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Ninga

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45. Dear "frazzled" .... you have captured the intresting dynamic of having dinner guest who proclaim to
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:41 AM
Oct 2014

be vegans....which in strict actuality, they are not. They like to "proclaim" sometimes in a high-minded way, that they are not vegetarians, but vegans.

I am available for your homemade sweet potato gnocchi with butter and sage....any day to choose to invite me! Manga, manga!

Do People Hate Vegans? [View all] G_j Oct 2014 OP
if they would just shut up dembotoz Oct 2014 #1
They would shut up if there were more vegan meals. DetlefK Oct 2014 #3
I feel your pain... I only eat animals that were left paw dominant... Oktober Oct 2014 #230
Just a personal anecdote: DetlefK Oct 2014 #235
I'm vegan mucifer Oct 2014 #2
When I was a vegan, and was asked why, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #127
I tell them I like to eat as far away from my own DNA as possible. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #136
Ha! nt ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #139
I think most are like you too Marrah_G Oct 2014 #163
I never ask why Retrograde Oct 2014 #191
Those icky pamphlets did inspire me to get meat only from eridani Oct 2014 #218
huh. i havent seen it. the few i know, people seem to work hard toward their sensitivity. seabeyond Oct 2014 #4
I like vegans Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #54
i got an easy, yummy, low cost recipe this summer. i kinda appreciate them. lol seabeyond Oct 2014 #62
I have a recipe for vegan creamed spinach- LiberalElite Oct 2014 #170
Some of us are so tough antiquie Oct 2014 #152
2% sounds like a very high estimate. surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #5
Two percent doesn't represent people who call themselves "vegans." Eric J in MN Oct 2014 #8
And you never know what might make use of animals TexasProgresive Oct 2014 #66
violinists sometimes use gut wrapped in steel or silver. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #204
There are different definitions for the word "vegan." ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #128
This is the first definition at the Merriam Webster website Eric J in MN Oct 2014 #237
I'm indifferent to vegans Spider Jerusalem Oct 2014 #6
+1 kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #81
Eeyup hifiguy Oct 2014 #93
This. nt laundry_queen Oct 2014 #209
I don't know if ordinary people hate vegans per se. merrily Oct 2014 #7
I am a vegetarian, so do not hate vegans. RebelOne Oct 2014 #9
You eat leather goods? Generic Brad Oct 2014 #183
I think I'll just leave that one alone... freshwest Oct 2014 #214
because of petulant whiny self-absorbed screeds like this article perhaps? whatthehey Oct 2014 #10
The article does quickly drift off the alleged topic... Orsino Oct 2014 #14
Feels like trolling... Oktober Oct 2014 #234
The hostility toward vegans frogmarch Oct 2014 #11
Life eats life, meat or veg, it's not a defense mechanism, but if it helps you sleep... elias7 Oct 2014 #174
One of the biggest anti-CAFO spokesperson is a meat eater. He agrees that our meat production Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #178
I knew someone that went vegetarian when his college made a field trip to a slaughterhouse. I forgot freshwest Oct 2014 #215
Listen - if God hadn't wanted us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them out of meat! wyldwolf Oct 2014 #12
Babies are both meaty and defenseless. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #130
Zombies know no bigotry wyldwolf Oct 2014 #154
True! Marrah_G Oct 2014 #164
My philosophy on Vegans is the same as my philosophy on Fundamentalist Christians brooklynite Oct 2014 #13
+1 FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #21
So you prefer to eat your meat ignoring the huge environmental costs its production KittyWampus Oct 2014 #55
...and, there we have it. brooklynite Oct 2014 #57
I know....right? alphafemale Oct 2014 #79
What part of that post even remotely invokes an attitude of "morally superior"? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #94
Right, your unthinking habits must not be highlighted because your feel threatened. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #91
So, if I advocate for renewable energy, I'm an environmentalist. If I advocate for Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #97
The analogy fails... brooklynite Oct 2014 #123
Ultimately, yes. And, as an environmentalist and a social and political activist, Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #125
OK, right, you've got it.... daleanime Oct 2014 #99
Nobody has to be a strict, "ethical" vegan to be a good environmentalist. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #84
I personally am not an ethical vegan… I just don't buy or cook meat for myself. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #101
Just curious, when you eat meat at a friends house, do you spend dinnertime telling them about the hughee99 Oct 2014 #110
No. That would be incredibly rude. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #132
Flambating you? I haven't responded to your posts. hughee99 Oct 2014 #140
Yes Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #119
Surf 'n Turf.. go both! DontTreadOnMe Oct 2014 #225
I've seen studies Aerows Oct 2014 #167
no DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #15
It's not about avoiding chicken nuggets frazzled Oct 2014 #16
Either don't invite vegans to dinner or ask them to bring something for themselves--problem solved. justiceischeap Oct 2014 #28
I am a gracious host, and would never frazzled Oct 2014 #38
Yes, you can bring your own steak as long as justiceischeap Oct 2014 #90
Exactly, these days vegan baking has improved dramatically. And without eggs, dairy and as much oil KittyWampus Oct 2014 #44
I am preferably vegan and bake the most amazing breads, cakes, brownies. It isn't difficult KittyWampus Oct 2014 #42
TBH I would not eat anything above tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #60
Dear "frazzled" .... you have captured the intresting dynamic of having dinner guest who proclaim to Ninga Oct 2014 #45
I think you are way out there. I'm a vegetarian upaloopa Oct 2014 #50
Agree with you. When my vegan sister in law visits for a week, its really hard riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #72
I will reiterate what I said above justiceischeap Oct 2014 #103
Your friend's daughter is being a tiresome, self-righteous and hifiguy Oct 2014 #111
I'd invite the daughter Retrograde Oct 2014 #194
I wonder if there's something equivalent to a vegan rabbi... Silent3 Oct 2014 #229
LOVE this idea. Last time she came to visit she fasted for 3 days riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #242
There ARE great vegan desserts. Codeine Oct 2014 #175
Veganism is more a religion than a diet tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #17
this is the exact vegan people hate... ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #31
She is right that our food choices can have a huge negative impact on the environment. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #88
correct on both points... ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #117
Don't forget the environmental impact of her airplane trips (which we are taking up part of kelly1mm Oct 2014 #190
You know, it's funny but I'm sure you could find videos from any segment of the population justiceischeap Oct 2014 #35
My point is that you don't get activists for other dietary choices tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #43
Why would there be "activists" for meat-eating when it is ubiquitous? Even though the vast majority KittyWampus Oct 2014 #46
You are starting to remind me of the vegan in the video I posted tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #64
No, I'm pointing out to the inability of meat-eaters to really examine their habits and the impact KittyWampus Oct 2014 #106
"examine and change behavior" tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #124
There’s been plenty of pushback against shark fin soup. I imagine if dog was more popular in the US Chathamization Oct 2014 #126
Never heard of shark fin soup tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #131
Antagonism to fur is far more wide spread than just PETA. It used to not be uncommon to have people Chathamization Oct 2014 #133
There is a lot of very high quality fake fur out there eridani Oct 2014 #221
And some people prefer real fur, just as some people prefer meat N/T Chathamization Oct 2014 #227
But gluten-free and low-carb are not moral choices. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #142
being Kosher is a moral choice tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #143
I think kosher is more religious than moral, meaning that Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #144
And vegans should not care what non vegans are eating tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #148
I agree. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #150
My "cause" is primarily environmental. Telling people not to care about what other people are eating Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #151
Evangelical veganism cost me my childhood best friend tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #153
That is quite a leap from the original post to which I responded. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #155
The problem with shark fin soup Retrograde Oct 2014 #198
i'm sure there are more activists for meat than for veganism fishwax Oct 2014 #169
Truly and bribing states to criminalize animal rights activists from secretly recording their Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #172
I had a friend couple in Detroit I met bowling backwoodsbob Oct 2014 #158
Couldn't listen to the whole video vankuria Oct 2014 #53
I had to shut off the video Marrah_G Oct 2014 #165
You nailed it customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #182
As a meat-eater, I think there's some truth to this. DanTex Oct 2014 #18
I don't 'admire' them customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #186
Yeah, admiration is EXACTLY what I was feeling the other night at a company dinner Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #201
Funny how every group is "one of the last remaining minorities that can be made fun of" Orrex Oct 2014 #19
Some of my Arab friends would welcome "merely" being made fun of. merrily Oct 2014 #20
I don't doubt it--that's kind of my point Orrex Oct 2014 #25
Yes, and I gave an example of your point. merrily Oct 2014 #29
Okay then. Orrex Oct 2014 #61
Well said. reflection Oct 2014 #34
Only the ones trying to convert others to their morality. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #22
Conversion is not the only issue. And it's about all kinds of special dietary requirements, not only merrily Oct 2014 #40
You have a brain and free will like rest of us upaloopa Oct 2014 #56
Yes, the perfect solution to his selfishness was for me to eat dinner alone. merrily Oct 2014 #63
You seem to be the selfish one to me upaloopa Oct 2014 #68
No, he expected several people to run their lives to suit his special requirement, with no merrily Oct 2014 #69
I hate selfish people but not all vegans are selfish. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #65
He wasn't a vegan, just an example of a special dietary requirement, merrily Oct 2014 #67
Wow, sounds like assholey behavior. Marr Oct 2014 #86
Oops-- mispost. Marr Oct 2014 #92
I explained a little bit about why in Reply 67. merrily Oct 2014 #98
Ah. Yeah, that's a messy situation. Marr Oct 2014 #104
I suspect he just liked certain places more than the ones others in the group were suggesting. merrily Oct 2014 #115
"If you are vegan, you probably avoid mentioning your dietary habits at all costs. " Oktober Oct 2014 #233
Hate is for losers. randome Oct 2014 #23
nobody really cares about vegans, I guess this person is trying to make up a "they hate us" meme snooper2 Oct 2014 #24
People just don't like being told that The2ndWheel Oct 2014 #26
I don't hate anybody... tridim Oct 2014 #27
As a mostly vegan vegetarian justiceischeap Oct 2014 #36
Like I said, it's your right to believe/do whatever you want. tridim Oct 2014 #41
I view militant vegans in the same way that I view religious fanatics and those who have given up Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #30
How do you view militant or ignorant meat eaters? The ones who don't give a crap what the pig shit KittyWampus Oct 2014 #33
Sigh. So predictable. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #37
Right, it's better to just ignore the damage and costs meat production has on our environment- KittyWampus Oct 2014 #52
Heh. Here, let me help: Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #58
Yes! Winter's coming! freshwest Oct 2014 #217
Oh yeah! Saying you are vegan is taken as an affront or insult to those who eat meat. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #32
I posted my new recipe for a savory Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon recently KurtNYC Oct 2014 #39
Food is the end result of industrial practices. So no, it isn't just love. Although intention KittyWampus Oct 2014 #47
I have to ask, What makes you think you know so much about what other people do ? KurtNYC Oct 2014 #75
OMG, I love your life! I haven't had chickens for years. Kept them mostly to keep down insects. They freshwest Oct 2014 #219
There is a Covington in our mixed flock that I am especially fond of KurtNYC Oct 2014 #228
How do you heat their roost in the winter? I used hay. The cold weather greenhouse/coop freshwest Oct 2014 #240
this will be the first winter on this farm so I'm not exactly sure what the plan is KurtNYC Oct 2014 #241
MUCH food is "the end result of industrial practices". Not ALL food. And for the most part, vegans kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #109
I love that soup HockeyMom Oct 2014 #102
I don't eat bacon very often, love the taste but bacon is KurtNYC Oct 2014 #116
Actually, posting a vegan recipe will invariably Codeine Oct 2014 #177
To be fair, that's just science. (nt) Inkfreak Oct 2014 #223
I work with quite a few vegans and vegetarians. dilby Oct 2014 #48
Nah, more meat for me. Xyzse Oct 2014 #49
I'm a vegetarian. We also get our share of "What is the word for bad hunter in Apache?" Zorra Oct 2014 #51
Reminds me of the joke... LanternWaste Oct 2014 #59
HA! Good one. Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #74
How incredibly silly, having a vegan diet does not make one a minority. tritsofme Oct 2014 #70
My experience with vegans is that too many SheilaT Oct 2014 #71
Some veggie burgers are better than some meat burgers Retrograde Oct 2014 #200
Similar to atheists, a tiny but vocal minority poison the public perception. Throd Oct 2014 #73
I don;t have a problem with Vegans, but some have a problem with me... Adrahil Oct 2014 #76
It's not what they eat, it's the self-righteousness that so often accompanies it. Paladin Oct 2014 #77
I haven't had a working TV in years and most people I know personally are unaware of that fact. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #113
I'll take a dozen vegans over this guy.. Inkfreak Oct 2014 #224
Agreed. (nt) Paladin Oct 2014 #231
I have been a vegetarian since 1996. I have found that people go out of there way to accommodate me DeadEyeDyck Oct 2014 #78
I eat mostly vegan meals, but I am not an "ethical vegan", so I don't preach it like religion and kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #80
Amen.... daleanime Oct 2014 #87
I don't know about hate, but I have seem interesting reactions..... daleanime Oct 2014 #82
Breastmilk is an animal product HockeyMom Oct 2014 #83
I don't worry much about what other people choose to eat. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #85
What I don't get is the avoidance of things like cheese and eggs. hifiguy Oct 2014 #89
About cheese... MadrasT Oct 2014 #149
I'm annoyed by vegans Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #95
Minor point here yewberry Oct 2014 #189
Who hates them? They're incredibly common now. Marr Oct 2014 #96
It's funny that you post this matt819 Oct 2014 #100
For me the issue is really factory farming. G_j Oct 2014 #108
This is my point in posting throughout this thread. Meat eaters do not want to examine their habits KittyWampus Oct 2014 #112
frankly G_j Oct 2014 #122
I don't hate vegans and my vegan friends don't hate me. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #105
I've seen lots of vegan hate on this board whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #107
I don't hate vegans. I hate vegan guests. Proud Public Servant Oct 2014 #114
I dislike all preachy people. Xithras Oct 2014 #118
He sounds like a control freak Marrah_G Oct 2014 #168
no, but i have yet to know one who doesn't have an eating disorder La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #120
Because they are usually to tough and to chewy whistler162 Oct 2014 #121
Saying you aren't preachy, then lecturing on how bad things are? Yes, you are preachy in that case uppityperson Oct 2014 #129
By that measure, so is just about every editorial against violence and war. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #145
My complaint is not pointing out facts, but saying "i am not preachy" and preaching. uppityperson Oct 2014 #146
I'm not vegan get the red out Oct 2014 #134
Some people have a disdain for those who do not consume flesh. Avalux Oct 2014 #135
I have to agree. kentauros Oct 2014 #171
Only when it's their turn to bring lunch for the day. egduj Oct 2014 #137
People? 99Forever Oct 2014 #138
Well, if you want to know, CrispyQ Oct 2014 #141
You're conflating vegetarianism and veganism brooklynite Oct 2014 #147
Everyone's against people preaching morality...until they run into things that morally offend them Chathamization Oct 2014 #156
A few rules I tend to live by as a vegan: NuclearDem Oct 2014 #157
You are my kind of vegan! zappaman Oct 2014 #161
The very existence of vegans tends to remind carnivores of the grotesque cruelty Karmadillo Oct 2014 #159
Thanks for posting this but as I suspected, it turned into yet another opportunity to bash vegans. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #160
I don't Marrah_G Oct 2014 #162
Nope. Eat what you want, when you want to. Rex Oct 2014 #166
What happens in Vegans should stay in Vegans. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #173
Well done! customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #188
Why? Because some people are just assholes. kentauros Oct 2014 #176
I say to each his/her own. We certainly don't have to all eat alike.. Cha Oct 2014 #179
Think of that **CRUNCH** -- when you bite in to that pickle! immoderate Oct 2014 #180
They're a little chewy, but okay with ketchup DJ13 Oct 2014 #181
Some Vegans are like born-again Christians... gerogie2 Oct 2014 #184
I'm not a big fan of vegan zombies...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #185
Could acts like this be a big part of the reason? oneshooter Oct 2014 #187
I know people like this think they are helping their cause, but they aren't Marrah_G Oct 2014 #193
Yes. yewberry Oct 2014 #192
My sister-in-law (knowing I was a vegetarian) once offered me a bowl of vegetarian chili. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #196
I'm too lazy to hate vegans mythology Oct 2014 #195
I'm 95% vegan AndreaCG Oct 2014 #197
Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #199
I'm a vegan, and don't hide the fact. JEFF9K Oct 2014 #202
They don't. Having to answer the occasional stupid question is hardly oppression. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #203
Get in the kitchen and make me a taco XemaSab Oct 2014 #205
I have to go to the SDA store for supplies. But I keep remembering on Saturdays. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #206
I'm not vegan or vegetarian. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #207
Hate is a strong word Bettie Oct 2014 #208
I reduced my blood pressure by 20 points this year by giving up most meat and butter Starry Messenger Oct 2014 #210
Do People Hate Vegans? Only the ones that don't eat meat. :) branford Oct 2014 #211
People hate the stereotype. U4ikLefty Oct 2014 #212
Nope, people hate proselytizers. haele Oct 2014 #213
Damn Right--- Preach it! Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #222
A pain in the ass to plan meals for eridani Oct 2014 #216
Why do vegans feel persecuted? Recursion Oct 2014 #220
I gave up on a friend who went vegan Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #226
I've had friends who became Christians Mariana Oct 2014 #239
People hate preachy vegans... Oktober Oct 2014 #232
I think it's more the other way around. They hate meat eaters!! B Calm Oct 2014 #236
No ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2014 #238
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