Graffiti

[monkey_goose]

Recently where I live (Lismore, Australia) there has been a fair bit of vegan graffiti. To be clear, I personally don't have anything to do with it, though I wish I knew who did. Vegans are here and I want to know them. lol.

This one is one Keen St (opposite Goanna Bakery and Cafe)

Comments

[exairetemechane]

And all blanket statements are awesome.

[jacques_strappe]

I think I agree... in these particular instances of graffiti, if the phrase "go vegan" had been omitted, then statements such as "speciesism sucks" or "animals have feelings too" would actually make people stop and think. The moment someone is commanded to do something, such as "go vegan", they are offended and lose interest.

[monkey_goose]

While I think it's true that omitting the phrase 'go vegan' could also make people stop and think, we live in an era where the answer to animals having feelings is often met with ideas marketed to the public such as "free-range", "happy-meat" and "organic". I think these ideas have so permeated the brains of people that going vegan doesn't often seem viable or necessary when they can just buy something else which is sold to them as an equally valid response.

'go vegan' could be both taken as a command or a suggestion.

[supercarrot]

or a cheer!

[blackvelvetmag]

[dvdsky81]

Exactly. This coupled with bullshit PETA running around throwing shit on people and generally being morons and totally ruining the "cause' for the rest of us and making us all look like vandallistic, will-do-anything-to get-our-message-across-no-matter-who-it-hurts/offends-as-long-as-it's-human assholes.