Joaquin Phoenix won't 'impose' veganism on River, son with Rooney Mara

Joaquin Phoenix has devoted a lot of his life to veganism, however he says he’s not going to pressure his son to do the identical.

The Oscar-winning actor, recognized for holding his household life out of the highlight, gave a uncommon remark to The Sunday Times about elevating his child son River with his associate, actress Rooney Mara.

The couple welcomed the kid, whom they named after Phoenix’s late musician brother, in September 2020, in line with experiences. They addressed their son’s beginning publicly for the primary time the next month, in an op-ed for People about household separation on the border.

In the article printed Sunday, the “Joker” star stated he “would hope” River needs to be vegan, however it’s not for the actor to resolve.

“I’m not going to impose my belief on my child,” he stated. “I don’t think that’s right.”

But Phoenix did say he’s “going to educate (River) about the reality” of the meat and dairy business.

“I’m not going to indoctrinate him with the idea that McDonald’s have a Happy Meal because there’s nothing (expletive) happy about that meal,” he continued. “And I’m not going to tell him that it’s OK to read books about all the wonderful little farm animals, and they say ‘oink oink oink’ and ‘moo moo moo,’ and not tell him that that’s what a hamburger is.”

He added: “So I’m not going to perpetuate the lie, but I’m also not going to force him to be vegan. I’ll support him. That’s my plan.”

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals topped Phoenix the group’s particular person of the yr in 2019. The actor has appeared in a number of PETA advert campaigns, together with one wherein he ‘drowned’ to “show how fish typically suffer in their last moments of life,” PETA stated.

Phoenix has been vocal about his views on animal welfare, launching into an assault on the dairy business throughout his acceptance speech for greatest actor on the 2020 Oscars.

“We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable,” he stated. “And then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.”