Racialized Perceptions of Vegetarianism: Stereotypical Associations That Undermine Inclusion in Eating Behaviors

Rosenfeld, Daniel L.; Brannon, Tiffany N.; Tomiyama, A. Janet

doi:10.1177/01461672221099392

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“…We ex amined non-speciesist language by gathering impressions of white, mostly male, targets. Although we would expect similar differences to arise in response to other targets, this would require further work to confirm, and it is important to note that people tend to as sociate vegetarianism with whiteness and femininity (Rosenfeld et al, 2022;Rothgerber, 2013;Salmen & Dhont, 2023). In addition, we focused on how people from the United Kingdom perceived language about animals reared for food, meaning our findings are likely to generalise to populations with similar cultural orientations to the animals they eat.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Non-speciesist language conveys moral commitments to animals and evokes do-gooder derogation

Leach

Dhont

2023

Psychol. Hum.-Anim. Intergr. Relat.

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The use of non-speciesist language, such as referring to non-human animals as ‘someone’ instead of ‘something’, is a simple way for individuals to recognize animals’ moral standing. However, little is known about how this language is perceived and whether it may lead to do-gooder derogation. We conducted three studies involving adults in the United Kingdom (n = 1409) and found that omnivores, semi-vegetarians, and lacto-/ovo-vegetarians were less likely to want to get to know someone who used non-speciesist language. Omnivores were especially apprehensive and also saw them as less compassionate. Strict vegetarians and vegans were more positive, viewing someone who used non-speciesist language as more compassionate. Vegans were particularly so, being the only group to report greater interest in getting to know someone who used non-speciesist language. All groups, irrespective of their diet, thought that non-speciesist language communicated arrogance, an avoidance of meat, and rejection of the idea that humans take moral precedence over other animals. These effects were strongest for language that avoided euphemizing the suffering of animals and weakest for language that did not objectify them. Our findings highlight the social implications of using non-speciesist language and demonstrate how it can be a pathway through which do-gooder derogation may occur in everyday life. By doing so, they contribute to understanding how people perceive those with moral commitments to animals and the challenges facing those who want to reduce animal product consumption and improve animal welfare.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Non-speciesist language conveys moral commitments to animals and evokes do-gooder derogation

Leach

Dhont

2023

Psychol. Hum.-Anim. Intergr. Relat.

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“…Red meat consumption was significantly a stronger predictor of advanced PCa in Black South Africans compared with others. This may stem from the fact that men of European ancestry are more likely to voluntarily choose vegetarianism, while red meat consumption better reflects the economic status for Black South Africans 42 , 43 . STDs also put Black men at greater risk for presenting with ISUP > 3 disease.…”

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Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities

Gheybi,

Mmekwa,

Lebelo

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is a significant health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, with mortality rates loosely linked to African ancestry. Yet studies aimed at identifying contributing risk factors are lacking within the continent and as such exclude for significant ancestral diversity. Here, we investigate a series of epidemiological demographic and lifestyle risk factors for 1387 men recruited as part of the multi-ethnic Southern African Prostate Cancer Study (SAPCS). We found poverty to be a decisive factor for disease grade and age at diagnosis, with other notably significant PCa associated risk factors including sexually transmitted diseases, erectile dysfunction, gynaecomastia, and vertex or complete pattern balding. Aligned with African American data, Black ethnicity showed significant risk for PCa diagnosis (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.05–2.00), and aggressive disease presentation (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 2.25, 95% CI 1.49–3.40). New to this study, we demonstrate African ancestral population substructure associated PCa disparity, observing increased risk for advanced disease for the southern African Tsonga people (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 3.43, 95% CI 1.62–7.27). Conversely, South African Coloured were less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive disease overall (ISUP ≥ 3: OR = 0.38, 95% 0.17–0.85). Understanding the basis for PCa health disparities calls for African inclusion, however, lack of available data has limited the power to begin discussions. Here, focusing on arguably the largest study of its kind for the African continent, we draw attention to the contribution of within African ancestral diversity as a contributing factor to PCa health disparities within the genetically diverse region of southern Africa.

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“…Red meat consumption was signi cantly a stronger predictor of advanced PCa in Black South Africans compared with others. This may stem from the fact that men of European ancestry are more likely to voluntarily choose vegetarianism, while red meat consumption better re ects the economic status for Black South Africans 39,40 . STDs also put Black men at greater risk for presenting with ISUP > 3 disease.…”

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confidence: 99%

Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities

Gheybi,

Mmekwa,

Lebelo

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is a significant health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, with mortality rates loosely linked to African ancestry. Yet studies aimed at identifying contributing risk factors are lacking within the continent and as such exclude for significant ancestral diversity. Here, we investigate a series of epidemiological demographic and lifestyle risk factors for 1,387 men recruited as part of the multi-ethnic Southern African Prostate Cancer Study (SAPCS). We found poverty to be a decisive factor for disease grade and age at diagnosis, with other notably significant PCa associated risk factors including sexually transmitted diseases, erectile dysfunction, gynaecomastia, and vertex or complete pattern balding. Aligned with African American data, Black ethnicity showed significant risk for PCa diagnosis (OR = 1.44, 95%CI = 1.05-2.00), and aggressive disease presentation (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 2.25, 95%CI = 1.49–3.40). New to this study, we demonstrate African ancestral population substructure associated PCa disparity, observing increased risk for advanced disease for the southern African Tsonga people (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 3.43, 95%CI = 1.62–7.27). Conversely, South African Coloured were less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive disease overall (ISUP ≥ 3: OR = 0.38, 95%=0.17–0.85). Understanding the basis for PCa health disparities calls for African inclusion, however, lack of available data has limited the power to begin discussions. Here, focusing on arguably the largest study of its kind for the African continent, we draw attention to the contribution of within African ancestral diversity as a contributing factor to PCa health disparities within the genetically diverse region of southern Africa.

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Racialized Perceptions of Vegetarianism: Stereotypical Associations That Undermine Inclusion in Eating Behaviors

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

Non-speciesist language conveys moral commitments to animals and evokes do-gooder derogation

Non-speciesist language conveys moral commitments to animals and evokes do-gooder derogation

Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities

Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities

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