Meatless Monday

Devill said:
Vegetarians / Vegans / hippies want to have every person know that they are vegan / vegetarian and that makes them annoying.

If you don't want to eat meat, don't, no need to tell / lecture everyone.
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lol... As opposed to an entire thread drowning in people screaming, "I eat meat!"

Gotcha.
 
Method said:
I haven't had meat, diary or eggs in a year and I don't miss it :P
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Dear Diary

I haven't eaten you in a year and I don't miss you at all.

Love me.



Personally, I could drop eggs tomorrow. They make me feel bleh! and if it wasn't for the fact that most bacon breakfasts include eggs, I'd never touch 'em. Dairy I can't say I am too fond of but ice cream remains a weakness - how do you give up ice cream?
 
You got me there. I'll admit.

I left it all for a reason behind it. Not because of health or whatnot.

I feel strongly towards cruelty in any form and so it was easy to drop all animal products from my life.

I've never forced my lifestyle on anyone though. Not my flat mate, not my significant other and none of my friends or family. It's my choice and I live by it on my own.
 
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Devill said:
Vegetarians / Vegans / hippies want to have every person know that they are vegan / vegetarian and that makes them annoying.

If you don't want to eat meat, don't, no need to tell / lecture everyone.
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Seriously? Over 90% of the cooking threads in this section are about meat. How many of them have a brigade of vegans/vegetarians going in there and making a scene?

But then one vegetarian post comes along and it gets invaded by meat eaters making jokes about the subject and accusing vegetarians and vegans of being annoying and preachy.
 
BCO said:
Seriously? Over 90% of the cooking threads in this section are about meat. How many of them have a brigade of vegans/vegetarians going in there and making a scene?

But then one vegetarian post comes along and it gets invaded by meat eaters making jokes about the subject and accusing vegetarians and vegans of being annoying and preachy.
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Ja - you're actually right. The meat eaters on MyBB don't take any of this vegan crap. IRL, my experiences have been what Devill is talking about. The only one I know that doesn't do it is my daughter but that's cos she knows if she mentions an animal that died for my meal, I will eat another one in revenge.
 
GreGorGy said:
Ja - you're actually right. The meat eaters on MyBB don't take any of this vegan crap. IRL, my experiences have been what Devill is talking about. The only one I know that doesn't do it is my daughter but that's cos she knows if she mentions an animal that died for my meal, I will eat another one in revenge.
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rofl
 
GreGorGy said:
Ja - you're actually right. The meat eaters on MyBB don't take any of this vegan crap. IRL, my experiences have been what Devill is talking about. The only one I know that doesn't do it is my daughter but that's cos she knows if she mentions an animal that died for my meal, I will eat another one in revenge.
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My experience IRL (and I'm willing to bet this is exactly the same for most other MyBB vegans/vegetarians) is this: every time there's a meal with people I don't know, my meal arrives and someone asks why there's no meat. Usually I try and make some kind of generic answer like, "it makes me feel good" but inevitably someone presses me further as to why. Then I usually have to sit and endure a bunch of "jokes" about being a bad hunter, eating rabbit food etc.

But somehow there's this perception that vegans are "preachy" and "annoying". I've been vegan for nearly five years and I can't recall having encountered a vegan or vegetarian in that time who tried to tell somebody, unprompted, that the meal they're eating is bad.

You also need to keep in mind that, for a vegan person it's not "just a diet" - for ethical vegans and vegetarians it's a moral obligation not to participate in cruelty, so please try and understand that even if a "preachy" vegan does bring it up, they're not trying to be *******s, they're trying to make a difference in ending what is perceived to be a holocaust. You might not agree with their beliefs, but try to understand that they're just doing what they believe is the right thing to do.
 
I know their intents and IRL I have a facebook page littered with this hippie crap to the point where I just figured the only way off that list would be to post pics of myself hunting. Vegans may believe it to be a holocaust but what they MUST understand and accept that by preaching to people who know it to be the natural order, they're wasting their breath and alienating themselves.
 
BCO said:
My experience IRL (and I'm willing to bet this is exactly the same for most other MyBB vegans/vegetarians) is this: every time there's a meal with people I don't know, my meal arrives and someone asks why there's no meat. Usually I try and make some kind of generic answer like, "it makes me feel good" but inevitably someone presses me further as to why. Then I usually have to sit and endure a bunch of "jokes" about being a bad hunter, eating rabbit food etc.

But somehow there's this perception that vegans are "preachy" and "annoying". I've been vegan for nearly five years and I can't recall having encountered a vegan or vegetarian in that time who tried to tell somebody, unprompted, that the meal they're eating is bad.

You also need to keep in mind that, for a vegan person it's not "just a diet" - for ethical vegans and vegetarians it's a moral obligation not to participate in cruelty, so please try and understand that even if a "preachy" vegan does bring it up, they're not trying to be *******s, they're trying to make a difference in ending what is perceived to be a holocaust. You might not agree with their beliefs, but try to understand that they're just doing what they believe is the right thing to do.
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Exactly my thoughts.

I've been a vegan for about a year now and I never try and push the vegan "agenda" onto anyone else. I do it for moral reasons and I expect people to respect my reason and not make rude jokes about it. Some jokes are fine, but you get people who just really want to take the piss out of you.
 
Method said:
Exactly my thoughts.

I've been a vegan for about a year now and I never try and push the vegan "agenda" onto anyone else. I do it for moral reasons and I expect people to respect my reason and not make rude jokes about it. Some jokes are fine, but you get people who just really want to take the piss out of you.
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*Takes the piss*

How exactly do you survive on such horrible food?
 
BCO said:
My experience IRL (and I'm willing to bet this is exactly the same for most other MyBB vegans/vegetarians) is this: every time there's a meal with people I don't know, my meal arrives and someone asks why there's no meat. Usually I try and make some kind of generic answer like, "it makes me feel good" but inevitably someone presses me further as to why. Then I usually have to sit and endure a bunch of "jokes" about being a bad hunter, eating rabbit food etc.

But somehow there's this perception that vegans are "preachy" and "annoying". I've been vegan for nearly five years and I can't recall having encountered a vegan or vegetarian in that time who tried to tell somebody, unprompted, that the meal they're eating is bad.

You also need to keep in mind that, for a vegan person it's not "just a diet" - for ethical vegans and vegetarians it's a moral obligation not to participate in cruelty, so please try and understand that even if a "preachy" vegan does bring it up, they're not trying to be *******s, they're trying to make a difference in ending what is perceived to be a holocaust. You might not agree with their beliefs, but try to understand that they're just doing what they believe is the right thing to do.
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See as with people trying to push religion on others this is just as annoying.

I am fine with vegans / vegetarians, as long as they do not tell me why my choice is wrong if I did not ask for their opinion. Unfortunately these vegans / vegetarians are the minority.
 
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