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Vegaphobia is an aversion to, or dislike of, vegetarians and vegans.[1][2][3][4] The term first appeared in the 2010s, coinciding especially with the rapid rise in veganism worldwide in the late 2010s.[5][6][7]

History

At the 2013 International Animal Rights Conference, actress and producer Jola Cora discussed the topic in a presentation called "Vegaphobia, what is it?"[8]

In 2015, a study showed evidence of bias against vegetarians and vegans, with those being motivated by animal rights or environmental concerns being evaluated especially negatively. [9]

In 2018, a survey of over 1,000 British and American vegans from the weight-loss application Lifesum found that 80% of respondents to have experienced some form of anti-vegan prejudice.[7]

Academic Laura Wright claimed in 2015 that media organisations and wider discourse routinely mischaracterise vegan diets,[10] highlighting situations where media outlets reported the death of children as being from a "vegan diet" rather than the parental neglect that was the actual cause.[11] Christophe Traïni wrote that some vegan activists may present themselves "as members of an oppressed minority rebelling against 'vegephobia'".[12] However, the application of the term "vegaphobia"—and the extent to which it can be compared to other forms of discrimination—remains a divisive issue.[7] Sophie Wilkinson of Grazia opined that "discrimination is about being treated differently for who you are, not for what you choose to do" and claimed that discrimination against vegans (unlike sexism, racism, homophobia, etc.) does not tend to go beyond the level of microaggressions.[13]

In 2011, a study found a disproportionate amount of negative discussion about veganism in British tabloids; after examining 397 articles containing the terms "vegan", "vegans", and "veganism", the researchers found that 74.3% of the items could be classified as "negatives" while 20.2% were "neutral" and only 5.5% were marked "positive". Negative items were (in order of frequency) ridiculing veganism, erroneously equating veganism with asceticism, perpetuating the myth that veganism is difficult or impossible to sustain, describing veganism as a fashion trend, portraying vegans as sentimentalists, and defining vegans as hostile.[1]

Bibliography

  • Guadagnucci, Lorenzo (2012). Restiamo animali (in Italian). Terre di mezzo. ISBN 978-88-6189-224-8.
  • Charles Patterson (2003). Un'eterna Treblinka. Il massacro degli animali e l'Olocausto (in Italian). Editori Riuniti. ISBN 978-8835953241.
  • Horta, Oscar (2018). "Discrimination against vegans". Res Publica 24 (3): 359-73. doi:10.1007%2Fs11158-017-9356-3.
  • Mannucci, Erica Joy (2008). La cena di Pitagora. Storia del vegetarianismo dall'antica Grecia a Internet (in Italian). Carocci editore. ISBN 978-88-430-4574-7.
  • Cole, Matthew (2011). Vegafobia: discorsi dispregiativi sul veganismo nei giornali nazionali britannici (in Italian).
  • Sigler, Pierre. L'exploitation animale est une question de société (in French).
  • Oliver, David. Vegephobia is Speciesism.

References

  1. ^ a b Cole, Matthew; Morgan, Karen (1 March 2011). "Vegaphobia: derogatory discourses of veganism and the reproduction of speciesism in UK national newspapers". The British Journal of Sociology. 62 (1): 134–153. doi:10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01348.x. PMID 21361905.
  2. ^ "Vegephobia, what is it? Why is it important to fight it? (Jola Cora) [IARC2013]". ar-conference.org.
  3. ^ Griffin, Nathan Stephens (20 July 2017). Understanding Veganism: Biography and Identity. Springer. pp. 24, 47, 120. ISBN 9783319521022.
  4. ^ Jones, R. C: (2016) Veganisms. In Castricano, J. & Simonsen, R. R. Critical Perspectives on Veganism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 25
  5. ^ Parker, John. "The year of the vegan: Where millennials lead, businesses and governments will follow". The Economist. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ Khara, Tani (7 November 2018). "Why do vegans have such bad reputations?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Krishnan, Manisha (26 November 2018). "There's a Term For Hating On Vegans And It's Vegaphobia". Vice Media. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ VeganKanal (12 September 2013). "Vegephobia, what is it? Jola Cora at IARC 2013 Luxembourg" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ MacInnis, Cara C.; Hodson, Gordon (1 November 2017). "It ain't easy eating greens: Evidence of bias toward vegetarians and vegans from both source and target". Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 20 (6): 721–744. doi:10.1177/1368430215618253. ISSN 1368-4302.
  10. ^ Wright, Laura (2015). The Vegan Studies Project: Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4855-1.[page needed]
  11. ^ Laura Wright (1 October 2015). The Vegan Studies Project: Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror. University of Georgia Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-8203-4854-4.
  12. ^ Traïni, Christophe; Throssell, Katharine. "Between disgust and moral indignation". Revue Française de Science Politique. 62 (4) – via cairn-int.info.
  13. ^ Wilkinson, Sophie (3 December 2018). "No, Vegan-Based Discrimination Is Nonsense". Grazia. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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