I don’t know who these smug preachy people are that you’re talking about. I lived for years in cities like San Francisco as a meat eater and I’ve never met one who was like this. I ate at vegan restaurants sometimes because vegan food is dank, and I ate cheeseburgers with vegan people. I dated a vegan person and ate chicken. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
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Hyphlosion@donphan.social 6 months agoPeople don’t like to be made to feel uncomfortable (via preaching) about something they enjoy.
Fixed that for you.
Hate is a strong word, but as a meatatarian, passionate vegans don’t make me feel uncomfortable with “facts,” but some can be incredibly annoying with the way they go about voicing their opinions. It’s not because of the “truth hurts” or “truth is uncomfortable” or that you’re going for, but because some are like the Karens and SJW’s of the diet world.
And before I’m accused of generalizing vegans, note I said SOME. I also feel the same way about anyone else who is overly-passionate. Like some who are on keto. Yikes.
nutsack@lemmy.world 6 months ago
EatATaco@lemm.ee 6 months ago
But this whole thread is about the general dislike of vegans and veganism. So you didn’t “correct” them, because you narrowed it down to only talking about people who are too preachy.
Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I would suggest that the entire premise of this post is invalid then, as it begs the question. First, prove to me that there is a general dislike of all vegans/veganism. I’d be willing to bet it’s a LOT more “dislike of preachy/smug vegans.”
EatATaco@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I agree. Although, I also agree with the anecdote by the op that anytime vegans are mentioned, everyone here seems to have to bring up how annoying and preachy some are.
It’s not like everytime a woman is mentioned, people feel compelled to point out how some of them are Karen’s.
It’s like when conservatives bring up how flamboyant some gays are when talking about homosexuals. It just reeks of “i’m okay with them, as long as I am not forced to think of them.”