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“I am so tired of standing up for\/having empathy for living beings being controversial,” said the artist in a social media post<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tEilish, a vegan since the age of 12, has been a long-time animal rights activist. Last week, during a video interview with Elle<\/a><\/em>, the artist was asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s one hill you\u2019d die on?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSensing that she would get some heat for her answer, Eilish prefaced her comments with, \u201cYa\u2019ll ain\u2019t gonna like me for this one,\u201d before replying: \u201cEating meat is inherently wrong.\u201d \u201cTwo things cannot coincide: \u2018I love all animals so much and I eat meat,’\u201d she continued. \u201cSorry \u2014 you could eat meat, go for it, you could love animals, but you can\u2019t do both.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe criticism was swift, sparking debates in comments sections and forums online about privilege, accessibility, and animal welfare. On Thursday, Eilish took to social media to respond to the backlash. Doubling down, the singer-songwriter posted a series of graphic clips from slaughterhouses on Instagram Stories that were marked as containing sensitive content. <\/p>\n