Why Vegans Still Trigger People in 2025

I won’t pretend to be some fancy academic, I landed on that paper because of an article from Vice, but the first thing I do when reading pieces like this is look at the references. In this case…

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@veganftaofficial.bsky.social "The two (Allport/Tajfel) offer similar frameworks for discrimination. In Cognitive Aspects of Prejudice, Tajfel examines how prejudice is tied to cognitive processes, not only to emotions. He argues that humans naturally categorize people into groups, which simplifies the world, but it also leads to stereotyping. These mental shortcuts help people navigate complex social environments, but they also distort reality and fuel biased thinking." (must-read)