[Purp]

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Originally Posted by PTree15

Jessickah, I have a friend who refuses to even try my baked vegan goodies (which people have complimented me on numerous times, not even really knowing they were vegan goodies) because of preconceived notions. Close-minded doesn't even come close to describing her when it comes to this, lol. I'm sorry you are going through this. It is indeed very frustrating. I have a handful of people who would go to a vegan place with me, but most of the time, I go alone. By the way, is the Blackbird Pizzeria that you went to the one in Philly? I miss that place so much since I moved back up north.

I make vegan baked goodies all the time mainly due to various family food allergies (still...). I just simply tell who's allergic to whatever allergin it is, it isn't in the baked goody. (i.e. There's no eggs, soy, gluten, or dairy in these cupcakes/cookies/brownies/etc.) If I forget and take them to someone else's house and they're vegan--I convenietly forget to mention that until after everything is eaten.

My niece's step sister moved here a year ago in January, and she's vegan. I simply pull her off to the side and tell her what's all right to eat. Thankgiving and Christmas will be interesting, to say the least. I'm up for the challenge.

 

[Move of Ten]

How did she wind up at these vegan places with you in the first place? I'm gonna guess she was pissed at having to go to places that only had vegan food and she was determined to have a miserable time to prove her point.

 

[Scorpius]

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Originally Posted by rags.

...Are you sure you want her to be your maid of honour? :\\

This.

 

[silva]

I think a lot of people are afraid if they admit to liking vegan foods they won't have the upper hand in trashing vegans. Most people at heart don't want animals hurt, but are so addicted to their usual foods they're scared to loose them.
If they realize vegan foods taste good, they'll start thinking about how maybe we shouldn't raise animals to eat, and that will bother them so much.
The hardest thing when I first decided to give up meat for good was the worry that I'd miss the taste of it and go back to eating it..

Did that make sense?

 

[Spoonerism]

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Originally Posted by silva

I think a lot of people are afraid if they admit to liking vegan foods they won't have the upper hand in trashing vegans. Most people at heart don't want animals hurt, but are so addicted to their usual foods they're scared to loose them.
If they realize vegan foods taste good, they'll start thinking about how maybe we shouldn't raise animals to eat, and that will bother them so much.
The hardest thing when I first decided to give up meat for good was the worry that I'd miss the taste of it and go back to eating it..

Did that make sense?

I think that makes a lot of sense actually. I mean, why else would some people be so utterly against even trying vegan food? They don't want to like it.

 

[Scorpius]

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Originally Posted by Spoonerism

I think that makes a lot of sense actually. I mean, why else would some people be so utterly against even trying vegan food? They don't want to like it.

I'm pretty sure my father does it to me just to be an ass.

 

[Spoonerism]

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Originally Posted by Scorpius

I'm pretty sure my father does it to me just to be an ass.

Well unfortunately some people really are just jerks. (for whatever reason) I try to give most people a little more credit than that though.

 

[Scorpius]

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Originally Posted by Spoonerism

Well unfortunately some people really are just jerks. (for whatever reason) I try to give most people a little more credit than that though.

Yup. The omnis never complain when I make vegan brownies.

 

[PTree15]

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Originally Posted by Purp

I make vegan baked goodies all the time mainly due to various family food allergies (still...). I just simply tell who's allergic to whatever allergin it is, it isn't in the baked goody. (i.e. There's no eggs, soy, gluten, or dairy in these cupcakes/cookies/brownies/etc.) If I forget and take them to someone else's house and they're vegan--I convenietly forget to mention that until after everything is eaten.

My niece's step sister moved here a year ago in January, and she's vegan. I simply pull her off to the side and tell her what's all right to eat. Thankgiving and Christmas will be interesting, to say the least. I'm up for the challenge.

I pretty much do the same with regard to telling people what is and isn't in my baked goods. This particular friend knows I'm vegan, though, so she knows whatever I prepare also would be vegan. She's just very rigid about a few things, including food.

 

[jessickah]

i barely have any friends, ive basically attached myself to my fiance' because he is the only who understands.
its not as much as her not trying the food as her KNOWING of all the abuse and cruelty that goes on and is OK with it.
...also selfish because we live in jersey and im always the MINORITY when we go out i MAKE veganism work so why cant she do that same

 

[delicioso]

It sounds like she sees veganism as your thing and resents being hindered by it. She also sounds very immature.