Why do you call vegans hypocrites?|||As a vegetarian, I am personally not against vegans but actually strongly support them and give them a lot of respect because it is not an easy thing to do. I secretly wish I had that much courrage to become a vegan. But, only when they are ranting and accusing me as being an "animal rapist", "murderer" or a "horrible mother to animals" I can sort of feel against that PERSON (not every vegan, but some people do, giving veganism a bad name). Fair enough when you are explaining the horrors in the egg/milk industry, but you they shouldn't accuse me and force their opinions on me. Everyone is different so you can't expect everyone to think milk is murder. I doubt I'll get best answer, but this is my opinion of what a vegetarian think of vegans. I think you'll get better answers from non-vegetarians.|||The vegan philosophy is basically to consume no animal products (meats), no animal byproducts (dairy), no product derived from animal testing, and use no animal hides or furs. Some make the exception of using products from animals that have died from natural causes, but most do not. This is against our very nature as primates. Yes, it is true that we no longer live in trees, or wander the grasslands, but our basic nutritional requirements have not changed because we are still the same species. The other reason is that vegans have the same personality as evangelical christians: they are vegans and they want everyone else to know about it. It's like going to a bar with a friend and her saying she doesn't drink because she's christian. Vegans don't drink because animals are used in the process of making beer/wine/etc. Neither group is fun to hang around with because of their "holier than thou" attitude.|||Let me rephrase that question "why are you against people that eat meat?" I am not being critical, but this was the eventful question that I asked myself after switching to a gluten, dairy and sugar free diet (vegetarian). Suddenly the world seems unfriendly, and you notice that people begin to resist your change (e.g. from feeling sorry for you to direct displeasure). Not only that, there are very very few places where you can actually eat. It almost feels discriminatory and uncaring. So not only do people bring up their issues (because after all they do not want to be challenged), you also bring your own issues (e.g. Why do people not listen, you see the damage that is produced in their bodies by excess sugar, caffeine, processed foods, etc). Rather then turn your back on the world and go and live the life as a hermit, think about it as a process. It is a given that you will challenge people. Also, look at it as an opportunity to learn about yourself. For example, I found that some restaurants are happy to give you a gluten/dairy free dish, or you can ask for some dish and say "just don't put any dairy in it", another one, is "cook your own meals". Eventually you will get it right. At that moment, you will also see that you begin to criticize people less and less, and the world will not seem as unfriendly any more because you have found your own way. From :( :( :( to this :) :) :p P.s. the last one was a joke...|||People think people who are vegans, and vegetarianism in general too are unnatural. They feel it's hypocritical because we eat plants that are alive too. Plants scientifically can't feel pain, but animals can. There are some people here who like to bring up that planting crops kill field mice and other animals who live on the ground to make room to grow plant foods. Although, our diets aren't intentionally meant to harm and kill animals. Omnivore diets are meant to kill animals to get meat, leather, fur, and other items from dead animals. Just don't listen to them. Oh yeah, and I can't forget that they mention what humans did millions of years ago to get food and that lions eat meat. Too bad lions are designed to eat meat. They have a carnivorous digestive system, claws, and fangs to kill live animals and eat them raw. Humans never do that. They're not meant to eat meat. The only way humans can kill animals is by using man made materials, then cook them before they eat them.|||Theyre envious. The body of a vegan looks much more natural than the body of a meat eater. God would not even recognize most of todays americans as human.|||Life is all a big spectrum. Some life is more complex, but it's all life. Bacteria consume, grow, replicate, change and evolve. Your body's immune system kills bacteria by the thousands daily. Plants too are living - sure, they don't have nervous systems, maybe they can't feel pain, but they're still living to some extent. I find the line vegans draw entirely arbitrary. And for as long as there have been complex life on this planet, bigger, stronger, faster, smarter things have been eating smaller, slower, weaker, dumber things. It is the way the planet works.

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