The Green Quote: Ellen DeGeneres Declares Her Love For Veganism
Filed under: food & drink, green and famous — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 8:58 am
November 9th 2009
“I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like “Diet for a New America” and saw documentaries like “Earthlings” and “Meet your Meat,” and it became an easy choice for me.
If you choose to educate yourself, it’ll be an easy choice for you, too. Click here to take a look at a variety of reasons for living a vegan life.”
- Ellen DeGeneres publicly discussing veganism on her official page. Seriously, there are no words to describe how utterly thrilled I am that Ellen is part of Team V. This just proves why she deserved the title of Ecorazzi’s Number 1 Celebrity Vegan of 2009. Here at the Razz, we support Ellen one hundred percent and look forward to her continued work in the movement. Keep rockin’ the good stuff, E!
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Love it, Ellen; you’re superb. Keep on talking the talk and walking the walk.
I can’t but help if right wing types are thinking “Oh great, a castrating lesbian trying to take MY meat away from me, screw that lIbURal bUll shit!”
I have trouble buying this, especially when she is a face for “Cover Girl.” If she really educated herself to the issues of animal exploitation, how could she miss the chapter on animal testing by cosmetic companies, like Cover Girl?
Yeah, I thought of that too. It’s too bad because it sends such a conflicting message. I’m curious to see for how long she will remain the ‘face’ of Cover Girl. Hopefully she opts out as soon as she can.
Cover Girl actually discontinued their animal testing practices. But to her credit she became a rep for them well before she had looked into animal welfare issues and went vegan. She has done more good work that offsets anything as trivial as this. She’s a great role model for many people to care about animals who would never normally consider the sentience of other species.
JacquelineK,
Actually, you are incorrect. Cover Girl, according to Proctor and Gamble (their parent company,) still conducts animal testing. You are also wrong regarding the date of Ellen’s contract with Cover Girl; she accepted the contact in December of 2008, with the print and TV ads launching in January of this year. She announced her decision to go vegan in October of 2008. And cosmetics are trivial; NOT trivial is the decision to harm animals you you may have a new brand of mascara. I think it is shameful that you would ignore this.
Couldn’t LOVE her more!!!
Not true – Cover Girl DOES tests on animals. Although they said 80% of their products worldwide are not tested, Cover Girl is still one of the largest corporations to test on animals.
Viewing some of these comments sheds some light on why veganism is difficult for some people to accept. Here is a person making changes in her life and she is still criticized for not doing enough, or doing it right, or doing it the way you would. Unless you have had a personal conversation with Ellen Degeneres, you don’t really know what her initial intentions were or what her knowledge was about Cover Girl’s policies regarding animal testing. You also do not know what her plans are as she moves forward. In the mean time, give Ellen and others (like myself) a break as they move toward a lifestyle that is healthier for their bodies and the planet, even if it is not on a schedule of your choosing.
It’s so awesome that she’s spreading the word. I never really paid attention to her before but I have a lot of respect for Ellen now.