What's so wrong about being a vegan?

Question

I've been a vegan for a year now and everyone is always giving me c**p about it! Is it really that bad? Is is harming YOUR well being in any way? No, no it's not. So why is it such a freaking big deal?

Answer 1

I am a vegan and I love it.  For me there is no other way.  People can be so ignorant.  It really bothers people when someone does something that they wouldn't do.  It has really bothered my family.  My husband is a vegetarian.  His parents always used to make remarks about it.  They thought it was such a phase.  There are the type of people who have meat at every meal.  I was a vegetarian first because I moved into my house and there was a cow pasture over my back fence.  There it was staring me right in the face.  I couldn't look at these beautiful animals and then cook myself a hamburger.  I became a vegan a couple of months ago after going to the meat.com website.  It made me sick and so upset.  Chickens and cows are treated so cruelly so that we can have eggs and dairy.  No thank you.  There is plenty for me to eat without having a part in eating meat and eggs and drinking milk.  It is not harmful to be a vegan at all.  You just have to make sure that you are eating a balanced diet and getting enough protein.  Make sure you are getting enough calcium.  I drink rice milk and it is so delicious.  Just tell people that you enjoy being a vegan and that they are being ignorant and to keep their comments to themselves.  I wouldn't even engage them in conversation about it.

Answer 2

nothing i would assume, so what you want to be healthier than the rest of us

Answer 3

It's NOT!

Don't listen!

Change the subject!

You don't tell anyone else what they should eat do you!

Answer 4

Nothing really. Except I have heard from, holistic doctors that eating no animal products can effect fertility. But thats not even life threatening.

Answer 5

it's not. i'm vegan too and i LOVE it.

Answer 6

nuttin''

Answer 7

Because you're thinking out of the box.

God forbid!

Answer 8

Because meat eaters and a lot of lacto-ovo vegetarians are ignorant.

Answer 9

theres nothing wrong with personal choices but it does however make you stand out........people think its weird....my family is always like your a freak and blah.....i just say thanks! and it drives them nuts :)

Answer 10

absolutely nothing =]

Answer 11

There's nothing wrong with being a vegan unless you are a growing child or young person, or a pregnant or nursing woman.

And, of course, if you don't bother your friends by preaching your superior virtues.

Answer 12

...nothing?

Answer 13

There's nothing wrong with being a vegan. I've been one for a couple+ years now and it's the greatest thing in the world :D

My brothers tease me all the time about it. It gets annoying, but I just ignore them because I know they are just trying to get eachother to laugh. I did, however, slap my oldest brother on the face because I don't appreciate him making jokes.

Answer 14

No no no!

Being vegan is GOOD for you.

Studies show it can actually reverse cancer because our bodies are only supposed to get 3-6% of animal protein.

So keep up the good work! =]

Answer 15

You exaggerate when you say Everyone is giving you c**p about it!  I'm someone and don't give you c**p!  You're wiser than me to be a vegan.  I'm a vegetarian but nearly a vegan! There's absolutely no wrong in being a vegan if you eat enough varied foods that fit in your vegan diet!

Don't pay any attention to the meat eaters they are the ones that are wrong and harming their body with dead matter  they wrongly think to be protein!

Answer 16

Nothing is wrong with being a vegan. I think its great that you're a vegan, but some people just don't understand us. They think it's weird and that theres no reason to be one. Don't listen to them , feel special about it because you will be the one out of all those meat eaters who won't risk any heart diseases or other conditions.

I have nothing against meat eaters, but I do have something against the meat eaters who hate vegetarians/vegans for no reason. All the rest, are as great as everyone else.

I'm a vegetarian trying to become a vegan :)

GO VEG!

Answer 17

There is not one thing wrong with being vegan, the only reason people tend to knock being a vegan is because there not educated on the subject!! I have heard some pretty crazy things from people about me being vegan, the only thing you can do is ignore it and go on with your vegan lifestyle!! ?  v`

Answer 18

It really is not a big deal. I am personally very impressed and even jealous. I tried to give up meat and meat products, but it seems to be impossible!! Not to mention, vegan standard food is so expensive! I think it's a lot healthier as long as you are getting all the protein and nutrients that you need! I really wouldn't let it bother me. Everyone has issues with things that they don't understand. Just tell them that you don't give them a hard time for all the animals they kill, so they should leave you alone. Your decision, period. No one else's opinion even matters. Way to go!

Answer 19

Read this, and be careful please.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk...

Answer 20

Download this video into your mobile phone MP4 or 3GP & show them each time they freak you...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lLRH3gAyJ2...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iMXtlQmKT3...

God wants YOU to be a VEGAN!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7KB5ds788i...