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Why tf are people going after this founder like she’s Nestle?

Sahra, what do you think about decaf? As a person who is sensitive to caffeine and alcohol, I have paid close attention to the rise of non-alcoholic options in the consumer and craft markets. I would be curious if decaf coffee has any similar potential

What actions are you taking to support ethical supply chains in your food business?

It was not vegan by accident. It was vegan by coincidence. Plant-based food culture outside of veganism was intentional in Asian cultures for centuries.

There is a reason your audience sees tofu as a “naked white” block. There is a reason “people outside the [Asian] culture” are unfamiliar. Your book has a market because of America’s long history of brutalizing Chinese and other Asian immigrants, and failing to acknowledge that is perpetuating cultural appropriation by white vegans.

It’s not by accident. Many cultures in the world (like India as well) have extensive meatless culinary repertoires due to 1. religions that respect all forms of life 2. scarcity of meat at many points in history and 3. Agricultural variety in common vegetables. Veganism is just another instance of the west rediscovering, repackaging, and reselling practices and ideals found in other cultures for centuries, contextualized against the harms of factory farming, which started in the US.

1. What’s your opinion on mindfulness/meditation as appropriated cultural practices from buddhism and hinduism?

2. What do you do with clients who are not improving after demonstrated effort and active participation in therapy?