Why do people get mad at vegan/vegetarians on mfp?

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  • determined136
    determined136 Posts: 330
    People fear what they don't know....and most are too lazy to educate themselves. I say if it works for you DO IT!!!! More power to you if you feel like that is what your body needs...it is your body and no one elses!!

    Best of luck!!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    Basically guilt and ignorance.

    Here's a reason.
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    Editted to add: the *way I eat* is pretty much anti-vegan. I have no problem with other people being vegan.

    I am basically the anti-vegan. If it didn't die a horrible bloody death, I probably don't think it's really worth eating. My only guilt associated with eating meat is that I generally haven't hunted/fished it myself, and I wish I lived in a society where I could do that more easily.

    That being said, I read through some of the thread that I am pretty sure the OP was referring to, and thought that for the most part the responses were childish and some were even downright mean. However, people often respond that way to "studies" on this site. The study in question was done in an animal model, and that will always get people tearing the article apart because "they are not mice." Mice are a quite valid model for many infectious disease studies, but I'm not even sure why people bother to use them for nutritional studies anymore.
  • RainHoward
    RainHoward Posts: 1,599 Member
    The same reason why people argue about religion, politics, etc etc.

    Many people just don't like that others have opinions and different beliefs.
    That pretty much sums it up right there. You don't like animal, don't eat animal. You like animal, eat animal. Live and let live. It's a very simple thing to agree to disagree, it's a shame more humans can't figure out how to do it.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    It's not veganism people respond negatively, but the pissy, superior attitudes of many vegans that insist meat eaters are somehow immoral, ignorant or "less than" because of their eating choices. Seems to me a lot of vegans are more concerned with the feelings of chickens and cows, and not at all concerned for human beings. Which is messed up.

    To be clear, I'm not saying all vegans are like this, just many that I have come across.
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    I am basically the anti-vegan. If it didn't die a horrible bloody death, I probably don't think it's really worth eating. My only guilt associated with eating meat is that I generally haven't hunted/fished it myself, and I wish I lived in a society where I could do that more easily.

    That being said, I read through some of the thread that I am pretty sure the OP was referring to, and thought that for the most part the responses were childish and some were even downright mean. However, people often respond that way to "studies" on this site. The study in question was done in an animal model, and that will always get people tearing the article apart because "they are not mice." Mice are a quite valid model for many infectious disease studies, but I'm not even sure why people bother to use them for nutritional studies anymore.

    I am a mouse. The answer is 42.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Probably as many reasons as there are posters.

    I don't have a problem with people who choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

    It's just that's there's this portion of them, don't have a clue what percent, who are militant about it, and frankly, anyone who is militant about their beliefs is just asking for trouble, and does a true disservice to the rest.

    If you want to tell me that you love being vegan and the changes it's made in your health, I'd like to know that.

    If you have a fantastic recipe, preferably not including 'fake' meat, I'd love to hear it.

    But, man, I do not want to hear about why eating meat is the worst thing I could possibly do to my body, or that I'm a cruel and horrible person who promotes death.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I have a feeling a lot of people are responding without reading the original post. I did state that yes some vegans do come on too strongly, bash meat eaters, ect.

    But I'm talking about the ones getting bashed that do not act this way and still get treated as if they are this way.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    I am basically the anti-vegan. If it didn't die a horrible bloody death, I probably don't think it's really worth eating. My only guilt associated with eating meat is that I generally haven't hunted/fished it myself, and I wish I lived in a society where I could do that more easily.

    That being said, I read through some of the thread that I am pretty sure the OP was referring to, and thought that for the most part the responses were childish and some were even downright mean. However, people often respond that way to "studies" on this site. The study in question was done in an animal model, and that will always get people tearing the article apart because "they are not mice." Mice are a quite valid model for many infectious disease studies, but I'm not even sure why people bother to use them for nutritional studies anymore.

    I am a mouse. The answer is 42.

    Loves you.
  • Steven
    Steven Posts: 593 MFP Moderator
    Hi Folks,

    I'm going to lock this down before it has a chance to go too far south.

    The guideline in question reads (relevant portion in bold):

    Topics which are started with the intent to belittle others, either directly named or through enough descriptive commentary to be possibly identified, are prohibited. This includes stalking a poster through the forums, posting about past events gone sour, divulging personal information, or spreading gossip or rumors. At our discretion, any post referring to the behavior or posts of other users of the site will be removed.

    We prefer that threads discussing past conflicts on the forums be avoided. If a conflict does arrive (say between meat eaters and vegans) the best response is to alert the moderators by reporting the post, and let us come in to moderate.

    I'm sure this thread was started with no intent other than to learn more about the phenomenon noted in the OP, but it does cross the guidelines to discuss the behavior of other users in a public thread.

    Thanks for your understanding,
    Steven
    MyFitnessPal Staff
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