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Bettie

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70. Or perhaps they prefer not to

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 06:12 PM

Sep 2019

be preached at?

If you are a vegan, that is fine. I don't care what you eat. (General you/me)

But, that should go both ways. You should be able to allow me to make my own dietary choices as well without a lecture every time I buy or order something.

Most people are able to deal with this basic social contract. I've seen both vegans and omnivores act horribly toward the other for no real reason.

If I have a vegan dinner guest I cook things that they will enjoy as well as things my non-vegan friends like. Everyone enjoys their meal without being assholes.

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A vegan woman sued her neighbors for barbecuing in their backyard: 'It's deliberate' [View all] Zorro Sep 2019 OP

Oh, boy. I thought they were going to say they were slaughtering animals to BBQ in the back yard... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

I will take the smell of BBQ over cabbage being cooked or potatoes rotting in the compost bin. yellowcanine Sep 2019 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #7

I'll take the smell of cooked cabbage and compost over cooking tripe or rotting hamburger Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #32

Have you ever smelled a dry-aged hamburger cooking? Blue_true Sep 2019 #76

This is why I detest vegans so much- their self-righteousness RainCaster Sep 2019 #3

You detest Ellen, Stevie Wonder, Al Gore...? Croney Sep 2019 #8

If you succeed, you'll be exactly like the woman in the story. Mariana Sep 2019 #48

I'll have to take that risk. Lol Croney Sep 2019 #61

Oh my goodness! If famous people do this or that, it must be good! cwydro Sep 2019 #60

Paul McCartney tried to make his dogs vegan LakeArenal Sep 2019 #101

It is your interpretation that gets to you. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #9

What would happen if you just said: marybourg Sep 2019 #10

if people know why they don't want it they know not to offer it again JI7 Sep 2019 #17

Just saying no is adequate. Blue_true Sep 2019 #79

not when it comes to food. plus it's more convenient JI7 Sep 2019 #80

Someone else pointed out that food is more complicated. Blue_true Sep 2019 #87

How do you avoid gluten in hidden ingredients? pnwmom Sep 2019 #19

I say no thank you and eat only marybourg Sep 2019 #37

How can you travel, if you only eat food you prepare at home? pnwmom Sep 2019 #39

Traveling is optional, as far as I know. marybourg Sep 2019 #89

I know the diet can be a challenge, but it is easier to manage when traveling pnwmom Sep 2019 #92

Why do I have to not use plain normal words that people wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #73

They don't upset me at all, but I know it's not necessary marybourg Sep 2019 #86

When someone says 'I'm a vegetarian' I think, Well, cool. That's such an easy 'accommodation' Siwsan Sep 2019 #55

I have a hard time going to restaurants with people. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #74

A lot of the restaurants around here specifically indicate the veg/vegan options Siwsan Sep 2019 #78

I would not put up with lectures either. I do not wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #82

That's the best way Siwsan Sep 2019 #85

How can you tell if someone's a vegan? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #14

I never tell people I'm a vegetarian. Most eventually catch on though when they Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #34

Broadbrush much? Celerity Sep 2019 #15

No kidding. smh Doremus Sep 2019 #52

i have seen people being assholes to those who don't eat meat JI7 Sep 2019 #18

I was eating at a BBQ place and the vegan protesters showed up ripcord Sep 2019 #21

People are rude Smackdown2019 Sep 2019 #28

"assholes come in every flavor" jberryhill Sep 2019 #33

I've heard that canned assholes are actually superior to fresh. Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #35

those people are assholes also and it's one reason i don't care for PETA JI7 Sep 2019 #45

I'll take "Things That Never Happened" for $500, Alex. nt Codeine Sep 2019 #66

What odd people you must know. cwydro Sep 2019 #41

you don't need to know everyone personally to see what people do JI7 Sep 2019 #43

Wow, still. What weird people must be out there. cwydro Sep 2019 #44

Many people do seem to be threatened by veganism for some reason. Doremus Sep 2019 #53

Not threatened, disgusted. Jirel Sep 2019 #58

Yup, threatened. nt Doremus Sep 2019 #63

Or perhaps they prefer not to Bettie Sep 2019 #70

Your last paragraph is how the vast majority of vegan-non-vegan interactions go, imo. Doremus Sep 2019 #98

Yeah, but it is that 5% Bettie Sep 2019 #99

the ones I'm talking about tend to be right wing types JI7 Sep 2019 #72

Yep. Vegans and atheists. murielm99 Sep 2019 #22

You've must be awfully busy getting to know them all. UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #57

Ohh, sensitive! murielm99 Sep 2019 #65

PURE bullshit. Your post: " They are some of the most self-righteous people on earth." Where UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #67

p.s. murielm99 Sep 2019 #68

Is that all it took? Buh bye to you too. What did you tell me to do...'lighten up'. I ain't the UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #69

It has become very clear who is hypersensitive. Mariana Sep 2019 #71

Have you ever met evangelicals? You may want to hold the "most". nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #81

There are some vegans Bettie Sep 2019 #88

I am talking about rightwing religious (so they call themselves) evangelicals. Blue_true Sep 2019 #93

Yeah, I got that you were talking about the Bettie Sep 2019 #94

Most Christian churches are considered murielm99 Sep 2019 #97

Rightwing evangelicals. Frankly I view them as some of the most evil forces on earth. Blue_true Sep 2019 #100

All vegans are identical and interchangeable, right? Mariana Sep 2019 #26

You sound the same! Nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #36

Don't be a hater it will eat you up Blues Heron Sep 2019 #38

I agree demosincebirth Sep 2019 #49

Hey great way to attack a whole group of people like that. Unbelievable. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #56

A lot of Vegans are cool. Blue_true Sep 2019 #77

It doesn't matter that a lot of vegans are cool. Mariana Sep 2019 #91

And that is wrong. It goes against one of our main attributes as Democrats, Blue_true Sep 2019 #95

If I should feel the need to participate in an unnatural act, aka-chmeee Sep 2019 #83

"playing basketball" eh? n/m RhodeIslandOne Sep 2019 #4

Obviously the ball was made out of a pig (or cow, or whatever) lol ExciteBike66 Sep 2019 #23

If I lived where I had to breathe cigarette smoke, I would move. Croney Sep 2019 #5

I don't plan to sue gratuitous Sep 2019 #11

Passive Aggressive: Find something that stinks and burn it when the wind blows their way. TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #40

We have the neighbors in the rental behind us for that gratuitous Sep 2019 #47

No, don't move. Blue_true Sep 2019 #84

She lost, hardly surprising. Thyla Sep 2019 #6

Not only did they have the gall to BBQ ... lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #12

Gall, gumption, AND auDACITY! Lol BootinUp Sep 2019 #30

A lot of people barbecue in their back yard Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #13

What's your Disaffected Sep 2019 #16

HAR! Skittles Sep 2019 #46

They deliberately made her want some tasty bbq? Nt BootinUp Sep 2019 #20

Bacon is the gateway meat. GoneOffShore Sep 2019 #24

If Meat Eaters Acted Like Vegans Tarc Sep 2019 #25

😂 TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #42

Bacon cultists frequently act like militant vegans. hunter Sep 2019 #50

I love J.P. Sears. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #102

I wonder how barbecue smoke compares to secondhand tobacco smoke sl8 Sep 2019 #27

Hmmm fan needed Smackdown2019 Sep 2019 #29

She better not move to Texas then... JCMach1 Sep 2019 #31

I grill vegetables. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #51

Oh, that suit is going to be so successful in Oz... The_jackalope Sep 2019 #54

They could try grilling up some skunk cabbage. CentralMass Sep 2019 #59

I'm a skinny bitch I've been told - OhZone Sep 2019 #62

So, not only are they not to cook things she chooses not to eat Bettie Sep 2019 #64

I read this to hubby & he said, "Rita." Read some more & he said it again. She was the terror ... Hekate Sep 2019 #75

She had a laundry list of complaints. She sounds like the neighbour EllieBC Sep 2019 #90

LOL, this thread. flvegan Sep 2019 #96

'It's deliberate' - she's probably right. Few barbecues happen accidentally. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #103

People barbecuing and playing basketball irk her . She needs to move to the outback lunasun Sep 2019 #104