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Why do people hate vegans?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1605" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/25/why-do-people-hate-vegans" target="_blank"><strong>Why do people hate vegans? - The Guardian</strong></a></p><p></p><p>It has left the beige-tinted margins and become social media’s most glamorous look. But why does veganism still provoke so much anger? </p><p></p><p>From the hunger strike to the edible projectile, history offers abundant examples of food being used for political ends. Even so, the crowd of vegans who gathered in central London earlier this year are unlikely to forget the moment when Gatis Lagzdins skinned and ate a raw squirrel.</p><p></p><p>Along with his co-conspirator Deonisy Khlebnikov, Lagzdins <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/23/pro-meat-protesters-fined-eating-raw-squirrels-vegan-stall" target="_blank">performed</a> his stunt at the weekly Soho Vegan Market on Rupert Street. He would subsequently demonstrate at VegFest in Brighton (although this time his snack of choice was a raw pig’s head) as part of a self-proclaimed “carnivore tour” intended to highlight the evils of a plant-based diet. At the London event, he wore a black vest emblazoned with the slogan: “Veganism = Malnutrition.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1605, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/25/why-do-people-hate-vegans'][B]Why do people hate vegans? - The Guardian[/B][/URL] It has left the beige-tinted margins and become social media’s most glamorous look. But why does veganism still provoke so much anger? From the hunger strike to the edible projectile, history offers abundant examples of food being used for political ends. Even so, the crowd of vegans who gathered in central London earlier this year are unlikely to forget the moment when Gatis Lagzdins skinned and ate a raw squirrel. Along with his co-conspirator Deonisy Khlebnikov, Lagzdins [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/23/pro-meat-protesters-fined-eating-raw-squirrels-vegan-stall']performed[/URL] his stunt at the weekly Soho Vegan Market on Rupert Street. He would subsequently demonstrate at VegFest in Brighton (although this time his snack of choice was a raw pig’s head) as part of a self-proclaimed “carnivore tour” intended to highlight the evils of a plant-based diet. At the London event, he wore a black vest emblazoned with the slogan: “Veganism = Malnutrition.” [/QUOTE]
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