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wasupaloopa

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73. Why do I have to not use plain normal words that people

Reply to marybourg (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 09:01 PM

Sep 2019

can’t handle?

If the words vegan and vegetarian upset you it is your thing to change.

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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