Student op-ed: 'Toxic masculinity' responsible for hatred of vegans - The College Fix

Student op-ed: 'Toxic masculinity' responsible for hatred of vegans - The College Fix:"

"...Writing in the Texas State University Star, Zach Ienatsch claims those who harbor a “passionate hatred for plant-based diets” (and those who partake in them) are “common and accepted” because of TM (toxic masculinity) and “a culture of violence.”
You can throw in rape culture and homophobia to the mix, too, he says.

Part of the reason may be because most vegans and vegetarians are female (or, as Ienatsch says, identify as female):

Whether one wants to admit it or not, the idea of the plant-based diet has taken on a feminine identity. Common reasons people remove meat from their diet, such as compassion for animals and the planet, are also considered to be typically feminine. ...For men, the decision to remove meat from one’s diet is often met with the stigma of not being a “real man,” incorrectly identifying meat consumption as a vital part of masculinity.

Ienatsch appears to have gotten this concept from Penn State sociology professor Anne DeLessio-Parson, author of
Doing vegetarianism to destabilize the meat-masculinity nexus in La Plata, Argentina. 

The article was published in a “feminist geography” journal..."

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