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[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's a shame they don't fully move to vegan ice cream

Edit: When the very base ingredient of their ice cream is based on exploitation and torture, how much are their initiatives really worth? It's virtue signalling at its best

Plus I'm yet so see someone giving a valid reason as to why they shouldn't. Just tell me you don't care and I'll move along

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 14 points 1 week ago

Why should they? I have no problem with people being vegan and I have no problem with vegan food being provided as an option but I don't think vegans have the right to dictate to everyone else how they live their lives.

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

A. Ben & Jerry’s moving to exclusively vegan ice cream is in no way forcing people to live their lives a certain way. Recipes are not protected by copyright law so anyone can make and sell ice cream however they want.

B. The dairy industry wreaks havoc on the planet. It would benefit everyone if the dairy industry disappeared or at least shrank

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Humans are literally forcing animals to live and die by their life styles. The only ones forcing anybody here are humans.

There is no sound reason as to why B&J doesn't fully move away from non-vegan ice cream. They've proven that they can produce vegan flavours, that they cost them the same (probably less even), that they taste well enough for them to remain among the flavours they offer. It's just stigma and prejudice that leads to people shutting off completely when veganism is even mentioned.

Realistically, like be frank with yourself for a second and don't resort to a kneejerk reaction: would you mind if your ice cream was vegan? It's a luxury item, it's a sweet, so it's not essential. Most sweets you eat are vegan already. What's one more? Plus, you end up helping a bunch of animals.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Okay but that's something you care about.

What we're talking about is finding the lowest common denominator of what can be considered acceptable by the general populace, It is not about becoming the best version of ourselves.

Let's not muddy the waters by making this about something other than basic human decency.

[-] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

That would be an absolute disaster.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago
[-] tetris11@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

vegan icecrean is apparently terrible.... said no one ever

[-] chuymatt@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

There aremore very bad milk-substitute ice creams than bad regular ice creams. It may be the age of the market, though.

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