TikTok bans vegan activist who said gay people contribute to their own oppression by eating meat [View all]
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.
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