Vegan Transitions (part 2) a.k.a. The Rant

[rosepetal108]

@wingedorangeumbrella I have a solution for you. Simply say you are on a strict vegetarian diet. Everyone understands diets. If they say "But you look great! you are not fat!" Then say, "Thanks, see? it is working!"

Vegan is an extremist new age religion. That is why most people react the way they do. Strict Vegetarians eat the same but without the morality and ethics of "ahimsa" involved.

As for the shoes. Just say you prefer not to wear leather or fur.

[lindaliriel]

zoooming!

[shootphotosnotarabs]

You all have Incisors you dirty meat eating animals, incisors were not evolved for eating carrots.

[wannaplayguitargood]

yea! ppl get offended when i tell them im vegan, they think im automatically against them...

lol, i would never think im superior to them

lol ur sisters are funny

[cheaze69]

Vegans are against omnivores. Look at all the militant vegans psychopaths on youtube.

[wannaplayguitargood]

i know, but i hate how people think that...i grew up being an omnivore so i would never hate on them, i'm just living my life happily as being vegan & i have never pushed anyone to change, most people at school don't even know i'm vegan because you never hear me bring it up...until they see me eat =p

[mikeythevegan]

yeah ive had some similar experiences but its kindof important to remember that veganism is a protest......... and if a vegan avoids using the word vegan then toure not really re-educating others...... thus preventing the spread of veganism...

........................just my 50 pence...

[Chrilynhawk]

I know this video is old, but I found it :). I hope that you are still going strong with your veganism and not letting people get to you. I've been either vegetarian or vegan about half of my life and I *still* get the comments. Just let them slide off you :) Good luck!

[cheaze69]

You are the ones who attack us, dont' play the victim.

[TheVeganicWitch]

You're right, dealing with people's sometimes very weird or aggressive reactions IS the hardest part of being vegan. I think they react that way because it is so much the mindset of the human race that "this is the way life is, and you should just get with the program" and also because of the pro animal products propaganda they have been subjected to (e.g. the identification of milk with calcium and meat with protein even though there are other sources). Just try to ignore and get on with your..

[TheVeganicWitch]

...life and your family and friends will get over it and as for others, well who cares what they think. Your mums partner is obviously threatened by you being vegan, as if somehow it brings him down or makes him feel inferior to you. I REALLY do not get this. My brother was vegan before me and I was never threatened by it, and I made the change by myself with no encouragement from him. It never worried me what that he was vegan at all...I really, really don't get that whole thing, it's weird??!!

[TheVeganicWitch]

P.S - You look awesome in the shirt I sent you! I told you you weren't fat, you silly girl! :-)

[CatCommunication]

SECOND!

You don't look fat AT ALL.

[cheaze69]

YOu are the aggressive ones. Animal 'rights' freaks even resort to terroism. Have omnivores ever bombed a KFC?

[porolita22]

This video didn't show up in my frontpage!

I like your shirt... and I know how you feel like. People are hell.

Yet, at the same time, they make you somehow feel glad that you have educated yourself to make smart choices about what you eat, unlike them.