Nobody said being vegan is easy; it takes a certain level of self-control and preparation to live up to your ideals. One accusation that is often leveled at vegans is the way veganism converts eulogize about the benefits of their dietary choice, while most of the time scolding others for their 'unorthodox' meat-eating decisions. While it usually comes from the right place, wanting others to feel as good about themselves as the vegans do, it can be a bit grating for meat or dairy eaters who just aren't interested in the whole vegan diet thing.
Surely there's a more natural way to spread the message of vegan food goodness? One that's unpretentious, self-deprecating and easily digested? Why yes, vegan memes of course! We here at Bored Panda have collected the best memes that vegans can seriously relate to, and maybe even pass on a few to their friends who don't get it yet. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and don't forget to vote for your favorites!
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I'm pretty sure they mean like "vegan meals". If someone says "I've never had Chinese food", you don't go like "You've never had RICE!?"
Most bread does not have milk and butter in it. That's cake. Bread is flour, yeast, water, salt and maybe a touch of oil.
Load More Replies...Normally, when people say they haven't tried "vegan food" it's the vegan versions of regular food, or going on a vegan diet. Seriously, any kind of fruit or veggie is "vegan". Duh.
I think that's right. I'm not really interested in having vegan fakes of other (meat derivative) foods, as I would expect to be disappointed. But that doesn't mean I don't eat meals that would be considered vegan. Even as a "omnivore", I cook and eat plenty of meals that contain no animal products. It's perfectly easy to find delicious recipes that don't contain meat, which helps not only the planet but also your wallet, without requiring the necessity to take a moral stance on animal welfare.
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Load More Replies...If that bread has milk or eggs, its not vegan... trust me. I've gone shopping for vegans. Haha
Not all.. some linds of bread are vegan and really disgusting 😂
Load More Replies...lol what,butter is too expensive to use it in manufactured food. It`s made with oil
well, not really true, as for a strict vegan the grains for vegan bread have to be produced without animal manure
You can use other oils instead of butter. I prefer many Italian breads which use olive oil and have no animal-derivatives in.
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I but butter or cheese on mine. Kenny's family on south park has plain toast.
As a vegan, it’s hard as hell to find vegan breads in the bread isle at my local Giant. Especially rolls. There’s usually diary in them.
In the form of butter? Why can't they use (eg) olive oil instead? If you want softer rolls, then they do tend to use milk/eggs for the texture. But plenty of Italian breads (eg. foccacia) don't require any dairy
Load More Replies...What about a salad? Forget about processed food. Have people never eaten salad? What about fruit salad?
You can tell it's that brand? Not saying I think it's not vegan, but...
Load More Replies...Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...Actually a lot of bread has butter and/or an eggwash on top. And why do you think it's called sourdough...what makes it sour?
The yeast that is specific to "sour" dough. It's a specific yeast for a species bread
Load More Replies...No, bread doesn‘t contain milk, butter or eggs. But cake does.
Load More Replies...You do know that that bread has both eggs and butter in it, right? Vegans truly are morons.
Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...Vegan? NOT. Bread often has egg and milk as ingredients and the oil or shortening is suspect.
Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...Bread like this contains milk, butter and eggs. You can make a vegan one with vegan substitutes of these. However pure vegan white bread, without any milk/egg substitutes, made of flour, water, yeast and oil only, definitely doesn't look like this.
Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...Maybe that's cake you're thinking off. Bread = flour, yeast, oil, water, salt
Load More Replies...I think bacteria are ruled not an animal, yeast would be bacteria so edible for vegans (I'm not vegan, so I'm not completely sure)
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I told my mother-in-law the new vegan dish I created and she just rolled her eyes. When I asked what that was about, she responded with a joke about how there was no meat in it, how could it possibly taste good. That's when I dropped the bombshell of the Chocolate Latte Cake I made for Christmas that she scarfed down...totally vegan..and Gluten Free. "Did it taste good?" She got quiet. I told her "We aren't doing vegan for the sake of the animals. We are doing it because our health was so bad, we needed a different way to eat so we wouldn't die. Do you think that's funny?" She apologized. After that..she gave us nothing but support and even started learning how to cook vegan.
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I think this picture illustrates many of the misunderstanding between vegans and the non-vegans. Vegan food is more than a meat-dish bereaved of animal products. Anyone claiming that vegan food cannot be tasty and healthy (regardless of continuing to eat meat or not) either has not experiences well-prepared vegan food or is simply closed-minded.
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I'm a vegetarian with known food allergies to nuts and several types of bean. If I had a dollar for every time a vegan purposely added allergens to my food, I wouldn't need to get generic epipens.
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a lot of beers aren't vegan. Animal products are used during filtering.
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Ingredients: aqua, vegetable oil, sugars (glucose, fructose), starch, carotene, tocopherol, riboflavin, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, ascorbic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linolic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, salicylic acid, purines, sodium, potassium, manganese, iron, coppr, zinc, phosphorus, chloride, colors, antioxidants. Scaaaary! Oh wait, those are an apple's ingredients...
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Same for people with allergies, only they might really have a problem if they forget. Trust me on this.
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Technically, it is rather about how to make it non-vegan. Although I have to admit I do not understand why you need to be idealogical about it. I avoid eating meat. Someone cooking something vegetarian in he pan with the sausages next to it, with fat spilling over? Well, what is the deal?
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Whaaat ? No, I never found it offensive when someone explained to me why they're vegan. Exhausting, yes, but never offensive
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When I worked at a Whole Foods that was having a Grand Opening, we were fed lunches during the set up process. They were considerate enough to have vegan options for lunch...and they closely guarded it to make sure that those who were strict vegans had first shot at the food before the omnivores. I wish I could have continued working for them.
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But you're obviously thinking about it, because that's a slice of ham :D
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Yes, and vegans are eating vegetables straight from tree, bush or ground
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If a restaurant doesn't cater for vegans, and aren't willing to create a vegan dish for you, go elsewhere. Although, fries and a salad might be okay.
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Interestingly, the animals and the planet do tell us what they're thinking but it seems to go in one ear and out the other with most people. Vegans seemed to have listened and made the change to a vegan lifestyle and most now speak for the animals and the planet as clearly: MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT LISTENING OR THEY SIMPLY DON'T CARE. Preach that up your uncaring butts lol.
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More like "When you do anything your relatives find non-standard"... All my aunts were terrified and judgemental when they found out I go to the gym and actually lift weights.
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Every.Single.Day. I groom them until they're sleek and shiny, 5 minutes later. POOF! It's like I've never touched them.
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It would seem that most people under 25 today can't be bothered to cook.
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Honestly people just need to give it up. no one is going to change their mind and they seriously are not hurting anyone. And as long as it is not forced on me I am not going to say anything against them.
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Well, there is truth in it ... that a lot of stupid people accuse us of being that way, while actually THEY force a discussion about it on US ... but what should one expect from people who think explaining something - usually (pracitcally every time) after THEY asked or sparked an argument about it - is offensive, while killing animals is considered to be not? It won't get any dumber than that - not preaching to these is just saving time and effort for soemthing worth it.
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Then you explain what happens to those babies on a veal farm. Then talk about Jell-O...and cheese...
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If being vegan makes her happy, then I'm happy for her. But those snacks make me sad.
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Unlikely. I mean, they're probably not going to be vegans, just eating less meat. It's healthier. We've got the organs to eat meat, but not like, tons of it.
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I agree with this. I don't understand why someone else's choice of foods would bother me. I eat meat but I don't have any problem with vegans. You do you, I'll do me.
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I make my own delicious hummus. Not a vegan either. Chickpeas are delicious.
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Because industrial farming practices are based on profit. Animal cruelty is actually unnecessary to produce food. Happy healthy outdoor chickens produce healthier eggs and meat.
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Alternatively, I have a "trigger" grocery store symbol which is when something says "non-GMO". GMO IS NOT BAD, YOU TWATS! Some of the corporations that supply GMOs are bad, but that's an issue of capitalism and bad business practice, not genetically modifying something, which has been done SINCE HUMANS HAVE FARMED!
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How about: many vegan substitutes (note: not all) eg aguave nectar as a honey substitute are in fact worse for the planet than traditional foods. Oh plus if you’re against the use of ANY animals in production too you can’t eat most things *cough*pollination*cough*. Other than that, educated veganism is a great way to be, and there should be more focus on ‘80% veganism’ to encourage more people rather than it being a be all end all.
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But they do. You can make an experiment at your home. Put two identical plants in two different places, but they still get the same amount of light and water. Talk sweetly and gently to one of them and horribly to the other and see what happens.
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If you love your kids, send them to public school. They will do better if the society is mostly middle-class and well off. Starving the public schools will push into a society of a few rich and a whole lot of poor, and turns it into a competition for a few slots.
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Advocates for plants feelings would eat less meat since more plants are killed for animal production than if humans just ate the plants directly.
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Why would you attend a BBQ if you're vegan? "I came to socialize, not eat." *3 hours later* "Does anyone have some salad I can eat?"
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Cows milk have more estrogen then soy has estrogen like properties, if men are afraid of soy to get boobs, they should stop cowsmilk immidietly.
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Except that Orcas are no longer allowed in Sea World....Old Meme is Old.
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I mean, I could point to China, New York, LA, or any OTHER major City in the USA. Just sayin.
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So I go to a local asian restaurant. Explain to the manager that we are vegan. She is unsure of what that is. I explain the definition of vegan and what products are off limits. I tell her I'm interested in the Garlic Tofu (with spicy garlic sauce). She checks with the chef and says it's vegan. Fast forward a few months...and a waitress at the restaurant says the garlic sauce is NOT vegan because of chicken broth added to it. She then informs me that the manager is also the chef's wife. She apologizes profusely. I tell her the manager should be the one apologizing, not her. That was 3 years ago and I'm still waiting for that apology.
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I'd like to point out at this juncture that Travis Barker, who has been vegan for years, had to give up his vegan diet after surviving a plane crash in order to try and heal quicker. Which is what hospitals are there for. They don't exist to pander to your dietary wishes.
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I don't know where this picture is from but it makes me uncomfortable on an innate level.
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Wrong tough, it's mostly the northern part of the world who can drink lactose, but the majority of the world is lactose intolerant, simply cause when we're babies we're supposed to drink our moms breastmilk, but as we grow older we're not supposed to anymore, but the nothern part of the world where food was more scarse we evolved to be able to drink milk as adults. So lactose intolerant is actually what humans are "supposed" to be.
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Yeah because biological dietary needs and evolution is comparable to technological advancement and housing
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I had this happen at a Christmas party. I brought a Chocolate Latte cake that was from the cookbook OhSheGlows. Totally vegan..totally Gluten Free. Did not tell anyone that it was either of those things and served it with Vegan vanilla ice cream. By the end of the party, I had three requests for the recipe and all were shocked when I told them it was gluten free and vegan.
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This was the case with several people I knew. They were like.."veganism didn't work for me." Then they explained what they ate...junk food, junk food, and more junk food. Where are the fresh fruits and veg? I didn't have the time to prepare it. So what your saying is that it wasn't the veganism that made you sick so much as it was your laziness..
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Our monoculture crop growing requires increased use of pesticides, kiling millions of animals during growing and harvest seasons.
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plants don’t feel pain(nothing actlly suggests that yet) but animals do. why don’t yu acknowledge the truth?
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Call ahead and find out if they have vegan options. I would never consider going to a restaurant and not just ordering something on the menu. Maybe one simple substitution at most. It would seem rude to do anything more than that.
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That's family: Even when you disagree on something, they still love you!
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Calcium isn't as important as first thought. Sure we need it, but it doesn't make our bones stronger. Same way drinking lots of OJ for the Vitamin C gets rid of a cold. It's good for you, but like most things, excessive amounts of it will kill you.
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I don't know the difference between vegan and vegetarian, and I don't understand about fish. Because Catholics can't have meat on Fridays, so they eat fish. I don't get it. Isn't the definition of "meat" "a dead animal eaten by another animal"? If so, fish is meat, which would imply a vegetarian would not eat fish, nor would a vegan. But when I was younger, there were plenty of self-identified vegetarians who would eat fish. Why is this a dumb question?
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Who told you that? Non-vegans aren't clueless, we generally just don't like being preached to about how eating meat is murder.
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Well I mean it’s kind of true, but you can’t argue about plants having feels while eating animals who have feelings
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I do not get this. I hated meat as a kid, and I would just eat everything but the meat about 29 out of every 30 days. Do so many people have families that serve NOTHING BUT MEAT? That's messed up.
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I can understand someone asking that, and although I know because I've made legume-based meals for ages due to having been poor when I was young (though I do eat meat), some people just don't know. It's a legitimate question. You might be tired of explaining it over and over, but to a given person, they might just be truly curious. If they eat meat, they probably never looked it up. Here you are, they are interested, and they ask the question.
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non vegans are not carnivores i dont know why this thread is so offensive to non vegans
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Vast amounts of infant food has animal products and/or meat in it.
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This is ridiculous. It's not a scale. It's quite binary. Do you use animal products as part of your life (including the ingredients in hand lotions, gel caps, clothing etc)? If yes, you are not vegan. I'm not vegan, but I get that it's not rocket science to figure out what it means.
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I love when meat eaters bring up these arguments. It helps to have an Anthropology degree. I've got a rebuttal for every one of them.
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They can’t feel pain, but they respond to stimuli which is where most people get that idea
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Another false piece of propaganda. Hotdogs are made from muscle meat, not waste products.
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"Can you please die somewhere else, you're blocking the aisle for other shoppers."
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Don't tell them meet is murder. Unless you like being an obnoxious stereotype that is.
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"Because I'm vegan, and apparently that means I have to eat more bananas than usual."
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If what you don't eat is your most defining characteristic you have problems.
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even with captive bolts, animals still don’t seem to meet their end quickly :^( there are videos of pigs squealing while thrashing around after getting stunned. i watched this one video where this worker missed and had to stun a pig 2-3 times to get it right.
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I enjoy eating meat, not everyday of course, but I don't want to become vegan. I understand that other people want to be vegans, but I hate it when they lecture me about meat eating and try to convert me. I leave you alone, why can't you??
Moral superiority. The overly vocal ones are those who think they're better than you because of how they live their lives. Most vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters just want to quietly get on with their lives, but it's the nasty, arrogant ones you hear the most.
Load More Replies...I don’t care if you’re vegan. I don’t care if you tell me you’re vegan. I will never tell you to eat animal products. But the second you tell me why I SHOULD be a vegan, we have a problem. I don’t believe many vegans fall into the stereotypical “militant aggressive” type, but those that do ruin it for other vegans. Same as meat eaters.... we’re not all jerks about it, but those that are ruin it...
Like the people who are so anti-vegan they go like "F**K YOU I'M GOING TO EAT ONLY MEAT"? I don't think anyone should be reactionary like that, but you REALLY shouldn't have a reactionary DIET!
Load More Replies...Being a vegan is like belonging to a particular religion, it's your choice and it suits you. Problems arise if you become militant and try to force it onto others who have other views.
if you think meat and dairy called suffering, environmental degradation, it’s important to educate others
Load More Replies...It's hilarious to me, that people try to argue with vegans, or anyone that eats differently for that matter. I mean, why do you even care?! Mind your own business...
The more abusive and defensive commentary I see from meat eaters who appear to be compelled to make anti-vegan commentary, the more I get the impression that they think they’re at risk. Access to their preferences are seemingly at risk, or their sense of being “normal” is at risk. It’s the frail ego of some people in the majority.
Load More Replies...I haven't ate pork or beef for 25+ years/poultry for almost 3 years. Works for me. What doesn't work for me is people questioning and mocking my love and respect for animals. The very fact that animals have to be rescued and need sanctuary from the exploitation industries tells me that something is truly wrong with our food system. I am not saying that you shouldn't eat meat -- do what works for you -- but simply that if folks actually thought about where that meat comes from, what the animal is put through so you can have that meat to eat maybe you wouldn't eat as much of it. Also the environmental impact of raising meat & poultry for human consumption is staggering. Finally if you are a meat eater and you write down every meal you eat during a 7 day period I bet you will be surprised at how much meat you DON'T eat. No matter how much you love bacon or steak or burgers....I bet the majority of meat eaters don't eat these items every single day for every single meal.
Absolutely! I eat meat, but I've cut down on it and try to get it sourced responsibly. I'm a big fan of groups like "Compassion in World Farming". I don't think, as omnivores, that there's anything inherently wrong with us eating meat, but keeping prey animals under torturous conditions like in factory farms is needlessly cruel and just feeds the over-abundance of wasted food in many developed countries.
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Load More Replies...The one thing I get confused by about vegans is "Why are WE not allowed to eat meat but other omnivores and carnivores can?" I'm entirely in favour of eating less meat than is common in most western countries and I support humane and responsible farming to lessen environmental impact, but I don't feel like I have a personal ethical issue with the simple idea of "eating a living animal" if you remove the rest of the baggage of unethical farming. Like, is there something wrong with eating a deer killed in order to cull the local population so that they don't overwhelm the plant life? (Happens around where I live in Ontario.) Or is that just "bad because killing is bad"? Certainly different vegans have different opinions on this sort of thing, but I don't think I've ever thought to ask someone in person.
Just my point of view as far as your question about why can't we (humans) eat meat, but other omnivores and carnivores can - the difference between humans and say lions or tigers, is the fact that humans can grow plants and have the capability to eat vegan, but other animals do not. I have cats, and even though I'm a vegan, I feed them (nonvegan) cat food, because I realize that cats need meat. But I'm not a cat, and I don't need meat - so I see it as my responsibility to not eat it because I'm a human, and humans are capable of making these decisions whereas animals are not. I'm not one of those people who think animals are equal to humans - I recognize that humans are in some ways more evolved, so I think because humans are superior in some ways we're held to a higher standard. It always confuses me when people will make both the "we can eat animals because they're just animals and not the same as humans" AND the "well, carnivores eat meat, so why can't I" arguments.
Load More Replies...Being a vegan kind of seems like some fundamental religion to me if I judge it by the obsessive nature of it and the need for it's adherents to almost forcefully try to convert others to their way of thinking. Or maybe I only have ever met members of the hateful and screaming radicalised subset of bit.
The noisy part of any group of humans gets all the attention.
Load More Replies...There are many entries concerning meat so just to clear it up: vegetarians don't eat meat; vegans don't consume any animal products and yes for many of them it's a whole ideology and philosophy about being a vegan and it's not just about food but also clothing, beauty products etc. (some people in the UK protested banknotes being made using tallow made from animal fat in the production for example) BTW: I'm not even a vegetarian (I sometimes still eat meat, although very rarely), I just feel like many people don't know the difference and I like to share my knowledge :)
I can kind of understand vegetarians, but vegans... What's wrong with eating eggs and cheese or drinking milk? You don't have to kill the chicken to get eggs or the cow to get milk. They just want to be special and will tell everyone they are vegans constantly. I'm an orthodox christian but I don't go screaming about it in people's faces every five minutes.
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Some of these are like "Yeah, I get it, you have your fun", but others are SUPER twatty and self-righteous, like being vegan makes you SO PERFECT and there are NO arguments that make veganism look bad.
I agree, there are plenty of arguments against veganism. But lot of them just refuse to acknowledge that.
Load More Replies...I had vegan meat a couple of times, because of my vegan friend, and let me tell you, it was delicious! I'm not even vegetarian!
I say credit to the vegans for sticking to their food solutions. I say boo to pushing their agenda every chance they have. I also say each to their own.
People will think that trying to sway you to their way of life by lecturing you is not bullying are bullies. Keep your face out of my plate and we can peacefully coexist. We make our own choices in this life, being snarky or mean to me will not change my choices.
I love bored panda but over the years its become more click bait and sympathy/misguided attention getting articles. This one seems like a space filler for the site. No one cares if you're vegan, omnivore, cannibal or what ever you choose. Its lame articles that makes me lose interest in a site that was actually good at one point.
I mean...I might care if someone was an admitted cannibal...
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Load More Replies...honestly, I love people that go vegan, I wish I had the strength to give up all animal products. Ihave heard of vegan meat that tastes and looks like meat and I would love to eat that instead of meat, especially cow meat because it really harms the environment so I would be able to go vegetarian but not vegan because I love ilk and cheese + almond milk actually harms the environment according to my mother, but if that's wrong I would love to hear what it can help with. And some of the cheese tastes weird but if there's a kind of vegan cheese that tastes like cheese I would love to try it. C:
I had a vegan roommate in college and at first I busted his balls over it, but later I really appreciated the struggle he went through. Doesn't change the fact I think it's overboard, but I definitely understand how it's not a diet it's a lifestyle... Especially when you realize you can't wear leather.
The amount of hate and anger directed at vegans is somewhat frightening to me. I expected this comments thread to be all about spewing anti-vegan attitudes (promoting the “vegans are a******s” myth, for example). I can stomach wading through only so much of that kind of c**p before I give up trying to even participate at all.
If you really want to do away with cruel factory farm practices, do everything you can to prevent poverty, to ensure a good jobs market. When people have choices, they are more likely to quite working at the slaughterhouse because of the cruel practices. The farms have to either pay way too high a price, or they change their ways. So, to prevent cruelty to animals: Support public schools (don't send your kids to private schools or if you do, don't cheat the system by accepting a voucher). Support candidates who use tax money for keeping people out of poverty, rather than making rich people richer. Support candidates who don't make laws restricting people from voting. And by all means, do what you can to get your local elections to use ranked-choice voting. The idea may spread from the bottom up. When I've seen videos of horrendous treatment of animals at factory farms, I just have to ask, how can those people working there do those things? It's people doing it.
I've seen more meat eaters trying to convert others to their lifestyle and bully vegans than I have seen vegans try to convert others and bully meat eaters.
I really want to go vegetarian, but last time I tried I lost a lot of weight and didn’t get enough protein/iron so for now I’m stuck eating meat. I did, however decide that the only way to responsibly eat eggs was to have my own chickens! This one person went over to my house and started talking about how stupid they are and how much he enjoys eating them to annoy me, so I promptly showed him all the tricks I’ve taught them (they’ve picked up more than my dog!)
If anyone’s interested, I’ve taught them to come when called, jump up on command, and jump on and off a tree stump. Chickens have over 30 vocalizations they use to communicate with others and recognize over 100 other chicken, duck, (and although this isn’t yet proven I bet human) faces. They actually make really great pets and it’s so great to get your own eggs.
Load More Replies...I'm seriously of doing a small comic of a vegan with dogs and cats on one side and farm animals on the other asking "Why is it okay to eat farm animals and not dogs and cats? ALL animals deserve to live!" in one panel and then the next shows the same vegan standing in front of a plow and talking to the field animals and telling them "Sorry little guys, but we must sacrifice you for our diet so that we can save the farm animals. I'm sure you understand".
OMG, seriously. You use far less land to feed humans plant based crops than feeding animals the crops to then feed humans their meat. So this helps use less land, you know this right? You can't live without death either. Every day I drive a car that kills bugs on my windshield and I walk around and stand on ants/spiders etc. You can only do so much. Going vegan is a massive help to the planet and the animals. There is no comeback to a vegan argument I'm afraid. I tried for years before I finally listened and realised that continuing to eat meat and dairy was selfish and I was being stubborn. All the arguments that I came back with to continue consuming meat/dariy had good solid logical answers (when I actually listened).
Load More Replies...I'm so grateful to the great Dr okosun for curing my herpes disease,for 4 years i have been having hsv 1&2 which made me look so horrible, since i have been having this disease i have been in a complete agony weeping everyday, i have gone to several places trying to get a cure but nothing was changed, i came to the internet one day and decided to look for help online and i saw different testimonies from various people around the world on how they have been cured from various diseases by this Dr okosun and i also decided to contact him through his whatsapp number and i told him i have been infected with hsv and he assured me that he will help me to get cured from my disease, i believed him and obeyed all his instruction that he gave to me, afterwards he prepare a cure for me and when i received it and started using it just as he has promised me, i was told i will be cured from my infections within four weeks if i follow as i was instructed and i did as i was told and after four weeks i
Most vegans are anti-violence, anti-specism. So I understand why some will shout about the violence/murder of animals with feelings and emotions (with hearts and brains; when did plants have these?... people must have skipped some Biology classes haha!). People will love their dogs but want no harm to them. If someone harmed/killed their dog (or even a wild animal) they would call the police and media. That murderer is called psychotic. Somehow killing pigs, cows, chickens... isn't murder to the uneducated. Would you tolerate murder? Non-black people are at BLM protests/advising everyone not to be racist. Vegans are protesting/advising people not to be part of animal abuse/murder. Personally, there is no point lecturing those with willful ignorance, only empaths will understand.
always "what if" with you damn vegans. Instead of your demented fantasies, why don't you try living in the present and deal with reality. And you need to realize who is in the majority, was and always will be- meat eaters-the U.S. ratio is 200-1. You can't and won't win. But thanks for playing.
Load More Replies...White privilege at its finest! Seriously it seems like it's always white people telling people how to live their lives. Saying there not racist while making extremely racist comments like that. Have fun killing plants.
I like meat. Period. Gonna have some porkbutts and taters right now :)
If defending animals and the planet because they need our help is preachy, nasty, superior etc. etc. to you then I think you need to ask yourselves why you think it is. Do you really think we're bothered about name calling when we're so superior lol...we're defending the voiceless and we always will. 3 or 4 years ago I was stubborn about eating meat and dairy and wouldn't listen either. Eventually with help from my wife I cut out dairy and shed my body fat pretty quickly and felt a lot better. I cut down to one meal of meat a week and then eventually just stopped altogether once I saw the suffering involved and that I was contributing to it. How could I have pets and look into their eyes with no guilt. If you eat meat/dairy these days (unless you live somewhere you can’t buy good plant based produce) then you simply either don’t care for the planet or the animals or even your fellow human beings. Very selfish attitude :-(
Defending animals and the planet isn't the issue. Doing so is worthwhile, just and validated by science. The accusations of being preachy, nasty and superior come from HOW the message is brought over. Rather than calling yourself the defender of the voiceless and accusing others of being selfish, maybe you should start by diplomatically and stating what the facts are. This way you might encourage people to educate themselves, rather than get defensive (which was my reaction to your post, even though I agree with what you actually said)
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure that there is a statute of limitations if you know what I mean. It isn't like dinosaurs and being slaughtered for oil.
Load More Replies...Oooh, there’s another. I can’t believe you just compared eating meat to racism. You do realize no one will ever listen to you right?
Load More Replies...I enjoy eating meat, not everyday of course, but I don't want to become vegan. I understand that other people want to be vegans, but I hate it when they lecture me about meat eating and try to convert me. I leave you alone, why can't you??
Moral superiority. The overly vocal ones are those who think they're better than you because of how they live their lives. Most vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters just want to quietly get on with their lives, but it's the nasty, arrogant ones you hear the most.
Load More Replies...I don’t care if you’re vegan. I don’t care if you tell me you’re vegan. I will never tell you to eat animal products. But the second you tell me why I SHOULD be a vegan, we have a problem. I don’t believe many vegans fall into the stereotypical “militant aggressive” type, but those that do ruin it for other vegans. Same as meat eaters.... we’re not all jerks about it, but those that are ruin it...
Like the people who are so anti-vegan they go like "F**K YOU I'M GOING TO EAT ONLY MEAT"? I don't think anyone should be reactionary like that, but you REALLY shouldn't have a reactionary DIET!
Load More Replies...Being a vegan is like belonging to a particular religion, it's your choice and it suits you. Problems arise if you become militant and try to force it onto others who have other views.
if you think meat and dairy called suffering, environmental degradation, it’s important to educate others
Load More Replies...It's hilarious to me, that people try to argue with vegans, or anyone that eats differently for that matter. I mean, why do you even care?! Mind your own business...
The more abusive and defensive commentary I see from meat eaters who appear to be compelled to make anti-vegan commentary, the more I get the impression that they think they’re at risk. Access to their preferences are seemingly at risk, or their sense of being “normal” is at risk. It’s the frail ego of some people in the majority.
Load More Replies...I haven't ate pork or beef for 25+ years/poultry for almost 3 years. Works for me. What doesn't work for me is people questioning and mocking my love and respect for animals. The very fact that animals have to be rescued and need sanctuary from the exploitation industries tells me that something is truly wrong with our food system. I am not saying that you shouldn't eat meat -- do what works for you -- but simply that if folks actually thought about where that meat comes from, what the animal is put through so you can have that meat to eat maybe you wouldn't eat as much of it. Also the environmental impact of raising meat & poultry for human consumption is staggering. Finally if you are a meat eater and you write down every meal you eat during a 7 day period I bet you will be surprised at how much meat you DON'T eat. No matter how much you love bacon or steak or burgers....I bet the majority of meat eaters don't eat these items every single day for every single meal.
Absolutely! I eat meat, but I've cut down on it and try to get it sourced responsibly. I'm a big fan of groups like "Compassion in World Farming". I don't think, as omnivores, that there's anything inherently wrong with us eating meat, but keeping prey animals under torturous conditions like in factory farms is needlessly cruel and just feeds the over-abundance of wasted food in many developed countries.
Load More Replies...Thank you for demonstrating the meat-eating version of the so-called “vegan a*****e”.
Load More Replies...The one thing I get confused by about vegans is "Why are WE not allowed to eat meat but other omnivores and carnivores can?" I'm entirely in favour of eating less meat than is common in most western countries and I support humane and responsible farming to lessen environmental impact, but I don't feel like I have a personal ethical issue with the simple idea of "eating a living animal" if you remove the rest of the baggage of unethical farming. Like, is there something wrong with eating a deer killed in order to cull the local population so that they don't overwhelm the plant life? (Happens around where I live in Ontario.) Or is that just "bad because killing is bad"? Certainly different vegans have different opinions on this sort of thing, but I don't think I've ever thought to ask someone in person.
Just my point of view as far as your question about why can't we (humans) eat meat, but other omnivores and carnivores can - the difference between humans and say lions or tigers, is the fact that humans can grow plants and have the capability to eat vegan, but other animals do not. I have cats, and even though I'm a vegan, I feed them (nonvegan) cat food, because I realize that cats need meat. But I'm not a cat, and I don't need meat - so I see it as my responsibility to not eat it because I'm a human, and humans are capable of making these decisions whereas animals are not. I'm not one of those people who think animals are equal to humans - I recognize that humans are in some ways more evolved, so I think because humans are superior in some ways we're held to a higher standard. It always confuses me when people will make both the "we can eat animals because they're just animals and not the same as humans" AND the "well, carnivores eat meat, so why can't I" arguments.
Load More Replies...Being a vegan kind of seems like some fundamental religion to me if I judge it by the obsessive nature of it and the need for it's adherents to almost forcefully try to convert others to their way of thinking. Or maybe I only have ever met members of the hateful and screaming radicalised subset of bit.
The noisy part of any group of humans gets all the attention.
Load More Replies...There are many entries concerning meat so just to clear it up: vegetarians don't eat meat; vegans don't consume any animal products and yes for many of them it's a whole ideology and philosophy about being a vegan and it's not just about food but also clothing, beauty products etc. (some people in the UK protested banknotes being made using tallow made from animal fat in the production for example) BTW: I'm not even a vegetarian (I sometimes still eat meat, although very rarely), I just feel like many people don't know the difference and I like to share my knowledge :)
I can kind of understand vegetarians, but vegans... What's wrong with eating eggs and cheese or drinking milk? You don't have to kill the chicken to get eggs or the cow to get milk. They just want to be special and will tell everyone they are vegans constantly. I'm an orthodox christian but I don't go screaming about it in people's faces every five minutes.
Load More Replies...Not hilarious at all... maybe cause I'm not vegan I don't know...
Some of these are like "Yeah, I get it, you have your fun", but others are SUPER twatty and self-righteous, like being vegan makes you SO PERFECT and there are NO arguments that make veganism look bad.
I agree, there are plenty of arguments against veganism. But lot of them just refuse to acknowledge that.
Load More Replies...I had vegan meat a couple of times, because of my vegan friend, and let me tell you, it was delicious! I'm not even vegetarian!
I say credit to the vegans for sticking to their food solutions. I say boo to pushing their agenda every chance they have. I also say each to their own.
People will think that trying to sway you to their way of life by lecturing you is not bullying are bullies. Keep your face out of my plate and we can peacefully coexist. We make our own choices in this life, being snarky or mean to me will not change my choices.
I love bored panda but over the years its become more click bait and sympathy/misguided attention getting articles. This one seems like a space filler for the site. No one cares if you're vegan, omnivore, cannibal or what ever you choose. Its lame articles that makes me lose interest in a site that was actually good at one point.
I mean...I might care if someone was an admitted cannibal...
Load More Replies...Do they have a heart and brain and emotions? What a dumb argument
Load More Replies...honestly, I love people that go vegan, I wish I had the strength to give up all animal products. Ihave heard of vegan meat that tastes and looks like meat and I would love to eat that instead of meat, especially cow meat because it really harms the environment so I would be able to go vegetarian but not vegan because I love ilk and cheese + almond milk actually harms the environment according to my mother, but if that's wrong I would love to hear what it can help with. And some of the cheese tastes weird but if there's a kind of vegan cheese that tastes like cheese I would love to try it. C:
I had a vegan roommate in college and at first I busted his balls over it, but later I really appreciated the struggle he went through. Doesn't change the fact I think it's overboard, but I definitely understand how it's not a diet it's a lifestyle... Especially when you realize you can't wear leather.
The amount of hate and anger directed at vegans is somewhat frightening to me. I expected this comments thread to be all about spewing anti-vegan attitudes (promoting the “vegans are a******s” myth, for example). I can stomach wading through only so much of that kind of c**p before I give up trying to even participate at all.
If you really want to do away with cruel factory farm practices, do everything you can to prevent poverty, to ensure a good jobs market. When people have choices, they are more likely to quite working at the slaughterhouse because of the cruel practices. The farms have to either pay way too high a price, or they change their ways. So, to prevent cruelty to animals: Support public schools (don't send your kids to private schools or if you do, don't cheat the system by accepting a voucher). Support candidates who use tax money for keeping people out of poverty, rather than making rich people richer. Support candidates who don't make laws restricting people from voting. And by all means, do what you can to get your local elections to use ranked-choice voting. The idea may spread from the bottom up. When I've seen videos of horrendous treatment of animals at factory farms, I just have to ask, how can those people working there do those things? It's people doing it.
I've seen more meat eaters trying to convert others to their lifestyle and bully vegans than I have seen vegans try to convert others and bully meat eaters.
I really want to go vegetarian, but last time I tried I lost a lot of weight and didn’t get enough protein/iron so for now I’m stuck eating meat. I did, however decide that the only way to responsibly eat eggs was to have my own chickens! This one person went over to my house and started talking about how stupid they are and how much he enjoys eating them to annoy me, so I promptly showed him all the tricks I’ve taught them (they’ve picked up more than my dog!)
If anyone’s interested, I’ve taught them to come when called, jump up on command, and jump on and off a tree stump. Chickens have over 30 vocalizations they use to communicate with others and recognize over 100 other chicken, duck, (and although this isn’t yet proven I bet human) faces. They actually make really great pets and it’s so great to get your own eggs.
Load More Replies...I'm seriously of doing a small comic of a vegan with dogs and cats on one side and farm animals on the other asking "Why is it okay to eat farm animals and not dogs and cats? ALL animals deserve to live!" in one panel and then the next shows the same vegan standing in front of a plow and talking to the field animals and telling them "Sorry little guys, but we must sacrifice you for our diet so that we can save the farm animals. I'm sure you understand".
OMG, seriously. You use far less land to feed humans plant based crops than feeding animals the crops to then feed humans their meat. So this helps use less land, you know this right? You can't live without death either. Every day I drive a car that kills bugs on my windshield and I walk around and stand on ants/spiders etc. You can only do so much. Going vegan is a massive help to the planet and the animals. There is no comeback to a vegan argument I'm afraid. I tried for years before I finally listened and realised that continuing to eat meat and dairy was selfish and I was being stubborn. All the arguments that I came back with to continue consuming meat/dariy had good solid logical answers (when I actually listened).
Load More Replies...I'm so grateful to the great Dr okosun for curing my herpes disease,for 4 years i have been having hsv 1&2 which made me look so horrible, since i have been having this disease i have been in a complete agony weeping everyday, i have gone to several places trying to get a cure but nothing was changed, i came to the internet one day and decided to look for help online and i saw different testimonies from various people around the world on how they have been cured from various diseases by this Dr okosun and i also decided to contact him through his whatsapp number and i told him i have been infected with hsv and he assured me that he will help me to get cured from my disease, i believed him and obeyed all his instruction that he gave to me, afterwards he prepare a cure for me and when i received it and started using it just as he has promised me, i was told i will be cured from my infections within four weeks if i follow as i was instructed and i did as i was told and after four weeks i
Most vegans are anti-violence, anti-specism. So I understand why some will shout about the violence/murder of animals with feelings and emotions (with hearts and brains; when did plants have these?... people must have skipped some Biology classes haha!). People will love their dogs but want no harm to them. If someone harmed/killed their dog (or even a wild animal) they would call the police and media. That murderer is called psychotic. Somehow killing pigs, cows, chickens... isn't murder to the uneducated. Would you tolerate murder? Non-black people are at BLM protests/advising everyone not to be racist. Vegans are protesting/advising people not to be part of animal abuse/murder. Personally, there is no point lecturing those with willful ignorance, only empaths will understand.
always "what if" with you damn vegans. Instead of your demented fantasies, why don't you try living in the present and deal with reality. And you need to realize who is in the majority, was and always will be- meat eaters-the U.S. ratio is 200-1. You can't and won't win. But thanks for playing.
Load More Replies...White privilege at its finest! Seriously it seems like it's always white people telling people how to live their lives. Saying there not racist while making extremely racist comments like that. Have fun killing plants.
I like meat. Period. Gonna have some porkbutts and taters right now :)
If defending animals and the planet because they need our help is preachy, nasty, superior etc. etc. to you then I think you need to ask yourselves why you think it is. Do you really think we're bothered about name calling when we're so superior lol...we're defending the voiceless and we always will. 3 or 4 years ago I was stubborn about eating meat and dairy and wouldn't listen either. Eventually with help from my wife I cut out dairy and shed my body fat pretty quickly and felt a lot better. I cut down to one meal of meat a week and then eventually just stopped altogether once I saw the suffering involved and that I was contributing to it. How could I have pets and look into their eyes with no guilt. If you eat meat/dairy these days (unless you live somewhere you can’t buy good plant based produce) then you simply either don’t care for the planet or the animals or even your fellow human beings. Very selfish attitude :-(
Defending animals and the planet isn't the issue. Doing so is worthwhile, just and validated by science. The accusations of being preachy, nasty and superior come from HOW the message is brought over. Rather than calling yourself the defender of the voiceless and accusing others of being selfish, maybe you should start by diplomatically and stating what the facts are. This way you might encourage people to educate themselves, rather than get defensive (which was my reaction to your post, even though I agree with what you actually said)
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure that there is a statute of limitations if you know what I mean. It isn't like dinosaurs and being slaughtered for oil.
Load More Replies...Oooh, there’s another. I can’t believe you just compared eating meat to racism. You do realize no one will ever listen to you right?
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