A name coined by vegans to refer to meat eaters. Where veganism is the philosophy that humans aren't better than animals and shouldn't be exploited, carnism is the philosophy that animals are inferior to humans and it's fine to eat them, test on them, use them for entertainment and the like.
> "I'm really sad about how sea world is exploiting orcas."
> "Stupid animals don't even know what's happening to them. Why should we care about animals? Pfft. Animals."
> "Carnist."
> "Vegan."