Hear, hear. I think I’m also going to stop saying “milk” (when I mean cows’ milk) and “dairy” and replace these with “cows’ milk” and “cows’ milk products”. Euphemisms normalize and hide exploitation. I made the shift from “animal” to “non-human animal” and I’ve never faced backlash. I think these language shifts are pretty non-threatening ways while around omnis to gently challenge the status quo. It also serves an IYKYK feature. I would privately approach someone who uses “non-human animal” and ask if they’re vegan; I think other vegans might be able to identify me by my use of the term
It’s time to stop buying dairy milk so that the baby cows can be spared from being ripped away from their mothers to be on death row.
Hear, hear. I think I’m also going to stop saying “milk” (when I mean cows’ milk) and “dairy” and replace these with “cows’ milk” and “cows’ milk products”. Euphemisms normalize and hide exploitation. I made the shift from “animal” to “non-human animal” and I’ve never faced backlash. I think these language shifts are pretty non-threatening ways while around omnis to gently challenge the status quo. It also serves an IYKYK feature. I would privately approach someone who uses “non-human animal” and ask if they’re vegan; I think other vegans might be able to identify me by my use of the term