Vegans make up only a small fraction of the population, yet, they still face more than their fair share of criticism — and sometimes, even outright hostility. For some meat-eaters, disliking them isn’t just a preference, it has become a trend.
But the plant-based community is hitting back with equal force. After all, they do get their much-needed dose of protein, despite what some people might like to believe. And, instead of long arguments, they are letting the memes do the talking.
From the online community @veganmemedealer, we’ve rounded up some of the best and most relatable ones — to gently roast, educate, and call out the stereotypes.
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For me it's the vegan thought/philosophy/belief that no living creature is used/exploited/k1lled in plant production. Billions of insects every year are k1lled by pesticides. Billions of small mammals/birds/invertebrates are k1lled in the spraying and harvesting of plants. Many of those creatures are also starved to d3ath to protect plants. More living/sentient creatures d1e every year for plant farming than those farmed for meat.
Back when I was in college there was a vegetarian co-op on campus (this was the early 1980’s so the term vegan wasn’t in popular use). I had a friend who was didn’t eat animal products, not because of any ethical or health concerns, but because she couldn’t stand the texture. She caused quite the scandal among the other residents by drinking soda and eating junk food.
Everyone knows you have to put the soybeans in the sun for them to turn to tofu
I am a non vegetarian and I usually don't care about what people eat. Infact I married into a family who are vegetarian for religious reasons. Even they are okay with my eating habits. But you know how there is always one person (a cousin of husband, in my case) whose entire personality is being a vegan. That is all he talks about. Doesn't matter the occasion. He even suggested that my MIL had cancer because she used to drink milk and told us if she takes turmeric everyday, the curcumin will cure her. So yeah, we do try to ignore him and I hate him for those comments, but he keeps coming back in our lives
Like those videos where cows get let out to pasture for the first time in the Spring and they frolic like playful puppies.
I have never understood the blind rage some people have against vegans. If you say you don't eat meat, that's okay. If you avoid dairy, that's okay. Don't eat eggs? That's fine. But if you don't eat any of those, you're beneath contempt. What's that about???!
The problem is that this post implies that only non-vegans are annoying to vegans about what they eat. There are vegans who are annoying and judgy to non-vegans as well. Most people, though, mind their own business, vegan or not.
you would need many, many, many millions of people to go vegan for being vegan to stop that
Nah, admit it. You're just the Coca-Cola and Oreos for breakfast vegan.
The first time I saw cows sitting like that I almost drove off the road. Two of them were sitting on a hill, enjoying their surroundings🥰
The price of vegan products rivals the price of meat. Maybe we should learn to live on air.
I am not vegan, but one of my cousins is, so I made vegan brownies to bring to a family dinner, and she, myself, and my husband were the only ones to eat any. My husband brought the rest to work with him the next day to share (I was working from home, he still went to an office at the time), and he told me they were all gone by lunch time. He put a note next to them, "vegan brownies," and someone left a note in return that said, "10 out of 10, would vegan again". So that was at least validating for my baking ego.
Please show me the apartment that allows cows. Dogs can be pets everywhere, cows can't.
I'd much rather eat a fish than have it suffocate from plastic and go to waste.
I'm not vegan, or even vegetarian, but I remember someone making the argument for the "caveman diet" that people used to eat big breakfasts and dinners heaped with meat then go work the fields. Sure, but you eat bacon, eggs, potatoes, toast with butter, and a slice of ham and go sit in an office. Very different.
I had a friend who would not respect me trying out vegan january. She said she just "didn't know how to cook it" and upon all main dishes she made three different salads with meat in it so I couldn't even have a tiny bit of something to join others at the table. Needles to say I befriended her later, she was quite a bully since childhood.
to be fair: I don't have to read the back of animal milk for fear of additives or allergies. soymilk sent me to the hospital once
Using a cat in a vegan theme is absurd. Cats are obligate carnivores. They cannot produce taurine, an essential amino acid found only in meat.
I'm not taking health advice from a guy who never showered and who tried to cure his cancer by eating fruit.
The amount of vegan = healthy is hillarious. Because no, vegan =/= healthy. Just like organic =/= healthy. It depends on what you eat and how much of it. Its absolutely possible to be healthy but its not automatic. And meat isnt automatically unhealthy either. It depends on the amount (which granted there is way to MUCH meat consumption. Most people can do with cutting back on meat.)
I only know two vegans, one because animals and one because planet. Neither are pushy, neither cares what I eat. Both seem healthy. The shenanigans described here are outside of my experience. I must be just lucky.
A lot of people think vegans are attacking them by just being vegan. They get irrationally angry and throw a fit at just being told a vegan is near.
Load More Replies...Ok, no one cares that you are a vegan. People care that you are a pompous vegan evangelical. Insisting that your voluntary diet restrictions be accommodated at every single gathering is ridiculous. If you don't like the food, bring your own. I do that when I go somewhere I don't like the food or know it will send me on a trip to the bathroom for an hour.
To be fair, while there are Vegans like that... There are also meat eaters who do the same thing and DO care. Taking personal offense to it. If both sides could be chill that would be great
Load More Replies...The amount of vegan = healthy is hillarious. Because no, vegan =/= healthy. Just like organic =/= healthy. It depends on what you eat and how much of it. Its absolutely possible to be healthy but its not automatic. And meat isnt automatically unhealthy either. It depends on the amount (which granted there is way to MUCH meat consumption. Most people can do with cutting back on meat.)
I only know two vegans, one because animals and one because planet. Neither are pushy, neither cares what I eat. Both seem healthy. The shenanigans described here are outside of my experience. I must be just lucky.
A lot of people think vegans are attacking them by just being vegan. They get irrationally angry and throw a fit at just being told a vegan is near.
Load More Replies...Ok, no one cares that you are a vegan. People care that you are a pompous vegan evangelical. Insisting that your voluntary diet restrictions be accommodated at every single gathering is ridiculous. If you don't like the food, bring your own. I do that when I go somewhere I don't like the food or know it will send me on a trip to the bathroom for an hour.
To be fair, while there are Vegans like that... There are also meat eaters who do the same thing and DO care. Taking personal offense to it. If both sides could be chill that would be great
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