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I've been vegan for about 2 and a half months now. as someone who mostly used to eat meat, dairy, and junk food, I gotta say I'm surprised at the quality of a lot of the meat-free and dairy-free stuff out there.

Vegetarian, have been pretty much my whole life. Never had issues finding suitable food.
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I'm not a vegan, but my sister is and I cook a lot of vegan food
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So giving up delicious meat is that easy, huh.
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

So giving up delicious meat is that easy, huh.

It wasn't easily until my girlfriend showed me a documentary called Earthlings, was pretty easy to put the burger down after that

gbpxl posted...

Volkswagen_Bros posted...

So giving up delicious meat is that easy, huh.

It wasn't easily until my girlfriend showed me a documentary called Earthlings, was pretty easy to put the burger down after that

Brother, when I eat a burger, my mind is on how delicious this burger is, not the cruelty that went behind it.
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

gbpxl posted...

Volkswagen_Bros posted...

So giving up delicious meat is that easy, huh.

It wasn't easily until my girlfriend showed me a documentary called Earthlings, was pretty easy to put the burger down after that

Brother, when I eat a burger, my mind is on how delicious this burger is, not the cruelty that went behind it.

congrats on being an (insert whatever noun you want here that would likely get me modded)

Be good, now.
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@Doctor_Foxx is vegan.
Foxx is pretty creative when it comes to cooking so maybe you could trade recipes.
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Be good, now.

I don't have an issue with people who have witnessed all the torture, abuse, and suffering at the factory farms and still eat meat, my issue is more with people who turn a blind eye to it and don't want to know about it. if you think contributing to something that causes a slow and agonizing death for defenseless animals is okay, that's fine, as long as you're aware of your actions.

How does it feel to be a hipster?
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au_gold posted...

How does it feel to be a hipster?

I'm not dude. I was being accused of being a Trump shill in a thread yesterday for criticizing Obama.

gbpxl posted...

Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Be good, now.

I don't have an issue with people who have witnessed all the torture, abuse, and suffering at the factory farms and still eat meat, my issue is more with people who turn a blind eye to it and don't want to know about it. if you think contributing to something that causes a slow and agonizing death for defenseless animals is okay, that's fine, as long as you're aware of your actions.

The world is a cruel place, my friend. Sure, we can reduce the cruelness, but cruelness in itself will never go away.
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I had been a flexitarian for years, pretty much only having meat on special occasions/social outings. I thought it would be too hard to avoid meat in a social context and the random cravings, so I never gave it an honest try beyond past Veganuaries. This year, however, I've made it permanent.

It's really quite effortless if you really want to do it. I don't eat many of the big meat substitutes like tofu or seitan but I do get creative with seasoning and have turned farro, beans, mushrooms, and other things into their own unique replacements.

The only cheese replacement I've gone with is the "noocho cheese" but I was never big on dairy to begin with, so I've not tried anything else out.

I did it for health reasons primarily but the cruelty and environmental impact has been on my mind for half my life. I just finally put it all together and stopped being a hypocrite.
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I'm a vegana.
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Guess that just makes you better than most people, doesnt it? Hows it feel to have psychic powers?
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Prepare to have people be really hostile to you now that you've shared that.

I have been vegan for almost 7 months now. Never a shortage of good food. At this point, I can't look at meat without associating it with the corpse that it is and the life it took. So I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything but the extra cruelty.











Some good meals I made in the last few months

and restaurant food is awesome in cities


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Nope
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Doctor Foxx posted...


Pukes
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

gbpxl posted...

Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Be good, now.

I don't have an issue with people who have witnessed all the torture, abuse, and suffering at the factory farms and still eat meat, my issue is more with people who turn a blind eye to it and don't want to know about it. if you think contributing to something that causes a slow and agonizing death for defenseless animals is okay, that's fine, as long as you're aware of your actions.

The world is a cruel place, my friend. Sure, we can reduce the cruelness, but cruelness in itself will never go away.

if you do nothing to lessen that cruelty when you have the opportunity, you are perpetrating it and complicit in suffering. You can take action. It doesn't solve everything, but it does something
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Does anyone know if there's a vegan community board here? If not, there should be. I don't know if my account is high enough to make one though.
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Pukes

You have the maturity of the little girls you fawn over.
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Three tilted jabronis so far, how many more will take offense to TC's efforts to conduct himself ethically? Stay tuned and find out
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no but I will probably will be one day. I've given up dairy entirely except for cheese at times. I like almond milk more than regular milk plus it's better for you. i've been trying to eat meat less and maybe eat maybe half as much as I used to. I tried a few imitation meat products and some of them taste and feel identical to the meat they're imitating (not tofu tho, because that sorta hollows out and doesn't feel like meat, not that it matters much but yea)
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I eat a whole food vegan diet except I have sushi once every few months. It's for health reasons mostly, but I was really surprised how easy it was to drop the meat and dairy, and how much my digestion and skin complexion improved. I even get fewer, less severe migraines; that makes it all worth it.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Yeah it's quite the thing that I see about 10x more people complaining about pushy vegans than I see pushy vegans
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

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Yeah it's quite the thing that I see about 10x more people complaining about pushy vegans than I see pushy vegans

yeah i noticed that before I went vegan. And since, gosh, it's annoying. I'm in dozens of vegan groups. Everyone is so dang nice and supportive of people even reducing meat intake. There sure are some annoying people, but I've noticed they're almost all plant accounts. People stirring shit and pinning it on vegans even though that isn't a person (and probably not a vegan). it's weird.



so is the bacon obsession
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Honestly I am not concerned with people that choose to have a vegan lifestyle...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...
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Anyone watch Mic. the Vegan on youtube? If not, he's awesome. He covers a wide range of vegan-oriented topics and does so in a thorough, well sourced, and (usually) calm manner. He's a must watch for new vegans imo.
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Don't even get me started on the fucking bacon meme, lol

Anyway I'm not vegan but I'll go either only hunted meat (unlikely) or only fish & eggs (more likely) at some point in the future soon, my shit's not really together enough to make a change like that atm tbqh
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Yeah it's quite the thing that I see about 10x more people complaining about pushy vegans than I see pushy vegans

Omg this^^^
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Dustin1280 posted...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...

Well that's fine nutritionally, isn't it? Can't eggs and such fill their nutritional needs

I see nothing wrong with that. People who make their fucking cat go vegan need to begone tho
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...

Well that's fine nutritionally, isn't it? Can't eggs and such fill their nutritional needs

I see nothing wrong with that. People who make their fucking cat go vegan need to begone tho

1. Vegans won't eat eggs because they come from an animal.

2. Nope can't agree with that. The kid should be allowed to CHOOSE what they want to eat, not be forbidden from eating something simply because their parents say no...

Don't get me wrong, if the parents only make vegan meals for the kids at home and they are being properly nutritionally cared for so be it.

But they should not be allowed to simply ban meat from their children because they want to.

It's like a religious person trying to force religion on their children (arguably, not as bad as vegans forcing their believes though)
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Dustin1280 posted...

Honestly I am not concerned with people that choose to have a vegan lifestyle...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...

Parenthood is pretty much nothing but forcing your ideals on your kids. All things considered, that kind of hard line stance with meat is rather benign.
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Dustin1280 posted...

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...

Well that's fine nutritionally, isn't it? Can't eggs and such fill their nutritional needs

I see nothing wrong with that. People who make their fucking cat go vegan need to begone tho

Nope can't agree with that. The kid should be allowed to CHOOSE what they want to eat, not be forbidden from eating something simply because their parents say no...

Don't get me wrong, if the parents only make vegan meals for the kids at home and they are being properly nutritionally care for so be it.

But they should not be allowed to simply ban meat from their children because they want to.

It's like a religious person trying to force religion on their children (arguably, not as bad though)

dude if my parents had raised me vegan and then offered me the choice of eating meat/eggs/dairy, if i knew at all that it hurt animals for that and I didn't need to eat it, i would have said NO. My friends raised vegetarian have said the same: they are glad they didn't have meat eating habits forced on them and they had the option to choose meat and didn't. They never have and never will.

if you start off feeding kids meat that choice is made for them by the parents. They have to opt-out later, instead of opting-in to the meat-eating club.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

What makes me angry is when I see vegan parents expressly forbidding their kids from eating meat because "it's the right thing to do"...

Well that's fine nutritionally, isn't it? Can't eggs and such fill their nutritional needs

I see nothing wrong with that. People who make their fucking cat go vegan need to begone tho

Nope can't agree with that. The kid should be allowed to CHOOSE what they want to eat, not be forbidden from eating something simply because their parents say no...

Don't get me wrong, if the parents only make vegan meals for the kids at home and they are being properly nutritionally care for so be it.

But they should not be allowed to simply ban meat from their children because they want to.

It's like a religious person trying to force religion on their children (arguably, not as bad though)

dude if my parents had raised me vegan and then offered me the choice of eating meat/eggs/dairy, if i knew at all that it hurt animals for that and I didn't need to eat it, i would have said NO. My friends raised vegetarian have said the same: they are glad they didn't have meat eating habits forced on them and they had the option to choose meat and didn't. They never have and never will.

Like i said, if you are providing proper nutritional diets for your children at home that is fine.

But don't ban your kids from eating meat altogether.
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Dustin1280 posted...

Like i said, if you are providing proper nutritional diets for your children at home that is fine.

But don't ban your kids from eating meat altogether.

there were foods i wasn't allowed to try far more tame than meat. it's not needed nutritionally, it's not even really healthy, why is it different from banning kids from sugary cereals?
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Let me tell you a quick story as an example:

I was a chipotle and saw a family of 4. The younger girl (around 8 or so) said she wanted to try the taco meat. The parents immediately told her that she is not allowed to eat the taco meat and she knows that, then they ordered her the sofritas even though she didn't want it.

THAT pissed me off.

I honestly had to bite my tongue to prevent me from saying something to those parents.
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Let me tell you about burgers.
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Dustin1280 posted...

Let me tell you a quick story as an example:

I was a chipotle and saw a family of 4. The younger girl (around 8 or so) said she wanted to try the taco meat. The parents immediately told her that she is not allowed to eat the taco meat and she knows that, then they ordered her the sofritas even though she didn't want it.

THAT pissed me off.

I honestly had to bite my tongue to prevent me from saying something to those parents.

If they're vegans for ethical reasons, why would they a) give money for products that contribute to something they don't believe in and b) encourage their children to partake and possibly want to contribute more?
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I've been vegan for 2 years and 10 months.
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Millennials posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

Let me tell you a quick story as an example:

I was a chipotle and saw a family of 4. The younger girl (around 8 or so) said she wanted to try the taco meat. The parents immediately told her that she is not allowed to eat the taco meat and she knows that, then they ordered her the sofritas even though she didn't want it.

THAT pissed me off.

I honestly had to bite my tongue to prevent me from saying something to those parents.

If they're vegans for ethical reasons, why would they a) give money for products that contribute to something they don't believe in and b) encourage their children to partake and possibly want to contribute more?

Because, their children shouldn't be shoehorned into the believes of their parents.
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Dustin1280 posted...

1. Vegans won't eat eggs because they come from an animal.

2. Nope can't agree with that. The kid should be allowed to CHOOSE what they want to eat, not be forbidden from eating something simply because their parents say no...

1. You mentioned meat specifically, not animal products.

2. Not really, kids shouldn't be allowed to eat the junk food that kids will inevitably choose for every meal
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Millennials posted...

Does anyone know if there's a vegan community board here? If not, there should be. I don't know if my account is high enough to make one though.

i didn't see one so I requested one to be made, we'll see if it works.
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

1. Vegans won't eat eggs because they come from an animal.

2. Nope can't agree with that. The kid should be allowed to CHOOSE what they want to eat, not be forbidden from eating something simply because their parents say no...

1. You mentioned meat specifically, not animal products.

2. So if their kids want to eat cookies for every meal, they should be able to. Right?

1. Vegans don't eat eggs, moot point.

2. Cookies are junk food. Things like red meat and eggs are not...
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Dustin1280 posted...

Millennials posted...

Dustin1280 posted...

Let me tell you a quick story as an example:

I was a chipotle and saw a family of 4. The younger girl (around 8 or so) said she wanted to try the taco meat. The parents immediately told her that she is not allowed to eat the taco meat and she knows that, then they ordered her the sofritas even though she didn't want it.

THAT pissed me off.

I honestly had to bite my tongue to prevent me from saying something to those parents.

If they're vegans for ethical reasons, why would they a) give money for products that contribute to something they don't believe in and b) encourage their children to partake and possibly want to contribute more?

Because, their children shouldn't be shoehorned into the believes of their parents.

like believing you need to eat meat to be healthy? or believing it is ethical to kill other sentient beings for the pleasure of their flesh?

most parents will not allow their children to commit unethical acts when possible. by feeding your child meat you are pushing a set of ethics on that child. they may happen to be commonly held values in some places, or a belief you hold, but it is forcing beliefs on children all the same.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

if you do nothing to lessen that cruelty when you have the opportunity, you are perpetrating it and complicit in suffering. You can take action. It doesn't solve everything, but it does something

Not taking that route I'm afraid. You can't convince me otherwise.

KrustyTheClown posted...

Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Pukes

You have the maturity of the little girls you fawn over.

Step up on your main alt.
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Dustin1280 posted...

1. Vegans don't eat eggs, moot point.

2. Cookies are junk food. Things like red meat and eggs are not...

You mentioned meat, not eggs.

And red meat actually kind of is, it's a probable carcinogen after all, and processed meat is a known carcinogen https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization-says-processed-meat-causes-cancer.html
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Dustin1280 posted...

Because, their children shouldn't be shoehorned into the believes of their parents.

It's not just a matter of belief though. There are real world effects from allowing the children to deviate from their lifestyle.
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