meatlovers' reactions

[fzjohnson]

Hi. Has anyone else noticed a recent trend in facebook and/or other social networking or face-to-face?

I have become more & more aware of how often regular people push meat dishes into their daily posts & make "just jokin'," anti-veg(etari)an comments however innocuous. I don't think it's my being sensitive as I'm not overly vocal & have been vegan for well over a year - one would've thought I'd have seen this before now if I were either. This trend seems to be in the last month or so.

Perhaps I've missed some important global event that has made meatlovers more self-conscious - it seems like defensiveness? Am I wrong or did I miss something? It doesn't impact any of my decisions or general happiness but the trend to my eyes is enough to notice. Have you noticed this too, by chance?

 

[winter.frost]

This reminds me of GBK's advertising campaigns. See this news round-up.

 

[Sally]

Veganism seems to have become the latest in thing, so there is bound to be a backlash against it. If people are told they should do something they probably won't, so I don't know if it is a good thing or not. Lots of people did give up smoking it's true, but the next generation seem to take it up in a rebellious move, just like my friends and I did when we were kids. So, it could be we have a generation in which to eradicate the meat, fish and dairy industry. Better get on with it I suppose.