30 Times Vegans Were Caught Gatekeeping When They Really Should’ve Just Kept Their Mouth Shut
Gatekeeping is the activity during which someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to an identity and its goods.
Like the time when a guy said watching Star Wars movies and liking them does not make you a Star Wars fan.
But instead of telling you about this phenomenon, we decided to show you more examples of it.
After doing a bit of research, we landed on a subreddit of the same name (r/gatekeeping) and quickly realized that probably all communities have their "guardians."
This time, however, we'll focus on vegans. Not because we have something against them or anything. It's just that their gatekeepers are as funny as they are popular on Reddit.
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Because Heaven Forbid Non-Vegans Eat Vegan Foods
Apparently I'm Not A Vegan, Even Though I Don't Buy Animal Products. There Are Toxic People In Every Community
Gatekeeping Being Vegan
Eat Dairy? You're A Misogynist
Me: *Looks at this while drinking milk and eating scrambled eggs* Also me: Guess I'm not really a feminist
The Orator Of All Vegetarians
Vegan Gatekeeping
Apparently You Have To Be A Vegan To Post About An Animal Rescue
Hypocrites vs. Real Vegans
Vegan Gatekeeping
Ok So Called Vegan
Faker Than The Fake Tofu Meat They Make
Non Vegans Cant Make Salads
Not quite true. I make beautifully coloured salads with many taste matching ingredients.
Only Vegans Are Allowed To Care About The Environment
But methane coming from cow farts is causing global warming. So isn't eating the cows so there'd be less a good thing?
My Sister Is Eating My Vegan Ice Cream... But She's Not Vegan?
Gatekeeping Being Vegan
These People Give Vegans A Bad Rep
I share my chicken dinner with my cat...so you're saying I don't love my cat? Are you ready to defend that because Mr. Fuzzyboots would disagree.
Vegan Gatekeeping
Its like it's never good enough. And there's a difference between veganism for ethical reasons and veganism for health reasons. What I personally see on the right is a health nut using "veganism" as righteous fury. The left side tells me that they'll eat whatever is available to keep themselves from eating animals.
Only Vegans Have Sweet Smelling Private Parts!
You Can't Care Unless You Are Vegan
Ohhhhhh Peta
Why can't we apparently eat eggs? Is it because we have eggs inside us? People do realize we aren't eating our own eggs, right?
If You’re Vegan For Reasons Other Than The Animals I Have News For You... You’re Not Vegan Sorry Bud
Again! People have there own reasons for being vegan, why does it hurt you if they are vegans for health reasons? They are still helping!
Til Vegans Have Their Own Language And "Namaste" Is A Part Of It
1.3 Billion people in India ... of which about 5 million are vegans. Someone want to tell India to stop saying namaste?
More Vegan Gatekeeping
A*****e. I shouldn't even be bothered by these people but I really am.
Apparently You Can’t Be Vegan If You Believe Domestic Abuse Exists
You Can't Help The Environment If You Aren't Vegan Silly!
Gatekeeping Veganism
Peta Gatekeeps How Vegans Should Play Animal Crossing
You’re Not Vegan Until You’ve Done It 7 Years
Only Vegans Or Vegetarians Can Feel Bad When An Animal Dies In A Movie
Only Vegans Know The Secret Uses Of Ripe Bananas
Yes, because no non vegan has ever thought to make banana bread with overly ripe bananas. 🙄
Only Vegans Are Allowed To Rescue Animals
So People Can’t Praise For Gender Equality If They Aren’t Vegan?
Vegans Owned This Shape First!!!
You Cannot Care About Living Things If You Eat Meat
I don't even think vegans care about animals. They're just cold people who hate other people and are trying SO hard to prove to everyone how self-righteous they are and think they're better than everyone. These people are usually in the same group of anti-vaxxers, so no surprise there. I don't hear of them volunteering to help animals or starting an organization to help farmers with better humane farming practices.
A Real Vegan Would Never Buy Ice Cream For A Child
Vegan Gatekeeping Is A Special Kind Of Annoying
Gatekeeping Being Vegan
Apparently You're Not A Real Vegan If You Have Any Non-Vegan Friends
I am friends with a family who have been vegan as far back as anyone can remember. Through a hereditary app, they found a relative in 1684 that once, just once, ate a rabbit. You have just ruined this entire family’s life.
Spirituality Is For Vegans Only
Okay, I'm going to stop you right there...."namastop?" you know that's not associated only with yoga right? You do know it has a meaning of it's own right? Do some research you uncultured lettuce. (I can't say swine, he's vegan).
Sorry, You Can't Love Milk
You're Not Even Truly A Vegan Until You've Been Vegan For Ten Years
Apparently You Can Only Care About The Amazon As A Vegetarian
Just Your Local Vegan
So you're laughing at people who are at least making attempts to help the environment. What is it with Vegans and the apparent need for some of them to control everything good for the environment. If anything they should be happy anyone's trying despite what they eat.
Even Thinking About It Means You're Not Vegan
Meat Eater Can't Be As Good As Vegans I Guess
Gatekeeping Vegans Who Want To Eat Imitation Meat
A Comment On A Post Of Billie Eilish Talking About Veganism
If You Are Vegetarian Or Vegan, You Sure As Hell Better Have A Vegetable Garden!!
Only Vegans Can Care About Climate Change
Only Vegans Can Love Animals
Even Vegans Aren’t Safe From Vegan Gatekeeping
You Can’t Be A Feminist And Not Vegan
And You Call Yourself A Vegan, Filthy Honey Eater
meanwhile, bees: What are we gonna do with all this honey we made? It's too much!
Only Vegans Can Find Soulmates
Because Their Is No Other Way To Care About The Earth Unless You’re Vegan
This Is Why Vegans Get A Bad Rep
Because There's Only 1 Reason Someone Would Be Vegan
Yet Another Vegan Saying The Rest Can Care About The Amazon. Apparently You Can’t Do Any Good For The Planet Unless You Don’t Eat Any Animal Products Anymore
Free advice: Eat what you want, just don't make me eat what *you want*... goes for everyone.
As long as you're not a cannibal you are good with me!
Load More Replies...I can't believe I made it to the end of this list. My conclusion: in any given group there are extremist zealots whose sole source of self worth comes from belittleing others..
There are extremist zealots, yes. That answers the question about not every vegan being like this. Some are just following their diet and leaving others to do and eat as they choose.
Load More Replies...So I'm not vegan and have no interesting in becoming vegan, but I'm wondering if these posts were propaganda put out by the meat industry
I personally theorize that there is a mental health disorder that makes people obsessively crave feeling "morally and intellectually superior" to the rest of the population. Those people flock towards groups that support this mindset. So they become a vegan, or they follow a conspiracy theory. That way they can be part of an elite group that can look down at the rest of the population for just not getting it. So veganism itself doesn't cause people to become crazy... it is the other way around, crazies are attracted to things like veganism. Which I'm sure is frustrating for people who are intelligent and actually care about the cause.
Load More Replies...Free advice: Eat what you want, just don't make me eat what *you want*... goes for everyone.
As long as you're not a cannibal you are good with me!
Load More Replies...I can't believe I made it to the end of this list. My conclusion: in any given group there are extremist zealots whose sole source of self worth comes from belittleing others..
There are extremist zealots, yes. That answers the question about not every vegan being like this. Some are just following their diet and leaving others to do and eat as they choose.
Load More Replies...So I'm not vegan and have no interesting in becoming vegan, but I'm wondering if these posts were propaganda put out by the meat industry
I personally theorize that there is a mental health disorder that makes people obsessively crave feeling "morally and intellectually superior" to the rest of the population. Those people flock towards groups that support this mindset. So they become a vegan, or they follow a conspiracy theory. That way they can be part of an elite group that can look down at the rest of the population for just not getting it. So veganism itself doesn't cause people to become crazy... it is the other way around, crazies are attracted to things like veganism. Which I'm sure is frustrating for people who are intelligent and actually care about the cause.
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