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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Aren't most cheap shoes vegan? It didn't occur to me this is something I have to watch out for

[–] kungfuratte@feddit.org 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There are a lot of leather shoes. :)

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How mqny cheap shoes are made of real leather?

[–] drinkwaterkin@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

It's possible, and if finances are a struggle you just kind of have to make your best guess in some cases, or buy used. Most of the time when shoes have leather, they advertise it pretty boldly, so that helps. Still, you never know - for example, what are the adhesives made out of? That's why vegan certifications are important, a lot of things can be easily hidden, and a lot of companies aren't particularly clear on their use of animal products even when reached out to directly.

Going vegan means learning to have to put everything under a microscope. The word 'vystopia' exists for good reason.

[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Vegan "leather" is made of plastic. Plastic is a by product of the oil industry. Oil is made out of dinosaurs. Plastic is not vegan.

Take THAT PeTA!

Also huge eye rolling and /s

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ackschully oil is made from plant matter, not dinosorus 🤓

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Algae and Plankton technically, though some of those plankton (Zooplankton) are animals, not plants, they're all mixed together and baked under high pressure, no way to separate the zooplankton from the phytoplankton.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Also looks to be made of leather too, which is kind of a bigger problem.

[–] Draconic_NEO@pawb.fun 3 points 5 days ago

@essell
Some shoes have leather in them, in the past it was almost universal that shoes would be made of leather, but with the advent of modern plastics and rubbers most shoes these days aren't made of leather anymore, since leather is more expensive.

Side note, in the past shoes were much more repairable and there were actually people known as cobblers who would make and, get this, repair shoes. Nowadays many modern shoes, especially sneakers, are built in a way that makes them significantly less if not completely unrepairable, which really sucks. We should be able to repair shoes just like in the old days #righttorepair

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No. Instead, it implies that eating this shoe is better for your health than eating a non-vegan one.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Do we have a term for individuals that refrain from eating shoes? Because vegan shoe or not, I identify as a person who doesn't eat shoes.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Now I can eat shoes without feeling guilty.

[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

You seen those alligator skin cowboy boots? Thems carnivore shoes

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