962
"Being vegan is unnatural" (discuss.tchncs.de)
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 21 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

OK, so first of all, what they are doing in this picture is checking if the cows are pregnant. I have never seen someone being table to impregnate cows by sticking their arm up their ass.

Second thing you should remember: In nature the bull literally does not fucking care. If a cow is ovulating (bulls and cows are able to detect when this is the case), he will literally try to fuck the specific cow the entire fucking day. IRS not like he fucks the cow once and then its done, we are talking about the bull following the cow the whole day and continuously (trying to) fucking her.

I would argue, that a single small metal rod is less tiring than a horny bull trying to fuck you the whole day.

And before people are going to throw shit at me: No, this does not mean, that industrial grade factory farming is in any form or shape a good system. I have seen it all and I know how incredibly bad it can be. However, I Am not a fan of throwing the word rape (even if the exact word has not been used here) around, simply because you could somewhat classify the natural process as rape too.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

And the cow often ends up hurt, sometimes permanently. Culling for hip displacement and broken legs is not uncommon.

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 1 points 56 minutes ago

Thats quite of an exaggeration and this can be counteracted.

It is common, that cows can get hurt by the bull, but these wounds are usually only on the skin (this comes from the bull and other cows continuosly mount a single cow). If the ground however is slippery, it can happen that a cow gets hurt due to slipping when another animal tries to mount her. However counteracting this can be quite easy. Since you as a farmer usually know when a cow is ovulating just put her and the bull in a separate area, that has straw on the ground. At least in germany this is also mandatory (to be exact, its illegal to let the bull walk with the rest of the herd).

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

Well, we end up with at least a few hobbling around for a couple months, and other that show evidence of long-term damage that we will cull after weaning. That's from a herd of 334 Angus/Simmental which aren't a huge phenotype like Charolais, where it's more common. And pasture breeding is the defacto standard in North America.

So no, it's not an exaggeration, it's actual experience.

[-] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 17 hours ago

They are not checking for pregnancy. They are impregnating the cows.

Though the anus they hold the cow's cervix in order to stick the insemination rod: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l6AdaYfgcfk

Getting fisted is better than getting mounted all day? Sure, you're still gonna exploited throughout your whole life and when they can't exploit you anymore, killed. But you forgot at least another option besides fisting and getting mounted: not being bred into existence for the sole purpose of being exploited to death.

Why do you care if factory farming is bad?

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

After taking a second look you might be right. Its kind of hard to see, due to shitty image quality, but they might have insemination rods.

However, I will not engage in any fundamental discussions about veganism, because its a completely pointless discussion that always ends in throwing shit at each other.

Why do you care if factory farming is bad?

Because I've seen it all. I know how bad factory farming can be. I was raised on a farm and therefore I would say, that my knowledge about farming is quite big and I know what farming can look like if its done properly.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

.... Because they have seen it in person and know how different factory farming is to ranching properly?

I assume from reading their comment, I'm just guessing

[-] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 17 hours ago

If they don't hold the cervix, they're gonna be poking that insemination rod into the cow's cervix for a while until it gets to the canal.

[-] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

I mean... it is.

Looking at this directly from a viewpoint of what is "natural" for the human body, being vegan is unnatural.

Being an omnivore is. Our entire digestive system is such that the natural diet of the human body is an omnivorous one and it does best when treated as such. And that means a small amount of animal fats, proteins, trace minerals, and amino acids in one's diet.

I'm not going to argue morals or ethics, because that wasn't what the post was about. It's what's about what is "natural."

Yes, you may disagree with me. Strenuously, and just know that I respect you and hope that you and yours have an excellent day wherever you happen to be on this flaming cannonball of a planet we call home.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

The best Thai soup I ever had was from a place called Don Vegan in Quebec City. It was absolutely amazing. Still love a good beef dip though

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] Goatboy@lemmy.today 5 points 17 hours ago

I don't care anymore. If yall think animals are people then yall can be animals.

[-] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 17 hours ago

2 steps ahead of you, I've been a mammal since I was born.

[-] Goatboy@lemmy.today 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

This is funny to you because you're a sociopath. You do not belong with functional people.

You people spent two days comparing Black women to cattle. Fuck you. Fuck veganism, fuck your hippie privileged bullshit.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[-] ComradeRachel 2 points 16 hours ago

We are animals… like that’s just the scientific truth.

[-] JuliaSuraez@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Discussions like this usually get heated fast. At the end of the day, people make food choices for different ethical, cultural, and practical reasons — it’s probably more productive to talk about systems and standards than attack each other.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 points 20 hours ago

Make vegan food free if you care about animals so much.

[-] UltraMagnus@startrek.website 5 points 19 hours ago

There is a significant overlap between people who believe in food stamps/free school lunch/etc. and people who are vegan or vegetarian.

Have you considered helping out with or starting a "food not bombs" in your area? From their site:

Our food is vegan or vegetarian and free to anyone without restriction, rich or poor, stoned or sober. First, the potential for problems with food spoilage are greatly reduced when dealing strictly with plant based foods. Second, we want our food to reflect our dedication to nonviolence and that included violence against all beings including animals. We only prepare food which is strictly from plant sources so people will always know and trust Food Not Bombs that our food is safe and nonviolent. At times, we do get donations of dairy and meat products which might and redirect it to soup kitchens that aren't vegetarian because we believe eating is more important than being politically pure; however, we NEVER cook with animal products ourselves and only share breads that might have dairy when it is not possible to know for sure.

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Life eats life. I'm not going to try to convince a lion to not eat a gazelle, and I'm not going to try and convince a human not to eat the thing its been hunting and eating for 10 thousand years.

I agree that factory farming is terrible. If we are going to eat an animal, its best if we raise it and kill it ourself in the quickest and most painless way possible, to ensure happiness and health during its life and mitigate as much suffering. It also forces us to face the act of death itself, and hopefully be grateful of the animal for the meals it provides.

All things die. As someone who went through "dying", I can say with some confidence that dying sucks, and you will suffer when you go through it. Whether its being shot, stabbed, strangled, poisoned, or dying of the complications of old age. You are going to suffer unless you're doped to high heaven on morphine or something similar.

Are vegans going about using opioids to euthanize factory farmed cows in mass? No? Then I guess they're going to suffer, and I'm not letting them suffer in vain.

THAT would be unethical.

/s

[-] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago

Unlike lions, people have the choice not to eat another animal.

[-] JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 15 points 23 hours ago

Fucking crazy logic in that last paragraph

[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 2 points 14 hours ago

I agree. That person is BONKERS.

[-] jnod4@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

Might as well eat these cows we've raised with the intent to eat in the first place lmao

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] dasrael@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago

I came across a vidya on the interwebs many hears ago where a monkey grabbed a frog and used it as a fleshlight... Ever since then Ive had a different relationship with the word "unnatural". The truth is that shoving your arm up a cows ass and eating vegan fervantly and being a hater ass bitch are all perfect examples of natural human behaviour.....and im well past thinking theyre not.

[-] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 day ago

An act being natural or unnatural is not a reason to say that action is good or bad. I think we all agree unecessarily harming a sentient being is bad though.

[-] dasrael@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

I agree with that sentiment, yes. On both counts.

[-] HertzDentalBar 4 points 18 hours ago

Mr.Vegan you realize that cows don't have a cloaca right?

[-] A23167@discuss.online 14 points 1 day ago

I tried it for 8 years and my body started to fall to pieces in rather remarkable ways

[-] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

8 years of forced impregnation will do that

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
962 points (100.0% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

38147 readers
3749 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS