Recently I saw that Alicia Silverstone was going to be on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert". I must confess that I don't always stay tuned to listen to the guest interviews, but really wanted to hear Alicia. When she has appeared on other late night shows, a discussion of her commitment to being a vegan usually comes up so I had to watch to see if it did. And I was so pleasantly rewarded when the topic did come up.
Alicia Silverstone is a famous and 'easy to like' vegan - a great spokeswoman. In her usual style, she was funny and calm, AND convincing in her enjoyment and advocacy of the vegan food choices - such a delightful spokesperson for the cause. Then Colbert admitted that he went vegan 7 months ago but wasn't 100%. I think it is such a brave and responsible move when a celebrity admits to being or even saying the word. Go Stephen! Alicia's response was perfect. I think that any person's attempt to move toward a vegan diet should be supported and encouraged. Her website is called the Kind Life.
Check it out. I hope people are inspired by their conversation to at least try some of these alternate 'meats' - seitan, tempe, tofu - they can be made into some very tasty meals. I hope they can feel the same peace that I feel when I don't support the industries that treat animals so cruelly. I hope we see more of this on mainstream media.
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