Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!

In This Episode There's a lot of controversy around the need for trigger warnings and the use of the term "triggered." The princesses talk about secondary traumatic stress disorder, or STSD, and how to use the word triggered in a way that respects people with PTSD. CW: Discussion and details of misdemeanor Sexual Assault (Between 33:50 - 41:50) [...] The post 087 Trigger Warnings and Veganism appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

For our first live episode, we revisited (more) annoying questions vegans get from omnivores in front of an amazing audience at Animal Place's Vegan Republic! [...] The post 086 Live Episode: Annoying Questions, Part 2! from Animal Place’s Vegan Republic appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses had a lot of random shit to talk about this week, so we put it all together in a mixed bag episode! We announce a new advice segment on the show, each rant about something that's pissing us off, announce upcoming travel and speaking events, go over a ton of news, and talk about the efficacy of telling non-vegans that they don't love animals if they eat them. [...] The post 085 Mixed Bag: Advice, Rants & More! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Today we're talkin' bout being an ally: the reality of what happens when you get educated and decide to use your privilege for good. An honest conversation about the realities of allyship and how to properly process difficult feelings [...] The post 084 All About Being an Ally appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Spoilers abound in today's drunken review of The Matrix! Nichole and Callie sip on cocktails and philosophy while they break apart The Matrix from an intersectionally-minded, vegan viewpoint. The post 083 A Drunken Intersectional Vegan Analysis of The Matrix appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

As mentioned in episode #082 Knowing When to Walk Away, Callie and Nichole get personal and talk about their personal stories with abuse and whether they walked away or stayed and what the result was. This episode is extra content that didn't make it into the episode so it's not super concise or well organized... But we are hoping that by sharing our deeply personal stories it may help someone who is or has gone similar situations. To those that are or have dealt with abuse, our hearts go out to you! Please know that you are not alone, and though it may take time, healing is possible. Thank you for letting us share

As a companion piece to our recent Having Hard Conversations episode, the princesses discuss knowing when it's time to walk away from a relationship, be it romantic, friendship, familial, or work-related [...] The post 082 Knowing When to Walk Away appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Callie and Nichole walk through their tops tips for having hard conversations, useful for everything from breaking up to establishing vegan boundaries [...] The post 081 Having Hard Conversations appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We are fucking over the racism and sexism issues in the animal rights community, so we're tearing into the 2016 Animal Rights Conference and call on the vegan community to boycott it until things get better [...] The post 080 #ARTooWhite: Real Talk on the 2016 Animal Rights Conference appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Vegans often approach activism from a "they just don't know" perspective. But what happens when they do know, when they see the worst, and they still don't care? The post 079 Desensitized to Violence: Vegans’ Worst Nightmare appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

From Decartes to Dawkins, there is a long and dangerous history of philosophers using their powerful minds to theorize about the pain that humans and animals experience. The princesses call for us to all check ourselves when evaluating the experiences and pain of others. The post 078 Why We Shouldn’t Philosophize Pain appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Non-vegan treats, public proposals and birthday parties - sometimes, surprises suck! The princesses discuss surprises as they relate to consent culture and veganism. The post 077 Surprises Suck! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Today we're talking about Highly Sensitive People, or HSPs, and how being highly sensitive relates to being vegan and an activist. We talk about what an HSP is, how to tell if you are one, how to take pride in being an HSP, and lots of self-care tips for the highly sensitive among us. The post 076 Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), Veganism & Activism appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses are having a hard time with the Orlando shooting tragedy, as well as other recent tragedies, feeling like it's all too much. This is a raw, unstructured episode, just us talking about pain and frustration and feeling helpless. [...] The post 075 Activism Depression appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're talking about labels again! Today the princesses chat about labels and how they relate to identity: why we use them, why we don't, and the power of reclaiming them. PLUS, a Cykochik giveaway!!! [...] The post 074 Labels & Identity appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Media is a powerful thing. It can create a new normal for us, or reinforce harmful stereotypes. As consumers, it's important for us to demand better representation of different cultures, colors, genders and for animals in our mainstream media [...] The post 073 Media, Empathy and Harambe appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses recently attended a panel in San Diego focused on debating if we should eat meat or not and were appalled by the level of colonization-minded comments, classism and fragmentation coming from the vegan panelists as much, if not more so, than the pro-meat consumption panelists. To address this, they break down examples of each one, and give resources to where you can get a primer on each one [...] The post 072 Colonization, Classism and Fragmentation: The Issues Plaguing Vegan Debates appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

There are some tricky items up for debate in the vegan community: palm oil, sugar, honey and horseback riding. The girls talk about why these things may not be considered vegan, along with why wool and silk are not vegan. [...] The post 071 Understanding Tricky Non-Vegan Things: Honey, Palm Oil, Horseback Riding, etc. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses tackle the Cafe Gratitude scandal, trying to bring some calm and rationality into the conversation after being disappointed with the vitriol they're seeing online. [...] The post 070 Talkin’ Bout Cafe Gratitude appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses talk to badass feminist trail-blazer Carol J Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, about everything feminist, from representations of women in media to transgender issues to the patriarchy of meat consumption. It's an amazing conversation, one of our all-time favorite episodes! Content Warning: brief discussions about rape and sexual violence, descriptions of violent imagery in ads and media [...] The post 069 A Conversation with Carol J Adams appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.