What is up with the vegan hate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people (see fake butter poster above) can't imagine food without animal products because they lack creativity. This confuses and angers them.

Man those French are doing it all wrong. Guess they aren't creative enough for the likes of you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people (see fake butter poster above) can't imagine food without animal products because they lack creativity. This confuses and angers them.

Man those French are doing it all wrong. Guess they aren't creative enough for the likes of you!

This is not about the French.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

The bolded. They talk about it so much! I come from a vegetarian family and know many vegetarians. None of them do this. It’s only vegans who feel the need to preach, convert and explain that they’re experts.

[Anonymous]

The obnoxious ones give the rest a bad name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people (see fake butter poster above) can't imagine food without animal products because they lack creativity. This confuses and angers them.

Man those French are doing it all wrong. Guess they aren't creative enough for the likes of you!

Actually there are some amazing vegan restaurants in France.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

The bolded. They talk about it so much! I come from a vegetarian family and know many vegetarians. None of them do this. It’s only vegans who feel the need to preach, convert and explain that they’re experts.

Maybe like 20 years ago. I don’t see that these days. you’re really working with old material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inspired by the other thread on having vegans over for thanksgiving:

I’m trying to understand the intensely personal dislike that some people seem to harbor toward vegans.

Is the problem that:
- you dislike it when vegans try to push their lifestyle onto you, or
- you have some problem with the actual diet itself, or
- something else

I write this as a vegan myself, but one who has no issue with others eating meat. You want your burger, eat your burger. Does not matter to me at all. Just as I respect others’ choices, why can they not respect mine?

I don’t see existing as a vegan as anyone pushing their lifestyle onto me. In turn I don’t make weird steak jokes in their general direction.

Just like your sex life, the details are not important to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The vegan hate is really big in the boomer crowd that grew up learning to cook by adding butter, cream and bacon to everything. I personally love bacon but it’s a PITA to make. I’ve found that butter and cream really don’t make vegetables taste better at all. They basically mask bad cooking and make something meh.

Butter, cream and bacon make vegetables taste good. Yes they do. There are other ways to cook vegetables that are also delicious. I don't understand the vegan haters. They're rigid and close-minded and set in their ways. Like old people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

Why not? What's the big secret? Food and diet are interesting subjects for people who are into food and not threatened by others.

[Anonymous]

I just don’t want to have to change my entire dinner menu to accommodate you on a day that already takes several days preparing. Come, be grateful, enjoy the company. Don’t complain about my food, if you don’t like the menu bring something you will eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

Why not? What's the big secret? Food and diet are interesting subjects for people who are into food and not threatened by others.

LOL, nope! I don’t care whether it’s vegan or an “I’m such a steak and potatoes guy, what’s with all this weird stuff” dude like my dad, no one actually cares what you eat, or don’t eat, or why, or how much weight you lost or gained or want to lose or gain, etc. “Ketchup is a Karb Keto Kevin” is like everyone’s most dreaded co-worker. Both “I’m a vegan and I can’t imagggginnnneeeee eating meat” gal and “I can’t imaggginnnneeeeee not eating meat” guy are both equally annoying people.

Talking about what you eat or don’t eat, like anyone actually gives a shyt, is attention-seeking behavior.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy my broccoli roasted, my husband prefers his steamed. Neither of us are vegan. We have different preparation preferences. No biggie.

I’m allergic to dairy, he’s allergic to nuts. I buy him kerrygold, i use miyokos. I prepare things vegan and add butter or cheese to his. Or he makes it himself- because he’s an adult.

I’m gluten free (not by choice!) , he tears up Thomas’ English muffins.

It’s harmonious and nbd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like it when people act entitled, vegan or otherwise. I’ve hosted many vegan guests who were perfectly gracious and helpful. I also happen to have hosted several vegans who:

1) Preach and preach and try to shame and convert (yes, actually to me in my own home when I am hosting them)
2) Turn up their nose at what is on offer, especially when I have gone out of my way to purchase or prepare it (“vegetarian lasagna with vegan cheese again, it’s like no one knows how to make anything else vegan”)

I don’t categorically dislike vegans. I do categorically dislike rude, entitled people, which sometimes includes vegans.

I usually don't go to people's homes as I am very particular when it comes to food. If I host I ask people what they like vs. just tell them this is what they are eating.

And there you have it. Who wants to host someone so difficult? Fall in or stay home. I’ll be happy to serve vegan options if you tell me you are vegan, but you don’t get to dictate the menu. If you can’t be a gracious guest, stay home.

Gracious, mature vegans are welcome in my home.
Picky, difficult guests—whether they are vegan or not—will not be invited back.

A good host takes food preferences into consideration.

If I ask “any allergies or food restrictions,” usually someone will rather sheepishly say, “it’s not an allergy, but I hate fish.” Or a spouse might say, “Barbara technically can eat pork, but she prefer not to.” That’s helpful information.

That said, most people don’t treat home invitations like a restaurant. And most mature adults—even if they don’t particularly like something—won’t mention it, because that’s not the same level as keeping kosher or being allergic to mushrooms.

I dislike certain foods, but I have never mentioned them when accepting an invitation to someone’s home. Because even if those things are on the table, I can eat them like an adult. I can eat a small portion of the thing I do not like, eat plenty of the rest, and thank my hosts for having me. Because the point of the evening is the company and the time spe nt together. If I get home and find I’m still hungry, I eat a bowl of cereal and I’m off to bed.

Do you say that to guests who are trying to be kosher? Just eat it to be polite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

The bolded. They talk about it so much! I come from a vegetarian family and know many vegetarians. None of them do this. It’s only vegans who feel the need to preach, convert and explain that they’re experts.

Maybe like 20 years ago. I don’t see that these days. you’re really working with old material.

Nope. Your anecdotes are not data. It still happens plenty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they are preachy.

The old joke: "How do you know a person is vegan?" A: "Don't worry, theyll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them."

I know cool vegans too. They don't talk about their eating lifestyle, just like I don't talk about mine.

Why not? What's the big secret? Food and diet are interesting subjects for people who are into food and not threatened by others.

LOL, nope! I don’t care whether it’s vegan or an “I’m such a steak and potatoes guy, what’s with all this weird stuff” dude like my dad, no one actually cares what you eat, or don’t eat, or why, or how much weight you lost or gained or want to lose or gain, etc. “Ketchup is a Karb Keto Kevin” is like everyone’s most dreaded co-worker. Both “I’m a vegan and I can’t imagggginnnneeeee eating meat” gal and “I can’t imaggginnnneeeeee not eating meat” guy are both equally annoying people.

Talking about what you eat or don’t eat, like anyone actually gives a shyt, is attention-seeking behavior.

This is really what it boils down to.