dash training dot com |
| 2:09.4 | dot a you and he'll be up on the Compassionate Cook's website if you ever forget that and want to check him out. |
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