Things That Make You Go... WTF?
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The disgust/contempt/fear displayed towards vegans and veggies, or for that matter people with food taboos in general; is certainly interesting. "Interesting" in that it exposes the insecurities of those who take issue, it's none of your business what someone else eats and why is it so upsetting to you in the first place?
I eat meat and occasionally fish and I've never had a vegan/veggie/whatever lecture me, though have had carnivores (carnies?) complain about vegs/veggies to me. A friend is veggie, he doesn't make an issue of it but over years has had people starting to lecture him over the self-righteousness of vegetarians. I've occasionally ordered a veggie meal and had people then ask if I was veggie and when I said, i just felt a vegetable lasagne or something similar to be greeted with incredulity that I would just simply choose not to eat meat but I eat least don't get the lecture about how vegetarians etc are "wrong" or "bad"
I eat meat and occasionally fish and I've never had a vegan/veggie/whatever lecture me, though have had carnivores (carnies?) complain about vegs/veggies to me. A friend is veggie, he doesn't make an issue of it but over years has had people starting to lecture him over the self-righteousness of vegetarians. I've occasionally ordered a veggie meal and had people then ask if I was veggie and when I said, i just felt a vegetable lasagne or something similar to be greeted with incredulity that I would just simply choose not to eat meat but I eat least don't get the lecture about how vegetarians etc are "wrong" or "bad"
I haven't had that happen. I'm an omnivore (and an omnibore, probably!) but I have often chosen the vegetarian option as I actually like veg and fruit more than most other foods but never had anyone comment negatively about it. Usually there is an assumption that if you order the vegetarian option you are a vegetarian but that's about as far as it goes.
There is a hint of religious zeal about many vegetarians and vegans, especially those who have recently become vegan. The tendency to get a bit preachy when someone just wants to have a quiet meal is bound to generate some ill-will, I have certainly experienced preachy vegans and vegetarians getting quite irritable about my food choices.
There is a hint of religious zeal about many vegetarians and vegans, especially those who have recently become vegan. The tendency to get a bit preachy when someone just wants to have a quiet meal is bound to generate some ill-will, I have certainly experienced preachy vegans and vegetarians getting quite irritable about my food choices.
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My point was that most meat eaters don't care whether their meat has been cooked with vegetable oil or with vegetables, whereas vegetarians do care. Generally speaking, most meat is cooked with vegetable oil of some description, so I doubt if 'changing the flavour' is uppermost in a meat eater's mind.
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I get that but Burger King? .. if anything, the meat eater kids should have compromised and gone somewhere that isn't mainly and traditionally focussed on selling cooked meat but then they also could have ordered meat based meals for themselves with the vegetarian and vegan guest's needs far better catered for .. it's just common sense .. there's tons of other quality places that would cook meals to please everyone but no .. they just had to go to burger king to make a self righteous point. Zero sympathy for drama creators.
.. wankers.
.. wankers.
I've mentioned it before on here, but most carnivorous people aren't that bothered by my vegetarianism, just ask what I have for Christmas dinner, for instance, but you do get the occasional "how dare you judge me!!!" nutter. It's become popular enough to be part of any restaurant, even the fast food ones, or else they would be losing a lot of custom. Money makes the world go around.
I'm neither veggie nor vegan but try to eat pretty well - lots of fresh veg, home-cooked meals etc. But I have developed a fondness for Greggs' vegan sausage rolls; I absolutely accept that's not a health food but when I'm out cycling I like a savoury snack – and I reckon the 'junk' in a vegan product is going to be better than that in the meat alternative. Before trying the vegan sausage roll as far as I can remember I'd never eaten a Greggs' product in my life as I tend generally not to eat their sort of food (I know how snobbish that sounds, it's not meant to!).
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That really does go without saying though.
Incorrect! People go thermonuclear if their favourite food product is changed. There are a few examples in this link.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ury-comes-clean-on-creme-egg-chocolate-change
Burger King of course have the right to sell anything they want and if they want to sell only meat burgers then they are perfectly within their rights to do so. But if they are not going to sell veggie or vegan food then they shouldn't claim they do. It is false advertising.[/QUOTE]
Incorrect! People go thermonuclear if their favourite food product is changed. There are a few examples in this link.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ury-comes-clean-on-creme-egg-chocolate-change
Burger King of course have the right to sell anything they want and if they want to sell only meat burgers then they are perfectly within their rights to do so. But if they are not going to sell veggie or vegan food then they shouldn't claim they do. It is false advertising.[/QUOTE]
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That wasn't and isn't the whole story. BK and other fast food / restaurant chains are prominently launching "non-meat meaty" offerings because market research indicates consumers are increasingly turning against wholesale ingestion of red meat. The fastest-growing fast food segment in the USA is chicken sandwiches, not veggie / non-meat items.
The other factor underlying this year's innovative shifts has been the arrival of meat substitutes that mainstream consumers find to be satisfactory alternatives.
There are many folks switching away from red meat choices for reasons other than self-imposed or doctrinaire veganism / vegetarianism. As a result, it's inaccurate and misleading to frame current trends as businesses playing solely to vegans / vegetarians.
The other factor underlying this year's innovative shifts has been the arrival of meat substitutes that mainstream consumers find to be satisfactory alternatives.
There are many folks switching away from red meat choices for reasons other than self-imposed or doctrinaire veganism / vegetarianism. As a result, it's inaccurate and misleading to frame current trends as businesses playing solely to vegans / vegetarians.
