 Some viewers may find the following video disturbing viewer discretion is advised. Here's the surprisingly black history of veganism If your only mental picture of veganism is white ladies and little lemon knocking back shots of wheatgrass, then you're way off In fact, you may be surprised to find out that this new veganism trend is actually not that new and it's not all that white either In fact, veganism can be traced back over 2,000 years to the ancient cultures in India the Mediterranean basin and drumroll please Africa Originally there were plants and people were eating plants. I mean, that's the natural thing for us to eat That's what we gravitated towards. That's what looked good to us. That's what our bodies were made to eat So the veganism of today is actually more of a nod to the traditions of Africa rather than a recent phenomenon But if you still think the veganism is more for Becky than for B, here's another study for you And there you have it folks veganism is for everyone