The Best Diet Is The Vaisnav Diet
What is the best diet? You can ask a hundred nutritionists and get a hundred different answers. Companies with their own agenda try to market their own products. There’s the Paleo Diet™, the keto diet, raw veganism, fruitarianism. In the fitness industry, most...Pizza Nova: “Raised Without Antibiotics. Grain-Fed Pepperoni.”
I got some junk mail the other day from Pizza Nova, and I have a huge beef with their use of carnist language to invisibilize the cruelty of agribusiness. The company claims on their website that, “our pepperoni is now made without the use of antibiotics or...The Lazy Distinction Between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
There are two schools of thought: animal welfare and animal rights. Whereas animal rightists seek to dismantle the institution of animal agriculture altogether, those in favour of animal welfare advocate a situation where farmed animals are treated well in life on...Leaving the “Twilight Zone”
“And after all this, no one ever mentions vegetarianism,” said my mom, after we finished watching the 2006 dramedy Fast Food Nation. I stumbled to come up with a response. “At least Avril Lavigne’s a vegetarian,” I said finally, referring to one of the film’s stars....3 Reasons All Feminists Should Support Animal Rights
“Feminism” has lately become less of a dirty word, as more people recognize it as being the belief in gender equality. Men, women, and transpeople can all be feminists. According to popular sex educator Laci Green, if you believe women are human,...My Open Letter to Hank Green on The Huffington Post
When I saw that vlogbrother Hank Green made two videos, “Eating Man Meat” and “I AM A BAD PERSON!”, I knew that he wanted to become vegetarian, but didn’t have the support system. Good scientists like Hank Green who are capable of...Happy Mothers’ Day to Mother Cow
Most of us share a very special bond with our mothers. Most relationships are fickle, but the relationship between a mother and child is one of the most selfless relationships, and the luckiest of us get to enjoy this relationship as perhaps the only experience of...I Miss Old Movies: My Thoughts on Cruel Intentions (1999)
I rarely watch television, but when I do I usually go for movies over TV shows. With the dearth of good movies lately, I find myself re-watching 80s and 90s classics when I feel like I need my film fix. I love basking in the nostalgia of Loser, But I’m a...Cloth Pads: My Earth Day Present to Mother Nature
I’ve been using cloth menstrual pads for a few months now.* I felt guilty that I was dumping bloodied, plastic-y waste into landfills every time I had my cycle, and I was looking into more eco-friendly ways to be a welcoming host to my monthly visitor....About Me
I’m Samita Sarkar, an author and a teacher. I'm also a huge lover of animals.
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