A contrast within me (A vegan loving violence and gore)

(The following are personal opinions and thoughts not based on sources. They are also not meant to insult anyone.)

A fact about me is that I am a vegan. How do people picture vegans? Peace loving, kind people, hungry for justice against speciesism and potatoes (and vegan ice-cream). I am that kind of person, indeed. It was heartbreaking for me to watch documentaries and videos showing animal abuse, back when I decided to change my ways. Yet my favorite manga of all time is Berserk (picture above). Berserk is a seinen manga (manga targeted for adult men). It features violence, gore and mature themes and I absolutely love it. My series contains a lot of violence and mature themes and I would have it no other way.

So what is going on here? Why is there such a contrast within me? I am definitely not the only person in this position, but I would like to express my personal thoughts on the matter. Why do some of us get excited with violence and gore, but know damn well that we wouldn’t harm an ant? Well the key word is… it’s fake! That is the beauty of fantasy! That is the beauty of imagination! I would never pick up a sword and kill demons (well we don’t even have those), but I sure love seeing Guts do so! Fantasy is a gateway for the mind to experience everything. The problem lies with every single human and how they chose to express their psyche to the outer world.

C.T.K.