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Environmental activist Leah Thomas is making it known that even in our search for sustainable materials, vegan foods, and renewable energy, anti-racism still matters. Recently she launched Intersectional Environmentalist, a website led by activists and advocates that provides information, resources, and actionable steps for dismantling systems of oppression within the environmental movement. In this episode of #FoodDiaries, Leah shares how she keeps her body nourished and well-fed, to keep her energy and momentum going to fight for justice and change.
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Kommentarer
Sjudit84
This shows I'm from the Central-Eastern side of Europe. I keep watching these videos and keep thinking to myself "Who tf eats only a salad for lunch?". My grandma would slap me and say "eat normally" :D:D:D
4 dager sidenMc lovin
Ima look up that sparking water machine 🙌🙌🙌🙌
13 dager sidenohwellwhateverr
Intersectionality is a load of bullshit. All it does is pit groups of people against each other and ignite a race to the bottom as groups compete to be more victimised and oppressed. It’s a harmful ideology and it’s not helping anyone it claims to uplift
18 dager sidenyoonieorbit
Leah 💚💚
18 dager sidenLittleLimaBean
Maybe she doesn’t know, but dairy industries produce more co2 emissions than all forms of traansportations combined. If you’re an environmental activists fighting against climate change,?i would assume you would be vegan.
18 dager sidenwerewitch
"environmental activist" but supports animal aggroculture aka one of the worst things you can do for the environment. jfc
18 dager sidenAfiya N. N. Syarif
Yes my brain actually shortcircuited when she mentioned that she isn't a vegan.. ANYMORE.
7 dager sidenbanana fanna fo
shes a shnack
18 dager sidenLori Kessler
Say you’re from the Midwest without saying you’re from the Midwest: “I could eat an insane amount of ranch.”
27 dager sidenLobna Mahmoud
I like her.
27 dager sidenroxxylala26
@1:28 I've never related to anything in life except when she uttered these words.
Måned sidenTresi Gazal
Omg I wonder what she does for headaches? I get them so much aswell
Måned sidenAleksandra
enviromentalist who eats meat and dairy, aha, ok. um...
Måned sidenDaniel Bowen
Oh she was in that one Jubillee video
Måned sidenLily Harp
if she advocates for a healthier environment, why is she eating an egg? doesn't she know it takes 50 gallons of water just to produce one egg? kinda ironic
Måned sidenRedHairedRiot
i loveee herrr
Måned sidensolange p
Do Rihanna please do Rihanna 😭😭
2 måneder sidenqualcuno acaso
A bit sad she isn’t vegan :/ it would be so easy and great for the environment
2 måneder sidenSamantha León
She has a sweet soul
2 måneder sidenMoney is weird
This is interesting because even David Attenborough the biggest environmental activist isn't even vegan - I wonder the thought behind these public figures - I'm not vegan but I don't even touch eggs, diary and land animals
2 måneder sidenNatan Qu
No offence but how can you be an environmental activist when you eat meat
2 måneder sidenBrianna Daniel
I love her outlook on the world and her voice is so calming!
2 måneder sidenLonely Whale
🍴
2 måneder sidenthehaha999999999
How can you be an environmental activist and NOT be vegan?!?!
2 måneder sidenGigi La Moore
I got through 5 minutes. Not a fan on how she talks and how full of herself she seems.
2 måneder sidenAshley McCarty
The vegans in the comments losing their minds are the reason why people dont like vegans. Yall have stopped eating meat that its made yall rude as hell and hateful. Just because you're unhappy in your life and p*$$ed off at the world doesn't exactly give people encourage people to join the dark side with you. Us meat eaters will always eat meat if it's what we choose. Its all a choice and just bc you dont want to doesn't mean the whole world has to agree with you. Us eating meat isnt killing the world, thats what God put animals on this planet for, food! Hate to tell you but we were eating meat from the beginning of time when it was made available to us. Some animals we eat, some were made to be companions, some were made to work with us. They're not hear to just be here, they have a purpose, just like some animals eat other animals. Its called a life cycle, get over it, we're mammals! You can still love the earth and be an activist to save our planet and help her grow and thrive and eat animals. Big production is bad, but locally sourced cattle, like a lot of us in the Central U.S. we grow our own beef or buy from meat markets where cattle is raised in pastures and then taken to the butcher and they do everything at the meat market and done humanly. So get over yourselves, youre not helping anyone by being a$$holes to people who don't want to just eat like an herbivores, we are created as omnivores!
3 måneder sidenAshley McCarty
I love how she threw in there, "I am a snack." Lol! Too cute!!!
3 måneder sidenMiss A
How can you be an environment activist and eat animals still, doesn't make sense
3 måneder sidenHatts Offf
To all those who think being a non-veg is a crime.. Bruhh gimme a break. Just to let you know some science discovery..you know if you'd stop consuming animal protein you'd probably disbalance the ecosystem. Animals mainly comprising Bovidae they tend to proliferate, which could end up in disturbing the entire environmental balance. So yeah also before preaching us to be vegan why not try lions and wolves to become a herbivore??
3 måneder sidenRose Roffis
She's adorable
3 måneder sidenN Paramo
i am a snack I HOWLED
3 måneder sidenAmberly
The vegans in this comment section are why everyone hates vegans lmaoooo
3 måneder sidenMountain Time
Hi! what is your recommendation to get everybody motivated and active to vote Donald Trump out of office in a month? Any advice would be helpful and I would like to be more connected and proactive. I'm already registered and have my plan to vote and have been giving to the campaigns but am looking to be more active. There are so many urgent issues like COVID19, Climate Change, Anti-Racism, Voter rights and more!
4 måneder sidenStardust, Lipstick & Horror
I am a vegan, but I love you, girl. Your voice is soothing, and you are so sweet.
4 måneder sidenCatherina
WE LOVE CHLOE TING👏
4 måneder sidenchloe sayers
you can’t exactly be an environmentalist and not be vegan
4 måneder sidenAmy Wan
love this!!! she's so inspiring
4 måneder sidenNaia Luv
"I love carbs. I love carbs so much." Same girl same😂💕
4 måneder sidenStories with Lori
Love her energy.
4 måneder sidenMai Crespo
dont follow chloe ting. A lot of sports science majors thinks shes a joke
4 måneder sidenemilia
ive been following her on instagram for a while and i love her posts, its cool to see her on one of these!
4 måneder sidenIsabel Simon
How could you be for the environment and not be vegan HAHAHA WHAT
4 måneder sidenPatrick Farrell
Her partner keeps her fed and nourished SIMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
4 måneder sidenPasta Pasty Pastu
You don't have to say sorry for not being vegan. You did nothing wrong and don't let the others make you feel that.
4 måneder sidenIndya Score-Owens
“I just love hummus” is a straight mooooood
4 måneder sidenmarie stephen
ANNOYING
4 måneder sidenmarie stephen
Y is she apologizing to vegans😒
4 måneder sidenForgi mane
DO ACTION BRONSON NEXT
4 måneder sidenNaseem Bakht Yar
The most unhealthy routine i have seen so far!
4 måneder sidenDana TM
Everyone doing these videos seems to check their phone first thing in the morning and feel bad about it.
4 måneder sidenseerpou
i don't have the energy for this comment section
4 måneder sidenEmilee Bick
“Im from from the mid west” x100
4 måneder sidenPark Sophie
Don’t know her, but I already love her
4 måneder sidenDarnell Smith
@Harper's BAZAAR I request only to know what Keanu Reeves, Angela Bassett, and Vera Wang eats (I didn't reach and say Ms. Fenty)
4 måneder sidenAnna Harrington
DO HARRY STYLES
4 måneder sidenKailey Mardis
PLEASE GET HARRY STYLES TO DO ONE IM BEGGING
4 måneder sidenAl ysa
honestly watching her made me feel like i was floating to another dimension... so calming and non-judgmental and also relatable
4 måneder sidenMADHUSUDAN
If you like chocolate like here
4 måneder sidenBlack Star
The fish industry contributes the most plastic to the ocean out of everything.
4 måneder sidenA C
@Siobhan Barrett oh yes, a very reliable source.
4 måneder sidenSiobhan Barrett
@A C if you go to Earthling Ed's youtube he has a video on how fishing affects the environment.
4 måneder sidenA C
Explain.
4 måneder sidenJoy Wingate
Bread does bang
4 måneder sidenTheresa May
Some people following the Medial Medium protocols have healed migraines 90%. He has an Instagram account with many people sharing their healing stories.
4 måneder sidenNina
You're not an enviromental activist if you're not vegan. Become a VEGAN NOW! Take some notes from Greta. Greetings from Sweden.
4 måneder sidenNina
@A C You are so fkn jealous everyone with a brain knows that people who are vegan are the healthiest. But people no matter diet can be unhealthy because of other stuff that has nothing to do with their diet.
4 måneder sidenA C
Greta looks like gollum because of her diet.
4 måneder sidenIrie Jaynes
She’s very sweet but you can’t be an environmentalist if you’re not vegan 🤷🏼♀️
4 måneder sidenVanill
Yawn
4 måneder sidenOlenka Tobaisiewicz
Shouldn’t we be activists for doing the least harm for the planet😭😭 eggs like rlly aren’t I get her but she was never vegan then just plant based, she doesn’t care for the animals
4 måneder sidenBookkeeper
I agree! If you want to be a true activist, shouldn’t you practice what you preach? I don’t really see her doing that 😔
4 måneder sidenKatie Ferney
Check out le sisters in the valley in LA! Amazing soul food!
4 måneder sidenDaeng Daeng
To all the vegans going for her just letting you know you are doing more damage for the cause by spreading shame. We should be encouraging people to do the best they can cause you don’t know their situation whether it’s health (physical/mental), accessibility, costs and lifestyle. We should be celebrating when they reduce meat consumption whether it’s removing animal product entirely or eating a vegan meal once a week. We should be welcoming EVERYONE to be an environmental activist. Remember we don’t want 4 people doing things perfectly but thousands of people doing it imperfectly to see a significant impact.
4 måneder sidenMuskaan Mittal
@E Nadine no being vegan is still better. You have no idea how resource intensive animal products are even without the transportation costs
2 måneder sidenE Nadine
@Muskaan Mittal Tbf being a vegan can sometimes be worse for the environemnt unless you eat 100 percent local. Also a lot of water is wasted for Almond Milks etc. I dont everyone needs to be perfect.
2 måneder sidenMuskaan Mittal
@Joee003 sorry as well, but you shouldn't have gone in and screamed about vegan hypocrisy when there rarely isn't. Veganism is still and always will be about the animals and the environmental stuff is a benefit. I still think that environmental and agricultural science with an academic approach is useful as you are able to assess a wider area of data objectively and also look at the actual science behind resource efficiency. I also have a masters degree in economics, which gives me more knowledge on trade and how trying to sustain animal agriculture is pretty terrible for the economy. I wasn't vegan before i started my degree btw.
3 måneder sidenJoee003
@Muskaan Mittal You know what, I got very pressed and I regret resorting to personal insults. We obviously both do what we believe is best. Very sorry about the whole fight. I am pretty sure we could have found some middle ground had we not acted harshly, as I am sure we have more points in common than we think, and we probably both assume things that aren't true about the other. I can only control how I act in this, so allow me to say I am sorry about this whole thing, and I very honestly wish you the best! This escalated WAY out of hand.
3 måneder sidenJoee003
@Muskaan Mittal In which country do most farms use coffee grounds as fertilizers and use no animal products? Please tell me, I am truly interested. All organic farms use green fertilizers (which I have said before. To quote you: have you read my comment????). This is not sufficient to fertilize the soil. So please tell me. Where in the world are coffee grounds used on a large scale? And are you also a psychology major?
3 måneder sidenIdk man
“I love snacking” shows picture of cake “on hummus and pickles” Good one Bazaar
4 måneder sidenSina Bouchard
This must one of the most annoying voices I’ve ever heard. Why does she elongate every single word?😭😭
4 måneder sidenkj
Yeah carbs ftw! And yup, for health reasons also, more whole & plant-based is better😊hangry!! looks like she must have eaten alr b4 this interview..😅👍👍
4 måneder sidennaturally rachida
Good vibes. Great video 💜
4 måneder sidenApril Hancy
Thanks for giving us a real-life glimpse into the self-care of an activist. Very inspiring.
4 måneder sidenR T
Guys you don't even know why she quitted veganism, maybe because of health issues, so stop hating her for this (btw I am vegan myself)
4 måneder sidenexactly
@Studenciak That's good. I hope you get better! God bless you!
21 dag sidenStudenciak
@exactly thank your for caring ❤️ but ive been visiting doctors my whole life, countless tests and diets and i am still on my way to better health.
21 dag sidenexactly
@Studenciak You must have a gut issue which can always be treated with the help of a licensed practitioner. Having to drink bone broth everyday does not heal your gut, because like you said if you don't take it your "gut won't function properly". Changing your diet to require eating one thing does not fix the underlying problems your gut has. Talk to a doctor that deals with the gut on what you can do. @gojiman is a YouTuber that explains that problems with your gut can be treated through the necessary doctors or nutritionists. People who have gut issues have a disbiosis in their gut flora, meaning the bacteria are not balanced which can cause IBS, bloating and even mental health issues. Knowing that your gut has thousands of bacteria, some people who suffer from gut issues do not have the proper balance of bacteria to create a good gut flora.
21 dag sidenJoee003
@zawiyaishere You too! ^^
3 måneder sidenzawiyaishere
@Joee003 it's okay! I actually do regret my comments all the way up. Getting rid of dairy from your life is quite hard when you were 100% relying on it all the time. Even till today when i see things like nutella, I may slip up, but it's not about what you do today, it's about how it affects you tomorrow. Well have a good day! :)
3 måneder sidenZack Rangeley
But wait aren’t animal products bad for the environment, don’t they contribute to the destruction of the rainforest and air pollution? She preaches water and drinks wine, hypocrite.
4 måneder sidenIva donelli
Eggs and environmentalist don’t go together..sorry hunny
4 måneder sidenSarah D
If you're not vegan, you're not an environmentalist lol
4 måneder sidenOlivia Bible
I wouldn't go to that degree. I think if you consciously try to avoid meat and dairy at least a bit, consider its environmental impact, and do other stuff to help the planet you can call yourself an environmentalist
2 måneder sidenKathy Johnson
veganism is a eating disorder.
4 måneder sidenSintique Da Silva
the vegan in is comment section are toxic just because she not vegan she can't be an environmental activist , child please get a live
4 måneder sidenmarcy a
I think it's more than she's very acutely aware of the damage that animal agriculture does to the environment (she even says she was vegan in the past) but started eating animal products again because she likes the taste. Also that animal agriculture victimizes humans as well, especially POC, and she claims to be an intersectional activist. I know that nobody's perfect and we shouldn't hold people to rigorous standards when they're trying to do good, but I do think she could maybe align her actions and morals a little more, especially since she is such a public activist.
4 måneder sidenJewelsView
Idk why I’m so obsessed with what other people eat but I live for it
4 måneder sidenkatie marie
same sis😂
22 dager sidenR. J.
Sammeee 😂😂
4 måneder sidenNazan Fidan
hahaha same
4 måneder sidendaanxxxx
You seem like a nice girl who is trying to contribute to make this world a better place. But the claim that you are “trying to dismantle systems”, meanwhile forgetting about the biggest climate polluting system (yes animal agriculture) makes you not credible.
4 måneder sidenmarcy a
And her claim about intersectionality-animal agriculture victimizes so many humans, especially POC
4 måneder sidenFullmetal Alchemist
If you have environmental worries.. go vegan.
4 måneder sidenhdjfkgkh kgxkfxk
Okay but I thought this was an Indian channel due to its name🙄😂 For reference- Bazaar is market in hindi
4 måneder sidenLaura Sophie
nah not an environmental activist eating eggs lmao she does seem really sweet tho
4 måneder sidenBookkeeper
nadean -Y what? I don’t really understand your comment
4 måneder sidenLaura Sophie
@nadean -Y why do you say that? since animal agriculture is responsible for most of the world's carbon emission, I think going vegan is a good place to start.
4 måneder sidennadean -Y
if everyone who care and advocates for the environment has to eat plant-based only then we will certainly not be able to manage climate change.
4 måneder sidenpcaul
I’m curious, what does it say about someone who calls them self an environmentalist and chooses to eat eggs, while others who wouldn’t even call themselves one choose not to eat eggs for environmental and ethical reasons? When she said sorry I think she is apologising to herself. Cognitive dissonance
4 måneder sidenTumelo Gadinabokao
No one is perfect. She is trying her best and that's all that should matter I mean, unless you're perfect In that case, I'm totally wrong then 🙃
4 måneder sidenBookkeeper
dominique evans I don’t think you’re hearing what’s being said and discovered. You’re more than welcome to find scholarly sources on the damage animal products do to us and our environment. It’s important to raise awareness on this and steer away from a primarily animal based diet and more of a primarily plant based diet. I know that some people cannot go full plant based but as long as they do their best, I support their decision 🤷♀️ no hate but I do worry that people don’t understand the damage caused by animal products
4 måneder sidendominique evans
Helen L. Where are your sources?
4 måneder sidendominique evans
pcaul I still have to disagree with you! not everyone can source their own food from their own land. however, supporting local farmers is second best. if we all became a little bit more aware of where our food came from I believe that could benefit us as a species so much more!
4 måneder sidenFaith ck
@pcaul thanks for your response! I think I'll just quit altogether
4 måneder sidenTaylor Swiftie
You can't be an environmental activist and not be vegan. Goodbye. You're cancelled. #leahisoverparty
4 måneder sidenkellz
no one: everyone in these videos: ummm.......the first thing i do in the morning is check my phone 😳🤪🥺😗
4 måneder sidenLindsay Nellis
Woww how did she even have time to make this video?
4 måneder sidenLeona Annie Stark
How can she not be a vegan if she's an envioromental activist when the meat industry is one of the biggest causes of global warming?
4 måneder sidenJoee003
@Catarina Gomes Do you know about bio-intensive farming? Very little land used for it, at a human scale. If this is about personal choice, why not go traditional! but I thought this was about the environment. In which case, what does it matter if organic farming produces less crops? It actually protects the soil and makes it more sustainable, which is another argument in favour.
3 måneder sidenCatarina Gomes
Joee003 Let’s not act like organic farming doesn’t have its own cons (like the fact you have to use more land to yield less crops) and that people shouldn’t be allowed to choose which one they prefer based on their ethics. Also, not everyone can afford organic farming.
3 måneder sidenJoee003
@Catarina Gomes Oh, well tbh I don't know much about meat farming from the inside, so I couldn't tell you about this. But I can say confidently that organic meats are only fed organic vegetables and grains, which prevents all the negative sides of traditional crop farming that I mentionned before!
3 måneder sidenCatarina Gomes
Joee003 Also, I wasn’t talking about vegetable production. I mentioned meat.
3 måneder sidenJoee003
@Catarina Gomes It depends on your idea of sustainable I guess. But traditional agriculture and overexploitation has lead to a massive drop in insect populations due te the use of pesticides, which has in turn led to a tragic drop in bird populations. It has also greatly impoverished the land, so in turn we need more chemical products to grow crops, which repeats the whole cycle. Also all these chemicals get into the water ways and mess up even more environments. To me loss of biodiversity is a tragedy, and that is why I believe in organic farming above all.
3 måneder sidenG •
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4 måneder sidenKhairun Nahar
Twice please
4 måneder sidenAnnika Tribby
Love any sentence that casually transitions from 'you know..eat my breakfast... AND DISMANTLE.. '
4 måneder sidenNavia Garcia
PLEASE DO ARIANA GRANDEEEEEE
4 måneder sidenMcKenzie Flaten
What midwest state is she from?
4 måneder sidenLaura
We need a what I eat in a day with A$ap Rocky! Plus a skincare routine and a go to bed
4 måneder sidenPersephone Jones
Yes please a whole series of A$AP Rocky lifestyle videosss
6 dager sidenAllThingsGeek1
For someone who is an activist her life doesn't reflect her values
4 måneder sidenOlivia Rose
i’m sorry but i’m a firm believer that u cant be an environmental activist and NOT be vegan. so hypocritical.
4 måneder sidenmarcy a
Agreed!
4 måneder sidenBabyLove1D
Absolutely. It’s like being an anti-lung cancer activist and smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. I hate her message. How can you claim to be against systems of oppression in environmental activism, but support a system that oppressed animals?
4 måneder sidenTaylor Swiftie
YES MA'AM
4 måneder sidenMadison Jones
I respect her activism and I know there is a lot of complexity regarding diet, but I don’t fully understand why/how Environmental activists wouldn’t be vegan. I am confused by that 🤔
4 måneder sidenPaige Madeline McDonald
It sounds like her diet is about 90% plant based according to the video. I think it's important that we not push purity so hard that it discourages people from even trying to get closer to vegan. A 90% plant based diet is 90% better for the environment. That's amazing!
3 måneder sidenHolly Justice
Yeah that's kinda weird to me
4 måneder sidenMadison Jones
Nargiz Hajiyeva the beautiful and scary thing about environmental issues is that they do concern all of us. And I’m not trying to be contentious. I’m very chill ✌🏻I was just trying to understand the thought process
4 måneder sidenNargiz Hajiyeva
it doesn't concern you,karen
4 måneder sidenMiguel Ángel Hernández Álvarez
@First Last hi! First I want to say that there is no ethical murder. Murder is murder. Secondly, we are not talking about ethics here, we are saying that the consumption of meat and dairy products is bad for the environment. It is the leading cause of deforestation of the Amazon for example. The consumption of animal products pollutes more that all the transport systems combined. After looking at the data, if you say you care about the environment you have to go vegan.
4 måneder sidenjellyfish
My god.. she is annoying me so much. I know not everybody has got to be perfect, but she‘s an environmalist who is obviously very outspoken about it. And she was buying her water in fucking aluminium cans?! Do you know how much fucking water is wasted in producing aluminium? And how unnecessary it is to drink water put of cans? I mean i guess she learned eventually.. i really hope though, that not all environmental activists are this slow because than we might need another earth
4 måneder sidenjohnny latraym
bring SHAKIRA
4 måneder sidenTabatha Poelstra
Girl you gotta get on the homemade pickles 🥒. It will change your life lol
4 måneder sidenDufie & Okai
Is it me or does she speak like kylie jenner
4 måneder sidenumbrella san
I can't unhear it now🤦🏻♀️
4 måneder sidenLeyla Velieva
Yes! I was just thinking about that!
4 måneder sidenSophie Jones
She has a sweet energy 💕
4 måneder siden