Here’s some food for thought: why are we bullying the good guys?
We’ve all been there, someone becomes a vegetarian and all of a sudden they’re no fun. I’m not a vegetarian, it’s just not my preferred lifestyle. With that said, I do find it extremely important in my life to respect other people’s lifestyle choices. Lately I’ve seen so many negative memes surrounding the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle. Without trying to sound preachy or like I’m going on a rant, I suppose I just want to know why. Since when did we become those people who bully others simply because of their differences?
To define what a vegan/vegetarian is, to put simply, is a person who chooses to eat food that do not harm animals. The jokes, name-calling, and under-the-breath comments are made about people who are literally trying to do the minimal amount of harm possible as a human.
Here’s some food for thought: what is our day evolved around? What is a typical thing you like to do with your buddies? Go out to eat? What do we do in the morning, afternoon, and night? Have a meal? And what is the most common way of dating? Coffee, dinner, or lunch?
Vegan and vegetarians are not randomly exclaiming their lifestyle, they are simply informing their friends, family and whoever asks them out to eat, that their choices are more limited. It would be the same for me if someone offered me a milkshake. Sorry, I’m lactose intolerant.
There seems to be this notion that vegan and vegetarians can’t go one minute without bursting out their eating preferences. I’m sorry, that is just not the case. I have so many family members, friends, and co-workers who are vegetarians. And you would have never known- unless you asked them to go out to eat with you. That’s not saying that is bad or good, it just shows that (usually) people don’t talk about their personal lifestyle unless it’s seems necessary.
At least in America, one of the most crucial parts of our days, social or otherwise, includes eating. A full day cannot go on without someone bringing up the subject of food. Moreover, meat and dairy are huge parts of an average American’s diet. It’s not so strange to talk about food, it’s just strange when someone’s eating habit is different than yours.
I suppose my point is, if someone is doing something that is at the very least neutral, why bully them?