attention, people of earth. the cheez has spoken.

my friend megan, who often jokes that her last name is "cheez" because it's often mispronounced, led me to a very moving documentary that's really got me shaken me up.

i just finished watching the documentary "earthlings"... oh wow. what an eye-opener. if you watched "food, inc" like i suggested in my article about 2 sources that helped me go veg, definitely watch "earthlings" now. "food, inc" is a better starter movie as it's a bit less graphic than "earthlings," so start there if you need some inspiration to lose meat from your diet (and wardrobe). (and if you've only watched "food, inc" you're probably really weirded out and curious now about this new suggested watch. yes, it gets worse. sooo much worse.)

i think the key message to take away from the scary shots of animals being mistreated in some of the scariest ways i can think of in the film is this: we are all inhabitants of the earth. animals, no matter cold blooded or hot, on land or sea, we are all here. we are all experiencing life from day to day and understanding it to the greatest capacity by which we are able. none is superior to another. we don't know why we're here, really. we can only get through our life living to a moral code that's been instilled in us by our surrounding influences and our gut... if we apply this idea to people, the mistreatment of animals is a lot like racism. making one superior over an inferior due to colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and indeed, species too, is a toxic behaviour and point of view. until we have harmony with the living things of the planet, we cannot have harmony in the world as a whole.

ready to jump on the veggie bandwagon yet? if not, watch "food, inc," then "earthlings"... if you aren't compelled to make a change, you didn't watch it. honestly. you couldn't have.

please remember, i'm not telling you what to do, but i am saying that good conscience will when you tune in. it's an ugly truth. even the most misinformed person with half a brain should have something hit their gut to tell them "this just isn't ok." and again, i promise you'll still get to eat yummy food, so please take that argument off the table. literally.
let's work toward a better truth together, shall we?