If you’re vegan and you are telling other people to be vegan or they’re doing it wrong, you’re doing it wrong

andrewxvx:

leahxvx:

~*~*~*~*~veganism isn’t accessible to everyone for a lot of reasons, so sfu *~**~*~*~*~*~**

~*~*~yay classism~*~*~

*~*~~ yay thinking you know better than someone else how to best take care of themselves/what that person can afford ~*~*~*

Why I agree and disagree with this. I you’re telling people they are “doing it wrong” by vilifying them and not trying to be supportive and educational about things someone may not know, then you should try a new way to help someone with this positive lifestyle.

Secondly, why veganism is cheaper than an omnivore diet and why that isn’t excuse ( I’ll be concise):

Every grocery store and many convience stores carrie the following which allot to a sustainable vegan diet. Cans of beans (roughly .$50-$3.00), fresh vegetables ($.10-$4.00lb), canned vegetables (roughly the same price as beans). Pasta $.79-? Per box)

Bam! Vegan diet.

When I first went vegan (and vegetarian) I made very very little money and had no outside financial support towards my food. And I did very well and took care of myself and remained healthy without the needs to external vitamin supplements. Not everyone may have the same health conditions, but many particular health concerns can be taken care of by altering your diet and if you are willing to spend the money on the pharmaceuticals to fix it, you can spend the money on better food. And I made some killer recipes just eating that kind of food.

It’s when people buy into the idea of veganism that it becomes expensive. Buying things that say vegan and eating lots of processed vegan foods and fake meats. But any walk of life can live n a vegan diet. Many under privileged children only get meals at school and schools HAVE to provide for the specific requirements of a students diet, etc.

Financial Limitations are not an excuse not to be vegan.

Andrew, I have to disagree! Financial limitations ARE an excuse not to be vegan.

Not everyone makes enough money to buy food.

When I was younger, my family ate out of food banks. Nothing vegan there at all. If we hadn’t gotten food from there, we wouldn’t have eaten. That really isn’t an option. And while my family was poor, we had more money than many other families and people out there.

Not everyone can work, not everyone can earn an income or get help from the government.

Not everyone can control who buys the food for them or what they eat.

I don’t think others should be condemned for surviving, and it’s certainly not the place of people who can afford to be vegan to tell everyone how affordable it is. It’s affordable and accessible to you, yes, but not everyone.

reblogged from: andrewxvx
originally posted by: leahxvx
  1. thevegancheese reblogged this from shittyykittyy
  2. shittyykittyy reblogged this from michiganpunk and added:
    i don’t try to force people into veganism (its pointless anyway) but it really is easier than people actually think. the...
  3. frazzledinspace reblogged this from embarrassedtobehuman and added:
    considered relevant.
  4. miss-slaughter reblogged this from vegandbeat
  5. chubadubdub reblogged this from a-bayani and added:
    always always bring up this point...being shitheads. read this
  6. rambunctiously reblogged this from loveandzombies and added:
    Reblogging for bolded commentary. Plus, even if being vegan is cheaper technically (in terms of the amount of food you...
  7. dickxcore reblogged this from embarrassedtobehuman and added:
    all been well below...if you’re in a situation where you aren’t in control
  8. hungry-heroes-end reblogged this from snorlax-faps-to-anything and added:
    woah, how relevant...both stated our arguments. we both disagreed
  9. arianerae reblogged this from myvoicewillbeheardtodayy
  10. plexflexico reblogged this from sanityscraps and added:
    has perfectly functioning bodies...still get adequate nutrition
  11. tentacleteeth reblogged this from snorlax-faps-to-anything
  12. myvoicewillbeheardtodayy reblogged this from snorlax-faps-to-anything and added:
    lol. The Oriental flavored ramen is vegetarian/vegan.
  13. snorlax-faps-to-anything reblogged this from myvoicewillbeheardtodayy and added:
    Fuck this post. Imma buy ramen.
  14. myvoicewillbeheardtodayy reblogged this from whims-of-a-feminist and added:
    I hate most of this post for the reason of the person arguing that ~everyone should be vegan and if you’re not you’re...
  15. hugginangryfeminist reblogged this from sanityscraps and added:
    Hate to jump in here, but regardless of if you *think* that veganism is accessible for everybody, regardless of economic...
  16. whims-of-a-feminist reblogged this from sanityscraps and added:
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  17. sanityscraps reblogged this from embarrassedtobehuman and added:
    Lucky you for not living in a food desert without transportation so the only accessible food source is 7 Eleven across...
  18. embarrassedtobehuman reblogged this from leahxvx and added:
    I can’t agree with you about financial limitations being a reason, if someone doesn’t want to be then fine, but every...
  19. ignatius-m reblogged this from nephilimswansong and added:
    Super rant below the break because I imagine some folks are getting tired of me getting pissy with rich vegans who...
  20. ifandorwhen reblogged this from leahxvx and added:
    I argued with my roommate not long ago about veganism and became quite upset. I said some things
  21. loveandzombies reblogged this from a-bayani and added:
    leahxvx:andrewxvx:leahxvx:...this applies to any form of ethical consumerism, not just...