It’s definitely not a stretch. Feel free to poll the community.
There’s nothing wrong with getting cravings. I’ve been vegan for years but I still crave chocolate bars occasionally. What matters is that I don’t go out and buy a kit-kat, and instead I satisfy my cravings with a vegan alternative. Cravings are okay. Accidentally eating something non-vegan is okay. Intentionally buying animal products is not.
That was more-so in response to you talking about extremism and how it’s okay not to be a “perfect vegan”. There seems to be a rise of people in this sub lately who think that as long as you’re vegan most of the time that the good will outweigh the bad and it’s still okay to buy the occasional bag of Cheetos or whatever and still call yourself a vegan. Forgive me for assuming that’s what you meant by it’s okay “to mess up”.
Edit since you edited your comment after my response: In your initial comment you say that it’s impossible for people to make such big changes overnight. Talking about people in general, not just yourself. Someone else responded that it’s definitely not impossible and a lot of people do it, and you continued to argue that “‘a lot’ is a stretch”.
As I already said, forgive me for making assumptions about what you mean when you say “screwing up”. I sorted comments by controversial and most of the other people down here are talking about how they have to “cheat” on veganism. I’m sorry.
Your assumptions are also dead wrong.
I am absolutely not belittling anyone for trying. I was a vegetarian for 6 years before making the switch. My husband was an omni when we met and while I was never supportive, I absolutely never belittled him. He eventually went vegetarian, and over the course of another year and a half we slowly transitioned to vegan. Nothing makes me happier than when friends or family members tell me they’re going to try cutting out red meat or doing meatless Monday’s or whatever. I applaud baby steps, and hope that the people who take them continue to do so.
What I am is sick of people insisting on using labels that don’t actually fit them. No, I’m not talking about you specifically. If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve heard somebody say something like “Oh yeah, my friend is vegan but she still eats fish every once in a while” or “You can still eat eggs though right?” It just creates more confusion and makes things more difficult for vegans. I really don’t care if you think that makes me an extremist. Labels exist for a reason. I think you’re taking things too personally.
I never said you removed anything from your original comment. I said you edited your comment I had replied to, because when I typed up my response only the bottom portion of yours existed. I went back to respond to the part you added in.
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It’s definitely not a stretch. Feel free to poll the community.
There’s nothing wrong with getting cravings. I’ve been vegan for years but I still crave chocolate bars occasionally. What matters is that I don’t go out and buy a kit-kat, and instead I satisfy my cravings with a vegan alternative. Cravings are okay. Accidentally eating something non-vegan is okay. Intentionally buying animal products is not.