TikTok bans vegan activist who said gay people contribute to their own oppression by eating meat

[Behind the Aegis]

After stirring up a string of controversies over the past few months, Kadie Karen Diekmeyer (a.k.a. That Vegan Teacher) has been officially banned from TikTok for violating one too many community guidelines.

Prior to being kicked off the platform, Diekmeyer had amassed an impressive 1.7 million followers. She regularly posted videos comparing “veganphobia” to homophobia, berating LGBTQ commenters for contributing to their own oppression by eating meat, and insisting that coming out as vegan is more important and less selfish than coming out as gay.

“Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community is an entirely selfish act,” Diekmeyer said. “It’s talking about you only. It’s not talking about the things you’re going to do better in the world. Coming out as an animal rights activist is talking about the animals–others, not just you. In fact, it is a completely unselfish thing to do.”

Eventually, a change.org petition was launched calling for Diekmeyer to have her page yanked down.

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Heterosexism.

[Turbineguy]

1. What she needs is a nice big

carrot.

[Loki Liesmith]

2. This has been another edition of "Vegans Making Friends"

[AllaN01Bear]

3. im sick and tired of the vegin diet being shoved down my throat.

[murielm99]

4. Vegans and atheists are

the two worst groups of proselytizers on the planet.

[Harker]

7. I'm not entirely sure about that...

but it could be because I usually ignore and avoid other atheists and other vegans, and I dislike discussing either subject.

I'd say there's plenty of competition for the top two spots, though.

[uriel1972]

10. Knock off the broadbrush attacks on Atheists ok?

Yes there are some ashats in atheism, but just because we aggravate the religiously privileged people by ecisting doesn't make us bad people.

[uriel1972]

11. Existing *

[marble falls]

5. Her problems go a lot deeper than her diet and assumed sexuality.

[bullimiami]

6. what about gay vegans then?

[AdrianTheIndependent]

9. Good ridance

First of all, what you eat has nothing to do with who you love.
Second of all, I've heard of her and her controversy before and good riddance.
She's probably just going to find another platform to spread her hate though.

[J Magarac]

12. Remember when vegans got flak for ...

... comparing hog farms to Auschwitz?

This sort of shit is entirely in character.

My own diet is near-vegan, but I have no use for organized veganism.