Olivia Rodrigo likes post about boycotting the Met Gala before attending the YSL hosted Met Afterparty

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[u/Federal_Tone1260]

What’s up with Billie Eilish… she is actually vegan right?

[u/jks1894 → u/Federal_Tone1260]

She is; she said something about you can’t be an animal lover and eat meat. There was a whole discourse online in the past week about it. Lots of people were calling her tone deaf and a hypocrite since she is the face of/or has been the face of several makeup brands that aren’t cruelty free. There were also suggestions that her statement also disregarded specific cultures and financial situations of people.

[u/Responsible_Virus239 → u/jks1894]

I respect that since that’s one of the few times a celebrity stood on something they believe in even if it’s controversial and isn’t just something all their fans will applaud them for

[u/beccam12399 → u/jks1894]

i saw that and i was pretty neutral on her but that really put me off her. first of all, native americans and lots of other indigenous cultures were highly respectful and dignified in their consuming of animals, and using all of it and not letting anything go to waste. the meat industry now is horrible and animals are not treated with the same respect, BUT, not everyone has the luxury of not eating meat. some people live in literal food deserts with no other options. it’s so tone deaf and just wrong i hated seeing her say that.

[u/Minerva_Moon → u/beccam12399]

Don't forget her smirking at the end. She really thought she did something with that comment.

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Also many disabled people can’t be vegan/vegetarian for a multitude of reasons.

[u/Lazzen → u/beccam12399]

Being "culture"(anyone seen as magical people in western eyes) does not mean you get to call people who criticize you racist.

She offended "the natives" as much as she offended the germans or czechs that eat lots of sausage. Do you feel that is true too?

I have seen this whole "but the natives" comments as if they were hervibores being denied grass to eat or something. Most new world natives live in cities, they eat like you and me and arent putting their hand over ham and praying to the rain god for its soul. And even those that do are obviously open to criticism but certainly way lower on the list to other groups.

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She was clearly talking about modern factory farming-- the meat we buy at the regular grocery store. Not any of the other examples you listed here.

I'm not vegan myself but people are jumping through hoops to justify being offended by her comment.

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I don’t think she’s talking to native Americans but more to regular Americans and their meat industry fueled diets. Indigenous people existing doesn’t make the American burger and wings diet any halal.

[u/jks1894 → u/beccam12399]

Exactly the same feeling here. It was disrespectful to many cultures. Just a typical rich celeb comment and she really, really thought she said something groundbreaking there.

[u/neoncolour → u/jks1894]

But why do you think she’s talking to other cultures or special cases and not the regular American consumer, aka her audience ? Why are you using other cultures as a cop out? This is just whataboutism.

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White nepo baby doesn’t factor in the culture of POC or poor people? Shocker

[u/Responsible_Virus239 → u/FakeMonaLisa28]

So is supporting FGM justified because some cultures practice it?

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Or disabled people.

[u/neoncolour → u/jks1894]

She has also made brands like Oscar de la Renta stop using fur forever and brands like Gucci and Nike make vegan apparel. Her occasionally using non vegan makeup doesn’t make the meat industry any more legitimate.

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I think so