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In reply to the discussion: Vegan woman dies of altitude sickness on Mount Everest trying to prove "vegans can do anything" [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)And you would also, possibly, note that vegans tell people who aren't all sorts of things as well?
let's face it, people preach to others about things on all sides. From people who don't smoke to people who don't eat meat to conservatives whining about abortion, there are zealots who try to make people feel like shit about their personal choices.
I don't wander about labeling myself non-vegan. I don't set my status to that, I don't meet people and say "Hi, I eat meat."
If I had climbed that mountain and said "I vape and sometimes smoke and wanted to show people it doesn't mean xyz" and I died you bet your sweet ass there would be some very liberal folks jumping all over that. People die from the same shit all the time - whether they are vegan, smokers, gun owners, or fitness fanatics who spend 2 hours at a gym all day.
And, again, most people don't go through their life blabbing about their choices when doing something "I eat fast food, hamburgers, and I did a 5k walk, woohoo, it means something!" but, for some reason, some people do.