RE: Why I'm Going Vegan For a Month
Hey...i don't eat meat since i was 12 years old...now i'm 25, and i have been a vegan for 5 years now...and i am still healthy, alive and feeling better then ever...i agree with you...most people don't think fondly of vegans, and i agree that some vegans can be really annoying with their intolerance to others...i like to believe i am not one of them. But in the end of the day it doesn't really matter who says what or who is rude...and the one thing that makes me even more frustrated than annoying vegans are people who look away and ignore all the needles suffering of innocent animals just because they think vegans are stupid and extreme...it's sad that in the end of the day the only thing that counts is our ego...i believe there is a lot of good vegans as well as bad vegans, and a lot of good meateaters and also a lot of bad ones...no one is perfect but we are capable of making decisions on our own...so don't let some annoying vegan or overly enthusiastic meateater decide for you....and if you think that veganism is a way, don't change your mind just because veganism has a "bad" reputation among other people...if you are vegan it doesn't mean you have to be annoying :D Have a nice day and i'm really happy you are open to try it :) I wish you a lot of culinary delights! :)
Funnily enough about an hour age I had an argument with a vegan who condescendingly said to me "You've been brainwashed since you were a child, it's not your fault..." When I suggested that eating meat is OK.
That being said, that girl doesn't speak for the vegan community, and if she did everyone would hate them! People like you are what vegans should be; presenting the concept in an intelligent way, and inviting people to try.
I'm happy that I share a thought process with a lot of people on here. The vast majority of people feel this way about animal suffering, so we should lead by example. I hope that as someone who is dipping their toes in the water that I can appeal to the average Joe that is on the fence.
I also have two close friends who are vegans ( @kenistyles and @iamjamie ) and they are a good representation of vegans because they are vegan, but they don't judge people who aren't. Yes, there are the arseholes like in every country, religion and community, but they do not represent the masses, and I'm happy that the comments on here are not full of hate, but full of intelligent people offering intellectual insights from both points of view.
Thank you for your eloquent post. You've earned yourself a follow :-)
:)