I don't actually have a soapbox, but I've considered getting one from time to time because I think there's valuable humor in whipping out an actual box and standing on it while chatting about vegan-typed stuff. If I'm going to be referred to as 'that vegan girl' in the derogatory sense, I might as well get some giggles out of it. I'm glad to see someone else shares the feeling that a soapbox isn't necessarily a bad thing, even if it's just a metaphorical one. I'm talking about the purveyor of Vegan Soapbox, who was once told to "get off your soapbox" by an omnivore, much like my mom tells me to on a regular basis. Instead of getting off one, she decided to go the opposite route and create an online version.
One of my favorite things about Vegan Soapbox is the variety of stuff that's on the site - everything from food to theory to news, activism and resources. It's an amazing collective of things-every-vegan-should-know-or-at-least-see in one place, which I really appreciate because in my old age and laziness, I like my search for brain fodder to leave as much time for Facebook stalking as possible.
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