Witty Responses to 5 Common Vegan Questions

Jasmin Singer, the National Advocacy Organizer for Farm Sanctuary, gives quick witty responses to 5 questions and statements that vegans are asked all the time. It's fabulous to have the knowledge base to be able to launch into a lengthy, well researched response to questions such as the infamous "where do you get your protein?" question. However, it's always nice to have short (and fun) responses on hand. If you carry literature with you, you can then give people a "Why Vegan" brochure so that they can read more information on their own time.

Learn more about Jasmine Singer, Farm Sanctuary, and ACT here: http://farmsanctuary.typepad.com/making_hay/2009/02/act-like-you-mean-it.html

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• vegan
• vegetarian
• farm sanctuary
• jasmine singer
• animals
• animal rights

[AntiSpeciesistWorld]

I knew almost nothing about what goes on at factory farms before I used the Internet. I went veggie about three years ago when I was 13 because after seeing the Simpson's episode where Lisa went veggie, it actually got me to really think about the fact that cows, chickens, exc. do suffer just for us to eat them, so I went veggie.

But I didn't even know what the word Vegan was until the end of last year. I probably still don't realize how bad factory farms are.

[VeganBreak]

@AntiSpeciesistWorld I highly recommend the book "Animal Liberation" by Peter Singer and the movie Earthlings - you'll know more than you ever wanted to after those two!

[oxford14]

You eat like a RABBIT!? No, I eat like a GORILLA!

[VeganBreak]

@oxford14 both vegan! 

[Armenianofadown]

When someone tells me they are a vegetarian, I would never say "congrats, you're halfway there!". I think your attitude towards anyone who shows any sort of interest in animal rights should be 100% supportive. You should just say "that's awesome! Good for you!" and then strike up a conversation about like, how the egg industry throws bags of live male chicks in the trash every day. If you don't explain things to people, they tend to get defensive.

[natureasintended]

Fab :-)

[MetalGearFool]

Also, reading a couple of articles on vegan websites and then quoting them on a YouTube video does not equal wit. You guys employ the same tactics as Best Buy salesmen.You get a couple of "witty" responces stored in your memory for objections to a product or service (in your case, veganism) and you pitch them when appropriate in a weak-ass attempt to upsell your product. Veganism is fine as a personal choice, but to try to convert people in the process makes your lifestyle seem plain religious.

[MetalGearFool]

Did you know that the plants you eat was very likely once covered in shit? Did you know that veganism is strikingly similar to a constrictive religions that try to convert people by providing arguements with half-truths or by simply trying to make them feel guilty for living the way they do? Groups that try to tell you they know what's better for you than you do, don't actually give a shit about you or your health. They just want a world with more people just like them.

[kymkym65]

OMG I absolutely love this video.

[mike18841]

they are fucked up questions and answers. just goes to show people who don't eat meat are retarded!

[Yomr8]

For starters, vegans, nobody fucking cares.

And meat eaters, don't be douchebags for no reason. Why does it matter that another person doesn't eat meat?

Unless they're in your family, and fucking with your dinners.

[baronvondanger]

yeah the FDA does have regulations on puss. they also have regulations on other things too. They don't like it when ther are: "over 20 or more maggots of any size per 100 grams of drained mushrooms" or "five or more maggots two millimeters or longer per 100 grams,

average of mold count is 12 percent or more in vegatables more than 15 or more fruit fly eggs and one or more maggots per 100 grams of sauce.

325 insect fragments per 10 grams of ground thyme.

enjoy those veggies