Vegan missionary attacking my steak dinner
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What was her name? All meat eaters should add her and then bombard her feed with how tasty the furbabies we have just eaten were.0
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And I'm all for eat and let eat... If someone feels bad eating food with a face... Happy for them. But....
Until we get human rights sorted, I'm not ready to pick up the flag for vegangelism.
I only have so much fight in me... I'm going to worry about my own species before I start working down the food chain.
I also live in one of the poorest countries in Africa. Without meat, fish, bugs, snakes etc - I could guarantee a majority of this population would be malnourished. Living on cornmeal would do no good....
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And even the cornmeal is imported by road... So environmentally we would probably worse than eating what comes naturally from within our own borders.0
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I feel like I absolutely have to link this ad here.
The Australian Advertising Standards board got so many complaints from vegans.
Love the Australia Day lamb ads...and they just keep getting better every year
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ontiptoethruthetulips wrote: »I feel like I absolutely have to link this ad here.
The Australian Advertising Standards board got so many complaints from vegans.
Love the Australia Day lamb ads...and they just keep getting better every year
It was the first one for me... Too funny.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »Some vegans are like that. Speaking as a vegan, they should all go live on an island where they can be condescending to each other and argue over whose vegan super powers are greater. Life is too short for evangelical crap and the world needs too much diversity for there to ever be a mono-diet, no matter your feels on the subject of animal welfare.
*edited for spelling.
id like to go to this island sounds pretty and full of good food
Probably is, but I'd guess you'd get into a row with someone, since you seem to be pretty good at that. I don't mind though... it's usually pretty entertaining to watch the fallout after you chew someone up like that.
Chewing someone up: not vegan.
arf @janejellyroll
saw that.. liked it 0 -
I feel like I absolutely have to link this ad here.
The Australian Advertising Standards board got so many complaints from vegans.
Ha, that was awesome, although I could see why it pissed vegans off.0 -
I've actually been attacked by my family/relatives and sometimes my friend circle for even mentioning my vegetarianism. I don't see any point in me bugging somebody over their steak as I don't want to be bugged over my choice of plant foods on my plate.0
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salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »Some vegans are like that. Speaking as a vegan, they should all go live on an island where they can be condescending to each other and argue over whose vegan super powers are greater. Life is too short for evangelical crap and the world needs too much diversity for there to ever be a mono-diet, no matter your feels on the subject of animal welfare.
*edited for spelling.
id like to go to this island sounds pretty and full of good food
Probably is, but I'd guess you'd get into a row with someone, since you seem to be pretty good at that. I don't mind though... it's usually pretty entertaining to watch the fallout after you chew someone up like that.
id probably get kicked off militant vegan island thats true , it is entertaining isnt it
am i a level 10 vegan yet?
I dunno. What are the level qualifications? I'm not even sure how to award them for myself, let alone others. But sure.. why not?0 -
BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »Some vegans are like that. Speaking as a vegan, they should all go live on an island where they can be condescending to each other and argue over whose vegan super powers are greater. Life is too short for evangelical crap and the world needs too much diversity for there to ever be a mono-diet, no matter your feels on the subject of animal welfare.
*edited for spelling.
id like to go to this island sounds pretty and full of good food
Probably is, but I'd guess you'd get into a row with someone, since you seem to be pretty good at that. I don't mind though... it's usually pretty entertaining to watch the fallout after you chew someone up like that.
id probably get kicked off militant vegan island thats true , it is entertaining isnt it
am i a level 10 vegan yet?
I dunno. What are the level qualifications? I'm not even sure how to award them for myself, let alone others. But sure.. why not?
Level 5 is not eating anything that casts a shadow. I don't know what the higher levels have.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »salembambi wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »Some vegans are like that. Speaking as a vegan, they should all go live on an island where they can be condescending to each other and argue over whose vegan super powers are greater. Life is too short for evangelical crap and the world needs too much diversity for there to ever be a mono-diet, no matter your feels on the subject of animal welfare.
*edited for spelling.
id like to go to this island sounds pretty and full of good food
Probably is, but I'd guess you'd get into a row with someone, since you seem to be pretty good at that. I don't mind though... it's usually pretty entertaining to watch the fallout after you chew someone up like that.
id probably get kicked off militant vegan island thats true , it is entertaining isnt it
am i a level 10 vegan yet?
I dunno. What are the level qualifications? I'm not even sure how to award them for myself, let alone others. But sure.. why not?
Level 5 is not eating anything that casts a shadow. I don't know what the higher levels have.
Cool.. .the Simpsons and Paul McCartney get to define us. I'm immensely pleased by that.
Edited to correct stupidity.0 -
A lot of stuff being said by "indifferent" people in this tread is the same crap most vegetarian or vegan people get all the time generally unwarented.
I don't know how many people need to tell me how they would die without meat, how much they love animals, their apparently super researched economic oppinions, or how good their meat food is.
I wasn't born not eating meat... I've had steak and hamburgers as have most of us. We aren't aliens.0 -
A lot of stuff being said by "indifferent" people in this tread is the same crap most vegetarian or vegan people get all the time generally unwarented.
I don't know how many people need to tell me how they would die without meat, how much they love animals, their apparently super researched economic oppinions, or how good their meat food is.
I wasn't born not eating meat... I've had steak and hamburgers as have most of us. We aren't aliens.
To be fair, the comments on this thread are in the context of a situation where a vegan apparently offered an utterly unsolicited opinion on a non-vegan's diet. It isn't like someone started a thread called "For no reason, tell me what you don't like about vegans or veganism."
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janejellyroll wrote: »A lot of stuff being said by "indifferent" people in this tread is the same crap most vegetarian or vegan people get all the time generally unwarented.
I don't know how many people need to tell me how they would die without meat, how much they love animals, their apparently super researched economic oppinions, or how good their meat food is.
I wasn't born not eating meat... I've had steak and hamburgers as have most of us. We aren't aliens.
To be fair, the comments on this thread are in the context of a situation where a vegan apparently offered an utterly unsolicited opinion on a non-vegan's diet. It isn't like someone started a thread called "For no reason, tell me what you don't like about vegans or veganism."
Hmmmmm.....new thread??
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juggernaut1974 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »A lot of stuff being said by "indifferent" people in this tread is the same crap most vegetarian or vegan people get all the time generally unwarented.
I don't know how many people need to tell me how they would die without meat, how much they love animals, their apparently super researched economic oppinions, or how good their meat food is.
I wasn't born not eating meat... I've had steak and hamburgers as have most of us. We aren't aliens.
To be fair, the comments on this thread are in the context of a situation where a vegan apparently offered an utterly unsolicited opinion on a non-vegan's diet. It isn't like someone started a thread called "For no reason, tell me what you don't like about vegans or veganism."
Hmmmmm.....new thread??
I was pretty much asking for that one . . .0 -
A lot of stuff being said by "indifferent" people in this tread is the same crap most vegetarian or vegan people get all the time generally unwarented.
I don't know how many people need to tell me how they would die without meat, how much they love animals, their apparently super researched economic oppinions, or how good their meat food is.
I wasn't born not eating meat... I've had steak and hamburgers as have most of us. We aren't aliens.
That's what I'm talking about with respect. I don't care if someone wants to be a vegetarian or vegan. That's their choice, and if they're happy with it, more power to them. I don't ever comment on people's meals except to find out what something is if it looks good. I wouldn't eat a meal out with someone that demanded I eat the same as they do because they can't stand watching someone eat meat, but at the same time, if I was invited to someone's house that's vegetarian/vegan, I wouldn't bring anything that they wouldn't eat. It's about respecting someone's choices and boundarys. Which a lot of people never learn.
And you're right, both sides do it. It's rude and I get snarky when someone tries it on me. But that happens with just about any issue, and it's the small few that are the most obnoxious that get the spotlight and ruin the reputation for the whole group. Not sure what the solution for that is, either.0 -
grinning_chick wrote: »By and by, there's a noncompetitive running group whose members mix drinking with their running. Many kennels affectionately refer to competitive runners within their numbers as rac*sts. Just saying.
Hash House Harriers? I've done that.
-"Mudflaps"
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You read enough threads here and keep a halfway open mind and you have to come to the conclusion there are a whole lot of ways to eat right.0
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makingmark wrote: »You read enough threads here and keep a halfway open mind and you have to come to the conclusion there are a whole lot of ways to eat right.
Hm, you must not read MFP; I've learned there are a whole lot of ways to eat wrong...
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janejellyroll wrote: »Chewing someone up: not vegan.
It is if you chew a vegan up? "You are what you eat" the vegan is a vegetable
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makingmark wrote: »You read enough threads here and keep a halfway open mind and you have to come to the conclusion there are a whole lot of ways to eat right.
Hm, you must not read MFP; I've learned there are a whole lot of ways to eat wrong...
I just want to focus on the positive0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Chewing someone up: not vegan.
It is if you chew a vegan up? "You are what you eat" the vegan is a vegetable
That's funny, my crazy prepper friends tell me that I'm a last resort lean protein source for them. So apparently not a vegetable in their eyes. 0 -
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Not if you don't swallowchunky_pinup wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Chewing someone up: not vegan.
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BA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!0 -
This thread is hysterical, i am loving it
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I don't personally try to make anyone feel like *kitten* for eating meat but as a Vegan, some of us can't help but see beyond the plate and the cruelty about it. I'm surprised to see that other Vegans don't understand that because most of us want to be a voice for the animals. I've decided to take the don't ask don't tell policy but I it's NOT cool for anyone to mock animals and attack Vegans either. Since this is MFP, I do think we should focus on the health benefits.0
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I don't personally try to make anyone feel like *kitten* for eating meat but as a Vegan, some of us can't help but see beyond the plate and the cruelty about it. I'm surprised to see that other Vegans don't understand that because most of us want to be a voice for the animals. I've decided to take the don't ask don't tell policy but I it's NOT cool for anyone to mock animals and attack Vegans either. Since this is MFP, I do think we should focus on the health benefits.
I understand *why* someone would want to speak to others about veganism. Believe me, I do. But if we want to be effective advocates, we have to be mindful of when and how we do this.
Speaking up just to make ourselves feel better is stupid and selfish because it is counter-productive. It doesn't help a single animal and that should be our focus area -- not our personal desire to "be a voice for animals."
When the time and the place is right, I will gladly engage in advocacy. But the way to do that isn't to FR people and then give them unsolicited comments about "furbabies." People aren't here to hear about veganism (unless they indicate that they are) and it isn't going to go well. Just like it usually won't go well if you corner co-workers or try to convert your cousins over Thanksgiving dinner. Wrong-headed attempts at outreach and advocacy harm animals by creating damaging perceptions of vegans and veganism.
If someone wants to "attack vegans," that's pretty irrelevant. It doesn't harm animals. If there are misconceptions about veganism or vegans, I'll attempt to address them. But otherwise, it doesn't really matter.
I mean, I love to talk about politics, but I would be weirded out if someone sent me a FR and then began trying to persuade me to vote for Ted Cruz. It isn't why people are here. It's just not the purpose of this website.0 -
I don't personally try to make anyone feel like *kitten* for eating meat but as a Vegan, some of us can't help but see beyond the plate and the cruelty about it. I'm surprised to see that other Vegans don't understand that because most of us want to be a voice for the animals. I've decided to take the don't ask don't tell policy but I it's NOT cool for anyone to mock animals and attack Vegans either. Since this is MFP, I do think we should focus on the health benefits.
I seem to recall another thread where someone said they graffiti "go vegan" when they're on vacation. Does that fall under the don't ask, don't tell policy?0
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