by Samita Sarkar | Jul 29, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism
Walter Palmer received international infamy almost overnight. His Yelp! page was bombarded with clever, snarky reviews. People picketed in front of his business and home. Celebrities tweeted about him. Walter Palmer quickly became one of the world’s most hated...
by Samita Sarkar | Jul 22, 2015 | Vegetarianism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | Jun 5, 2015 | Vegetarianism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | May 27, 2015 | Vegetarianism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | May 25, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism
“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....
by Samita Sarkar | May 17, 2015 | Vegetarianism
“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,...
by Samita Sarkar | May 14, 2015 | Vegetarianism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | May 10, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism, Women & Feminism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | Apr 27, 2015 | Women & Feminism
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...
by Samita Sarkar | Apr 22, 2015 | Environment, Women & Feminism
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....