I’ve seen this too. Way too often, in fact. You could even be among the annoying (IMHO) types that are constantly trying to out-purity-test one another and lecturing everyone on fucking everything and being all intersectional [1], etc.
I rarely bring up being vegetarian IRL. People that know, know. The only time it comes up is when arranging food or what have you. Obviously there are times when it needs to come up. But I’m not into arguing over nutrition and the whys IRL and I’m also not into the proselytizing. Best you can do is quietly lead by example, in my view. Preaching at people until they stop eating meat is not going to work.
Anyway, I’ve had multiple instances where it comes up and some super-dooper almighty holier-than-thou type of lefties (we all know the type, I’m sure - the kind that give a bad name to progressive causes - this kind of attitude is best left to church ladies trying to No True Scotsman each other over xtian doctrine as they see it) will make some snide remark about vegetarianism/veganism! I mean, what the actual fuck.
[1] Invariably, this tends to be a white woman holding forth and telling any white men within earshot their views on how white men should let others do the talking and just listen. Sometimes the woman will claim to be bi for extra Oppression Olympics Points. I wish I could say this was only just the same white woman in the various instances…anyway, if people wonder how to generate more reactionaries, I’m sure cartoonish and over the top buffoons like that are not helping at all. Anyway, in my view, in being decent to others or worker solidarity, etc., very few of this type, if any, are walking the walk or even have any interest in any of that.
I’ve seen this too. Way too often, in fact. You could even be among the annoying (IMHO) types that are constantly trying to out-purity-test one another and lecturing everyone on fucking everything and being all intersectional [1], etc.
I rarely bring up being vegetarian IRL. People that know, know. The only time it comes up is when arranging food or what have you. Obviously there are times when it needs to come up. But I’m not into arguing over nutrition and the whys IRL and I’m also not into the proselytizing. Best you can do is quietly lead by example, in my view. Preaching at people until they stop eating meat is not going to work.
Anyway, I’ve had multiple instances where it comes up and some super-dooper almighty holier-than-thou type of lefties (we all know the type, I’m sure - the kind that give a bad name to progressive causes - this kind of attitude is best left to church ladies trying to No True Scotsman each other over xtian doctrine as they see it) will make some snide remark about vegetarianism/veganism! I mean, what the actual fuck.
[1] Invariably, this tends to be a white woman holding forth and telling any white men within earshot their views on how white men should let others do the talking and just listen. Sometimes the woman will claim to be bi for extra Oppression Olympics Points. I wish I could say this was only just the same white woman in the various instances…anyway, if people wonder how to generate more reactionaries, I’m sure cartoonish and over the top buffoons like that are not helping at all. Anyway, in my view, in being decent to others or worker solidarity, etc., very few of this type, if any, are walking the walk or even have any interest in any of that.