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To call out this "vegan"?

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user1486250399 · 13/02/2019 14:35

I'm not actually going to! I know it would be so petty. But it's SO tempting.
She posts loads on social media - videos of cruelty on dairy farms and very self-righteous statements about how everyone needs to stop killing babies, why don't you care you are killing the planet?! What are YOU doing to stop cruelty? When are you going to wake up? Etc.
She was stood alone in the kitchen at a BBQ last summer at a mutual friends house and I walked in and she looked like a rabbit in the headlights. I didn't realise why as I don't care what people eat so I didn't notice but then she said "oh you've caught me being naughty and having some haloumi!"
Fast forward months of more self richeous and aggressive posts.
Then the other day she posted on Instagram a picture of her eating a chocolate mousse. I commented "looks lovely -what is it?" She says "it was! Galaxy chocolate mousse".
And I soooo wanted to say "oh wow I didn't realise galaxy chocolate mousse was vegan!"

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Hiphopopotamus · 18/02/2019 22:12

I actually find that rationale utterly bizarre. I’ve slipped up once or twice so therefore I should just eat whatever people put in front of me?

QwertyLou · 18/02/2019 22:44

derxa Confused

Leapfrog44 · 19/02/2019 18:21

I know several 'sometimes' vegans which is cool. I mean militancy is never a good thing unless you're totally passionate about something. Having said that, it's not OK to lecture others and then break the rules yourself.
I'm passionate about animal rights and even though I'd love to raise awareness I refrain from lecturing people about their choices.

Leapfrog44 · 19/02/2019 18:23

I'm vegetarian but if I went to someone's house and they'd cooked meat without realising, I'd probably just eat it to be polite. I hate the thought of eating an animal but I don't want to be that annoying person who needs special treatment either.

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