They weren’t fooled. They knew exactly what he is.

They didn’t care.

That’s the fallacy that us lefties kinda fall into, that if someone was just educated enough or knew enough or could see the facts, the person would change their mind.

The thing is, this was all about trying to get back at the left and minorities. “Fuck you I don’t like the changing world I want my pretend 50s universe with no blacks and gays”

Anne Frankly you should be ashamed

I guess he raised that if you can’t succeed without making racists jokes you’re not a good comedian

Bless you for doing the work of the Lord (Lichen Out to Read Dis)

Bismuth bangers 4 lyfe

Mfer I’ll go lick my rainbow Lovecraftian City looking rocks right now to spite you

Maybe in the context of this instance, sure, that caveat is applicable. Outside of this place, out in the real world, it isn’t.

Some people can’t afford the cost of giving a shit, and expecting everyone to have the same levels of economic freedom and access to food and clothing needs as you do is a position coming from ignorance and privilege. Even thinking of moving as a voluntary thing is from that same position.

If you can be vegan and can afford to live that lifestyle, great, that’s a moral thing to do.

If you’re starving on the street you don’t have the option.

The fact veganism is an option some people can choose and others can’t makes it a privilege.

When you’re in desperate levels of food scarcity, you don’t have room to be picky. When you are relying on borrowed/stolen/passed down or thrifted clothing, you’re going to wear what you can get.

Veganism is an ethical choice, but it’s a choice some people aren’t in a position to make.

That’s what makes it a privilege.

I think that calling veganism privileged is a response to the more militant vegans who don’t realize that economic hardship and food scarcity can make their version of veganism unsustainable for some people.