tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post1043838383491274282..comments2023-04-02T03:26:04.053-07:00Comments on Planet Joan: Damage - Felix Francisjoan.kylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-55403738009957523492014-10-30T08:18:07.951-07:002014-10-30T08:18:07.951-07:00Yes, you're absolutely right. I've been o...Yes, you're absolutely right. I've been obsessed lately with the concept of 'accepting the unacceptable', that is, accepting horrific abuses because they are the current social norm. We should question all the things we do. I questioned many things when I was younger, but I never really thought to question what was on my plate because, well, that's just what everyone ate. People are so lucky today to have so many choices for a compassionate life so readily available.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-14804924445376960142014-10-30T05:21:26.707-07:002014-10-30T05:21:26.707-07:00We repeatedly are presented with the fact that &qu...We repeatedly are presented with the fact that "use" almost invariably ends up at abuse.veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-23734500052828710882014-10-29T05:30:15.273-07:002014-10-29T05:30:15.273-07:00I forget that everyone is younger than I am! Ruff...I forget that everyone is younger than I am! Ruffian died in 1975, probably before you were born.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-42983134216834474952014-10-28T12:21:57.356-07:002014-10-28T12:21:57.356-07:00No, I don't recall Ruffian. But if I had seen ...No, I don't recall Ruffian. But if I had seen that happen it would have broken my heart too.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-44641435031373540372014-10-27T09:24:43.566-07:002014-10-27T09:24:43.566-07:00That's exactly what happened to me, too. I st...That's exactly what happened to me, too. I started having doubts even before I became a vegan. Do you remember the beautiful mare Ruffian? Watching her break her leg during her last race broke my heart and soured racing for me. She was only three years old.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-60309201827799062662014-10-27T07:21:10.500-07:002014-10-27T07:21:10.500-07:00I used to love horse racing when I was a kid, woul...I used to love horse racing when I was a kid, would watch the Triple Crown races every year. But once I went vegan and began learning about all the way horses are abused in the racing industry, well, horse racing turned into an industry and a tragic one at that. I didn't know about the bill. I will be sure to write my representatives about it and encourage them to pass it.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com