"Your dog isn't vegan and your child isn't…

“Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Marcus Aurelius” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans” means that an adult is transferring modern—and not natural—values to a pet and a child. “Marcus Aurelius” is added as a joke to make the saying appear to be from classical antiquity.

“Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Marcus Aurelius” (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by Rothmus 🏴 on November 30, 2024, and this received over 102,000 likes. “Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Thomas Aquinas” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by “The Chorus In The Chaos” on August 18, 2025.

Wikipedia: Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (/ɔːˈriːliəs/ or-EE-lee-əs; Latin: [ˈmaːrkus au̯ˈreːlius antɔːˈniːnus]; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.

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Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
True.
(“Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Marcus Aurelius” is shown on an image.—ed.)
1:10 PM · Nov 30, 2024

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Swift Fury 🍊🇺🇸
@HollyMooreFun
Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.
(This is also shown on an image, credited to Marcus Aurelius.—ed.)
11:48 AM · Dec 3, 2024

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philcooke
December 3, 2024
Wisdom from the ancients….
(“Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Marcus Aurelius” is shown on an image.—ed.)

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Vince B Gore
December 18, 2024 at 12:05 PM ·
Simple truth #325: Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.

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constantinvs🇻🇦
@gabrielphys
- Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans -
Marcus Aurelius, 178 AD.
8:30 PM · Jan 22, 2025

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The Chorus In The Chaos
August 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM ·
(“Your dog isn’t vegan and your child isn’t trans.— Thomas Aquinas” is shown on an image. Thomas Aquinas didn’t say this, either.—ed.)

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Roe Tate
September 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM ·
The concept of trans children is the same as vegan dogs. We all know who made that decision for them.

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David Jacobs
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM ·
A trans child is like a vegan dog. Some sick in the head adult made them that way.😠