Meat really IS murder

Morrissey is the kind of person who people either love or hate, as his rocky presence in music has shown. I personally think he is one of the few persons who has utilized his celebrity status correctly, to promote animal rights.

Morrissey has been backing his animal rights convictions for more than 25 years (at least since the 1985 Smiths album Meat is Murder). He's spoken for and promoted Peta way before it was the right thing to do and in a sense he is a trend setter for musicians doing the whole animal rights thing. I think he's done a hell of a lot to support veganism and bring it forth in music and as a lyrical theme. PLUS, he is a hardcore fan and pretty much straight edge... In fact, back in the day it was a common thing for HC kids to be into Morrissey (maybe still is?)

At the end of the day... the message remains the same.

MY ONLY DRUG IS MADNESS

LET'S NOT FORGET! Being vegan is not about being a weak vegetable muncher, all nice and conserved and just care a lot about animals. I see it more as a choice which is pretty extreme compared to society's standards and therefore attracts like-minded people. People who have their bullshit detector on point and who want to know what's up. I don't like vegans who have their quiet set of beliefs, who lack nerve and passion, or who are some kind of hipsters who are doing it for the fashion. Especially the last! I'd more like to think of vegans (and straight edgers, of course) as people who are thinkers, not afraid to provoke, maybe a bit bold, a little crazy, perhaps even a little eccentric, and who are fighting the good fight with enthusiasm and ongoing dedication.. And that's the way I like it. It's this kind of people who will take animal rights and the drug-free ethos onto a new level.

Fuck conservatism!