Someone who does not use any animal products (which is near impossible). It has been proven that to be a vegan one must have a ridiculous superiority complex. This is often mistaken by the vegan and other vegans as enlightenment. This massive ego stimulation often results in insulting "meat-eaters" undeservedly, and the delusion that they are actually making a change. This also involves constant bragging about how much they love the lifestyle.
1. "If you are not a vegan, you are a terrible, terrible person incapable of feeling compassion or love because you can stomach the thought of killing a cow. Hold on, I have to finish my tofu and soy milk."
2. "As a vegan, I would sooner kill one human infant than two cows."
(Note: Number 2 is a direct quote from a vegan I know.)
2. "As a vegan, I would sooner kill one human infant than two cows."
(Note: Number 2 is a direct quote from a vegan I know.)
by Howard D. Marsh May 05, 2011
Someone who cares about the suffering of sentient creatures, and therefore does not consume eggs, milk, or meat, as well as abstaining from wearing animals or using products tested on them.
Meat-eaters are harmful to the environment, not vegans. They are the main cause of world hunger by wasting land to feed overbred cows who will become tortured and killed. Meat is an inefficient resource, and also requires a lot of oil in production. Don't say veganism is bad for the environment.
God warned against animal cruelty, and preched compassion. Many references made to meat were metaphoric or not referring to flesh. Most scholars believe Jesus didn't even eat fish, so don't use the pseudo-Christian argument either.
Finally, b12 and protein can be obtained from plants. Beans, nuts, and seeds are rich in protein, and many other plant based foods contain it as well. Seaweed, yeast, and raw organic foods have b12, and it also can be grown as a bacteria.
Debeaking, beating, tail-docking, ear-clipping, confinement, etc. aren't humane. There's no excuse for not being vegan.
The arguments against veganism are very ignorant.
The word vegan means compassion.
Meat-eaters are harmful to the environment, not vegans. They are the main cause of world hunger by wasting land to feed overbred cows who will become tortured and killed. Meat is an inefficient resource, and also requires a lot of oil in production. Don't say veganism is bad for the environment.
God warned against animal cruelty, and preched compassion. Many references made to meat were metaphoric or not referring to flesh. Most scholars believe Jesus didn't even eat fish, so don't use the pseudo-Christian argument either.
Finally, b12 and protein can be obtained from plants. Beans, nuts, and seeds are rich in protein, and many other plant based foods contain it as well. Seaweed, yeast, and raw organic foods have b12, and it also can be grown as a bacteria.
Debeaking, beating, tail-docking, ear-clipping, confinement, etc. aren't humane. There's no excuse for not being vegan.
The arguments against veganism are very ignorant.
The word vegan means compassion.
by John September 04, 2003
A word that seems like it should rhyme with pagan, even though it does not. For instance, you never hear of a vee-ge-ta-ri-an or a vee-ge-ta-ble, yet it's vee-gan.
by MC 900 Foot Oral Roberts August 08, 2006
A person who realizes that eating animal products and by products is not ok.Knows that everyone isnt vegan and accepts that.This person usually also realizes that billions of rabbits,mice,insects, and other animals are killed in grain processing,and resents that,but does not understand how people who eat grains AND animal products can say this because these things are equally cruel.Has less percentage of getting various cancers than meat eaters and vegetarians.Contrary to popular belief, actually cares about other people and their ideas because everyone has the right to express their feelings for or against veganism.
Dude: Hey want this well done steak?
Vegan: Nah, I'm vegan.
Dude: Wow, how do you survive? I mean doesnt milk have protein and stuff?
Vegan: Yup, but soy milk has the same amount and less fat and I can take supplements if I feel like I'm not getting my vitamins.
Dude:Oh ok, I've never had anyone explain it to me that way, I guess vegans arent that bad after all.
Vegan:Aww thanks, can you pass the peas?
Vegan: Nah, I'm vegan.
Dude: Wow, how do you survive? I mean doesnt milk have protein and stuff?
Vegan: Yup, but soy milk has the same amount and less fat and I can take supplements if I feel like I'm not getting my vitamins.
Dude:Oh ok, I've never had anyone explain it to me that way, I guess vegans arent that bad after all.
Vegan:Aww thanks, can you pass the peas?
by *bunny;] January 16, 2008
One who clings to an absurd, phoney "ethic" that is wholly unsupported.
"Vegans" are, almost without exception, juvenile, whiny, soppy, clueless urbanites. They ALWAYS start by claiming to live a "cruelty-free" lifestyle, until the horrible flaw in their own claim is pointed out to them; namely, that tens of thousands of animals are killed in producing the supermarket veggies they happily shovel into their big, fat, gaping pie-holes.
"Vegans" then ALWAYS retreat to claiming they somehow cause "less harm" than non-vegans. This is also unsupportable; someone who buys a half of a grass-fed beef (many, many meals for one death) is certainly causing "less harm" than a whiny, drippy "vegan" shoveling supermarket rice into their cake-hole (many deaths for one meal.)
"Veganism" is sanctimonious self-righteousness parading as an "ethic;" the "ethical" claims of "vegans" are recognized as false by anyone with more than three active brain cells. "Vegans" follow no moral principle; only a cheap, easy, and stupid rule: "Don't put animal parts in your mouth."
The animals killed by "vegans" matter to them not at all - NOT AT ALL - as long as they don't have to see the carcasses.
"Vegans" are, almost without exception, juvenile, whiny, soppy, clueless urbanites. They ALWAYS start by claiming to live a "cruelty-free" lifestyle, until the horrible flaw in their own claim is pointed out to them; namely, that tens of thousands of animals are killed in producing the supermarket veggies they happily shovel into their big, fat, gaping pie-holes.
"Vegans" then ALWAYS retreat to claiming they somehow cause "less harm" than non-vegans. This is also unsupportable; someone who buys a half of a grass-fed beef (many, many meals for one death) is certainly causing "less harm" than a whiny, drippy "vegan" shoveling supermarket rice into their cake-hole (many deaths for one meal.)
"Veganism" is sanctimonious self-righteousness parading as an "ethic;" the "ethical" claims of "vegans" are recognized as false by anyone with more than three active brain cells. "Vegans" follow no moral principle; only a cheap, easy, and stupid rule: "Don't put animal parts in your mouth."
The animals killed by "vegans" matter to them not at all - NOT AT ALL - as long as they don't have to see the carcasses.
by Signedupman June 29, 2005
A person who can't stand the fact that people eat meat(ignoring the fact that we've been eating meat since the begining of time!)these people are usualy self rightouse son's of bitche's, who will refuse too eat,wear,use any animal products.
They eat lots of grain, and in order to get this grain they must plow it, and in the process of plowing they kill hundreds of feild mice, rabbits, and other poor defenceless creatures all for grain, but when a cow is killed GOD help us all! A cow has been killed for the sake of feeding family's!!(oh snap! the agony!) Yep a quick painless death, and then they eat the meat too(the non vegans that is)...how dreadfull. But dont worry about the feild mice, Getiing plow'ed is a fun death.
They eat lots of grain, and in order to get this grain they must plow it, and in the process of plowing they kill hundreds of feild mice, rabbits, and other poor defenceless creatures all for grain, but when a cow is killed GOD help us all! A cow has been killed for the sake of feeding family's!!(oh snap! the agony!) Yep a quick painless death, and then they eat the meat too(the non vegans that is)...how dreadfull. But dont worry about the feild mice, Getiing plow'ed is a fun death.
by super awsome October 09, 2006
Mike: Oh, hey Ja- Oh my God!!! What are you doing? What did that colony of peaceful All-Organic, Free-Range, Non-Pesticide-Covered Broccoli ever do to you? Vegan!
Jack: Die! Die!!!
Jack: Die! Die!!!
by Broccoli_Are_People_Too October 27, 2010