Some of my closest friends make fun of what I believe and what I don’t eat. And it really hurts sometimes. It hurts because your friends and family are supposed to love you unconditionally right? Why can’t I just have my own beliefs that are different from everyone else’s? I’m from Toronto, so it’s definitely not because you live in a town where everyone hunts @Dani1110. We all just have to stick together

I came from a town where everyone hunted. Surprisingly, very few people actually messed with me when I went vegan – it was mostly just my family. That could partially be because I was one of those people in high school you didn’t mess with, but I like to think it was just people being mature… lol. The people who did make fun of me, some close friends and most of my family… They stopped over time, just like most things. Most of my family even started trying my “voodoo food” lol. They’re all a big fan of vegan cupcakes now.
It’s just like anything else. People make fun of other people because they’re different. It’s wildly immature, but it happens. As you meet new people, they will probably do the same thing. But each person will eventually get used to it and get tired of making fun of it.

My grandma is really the only person who says anything about it anymore, and even she surprised me when I told her I was going to try -raw- veganism because I heard it will help my fibromyalgia. She said she was supportive of whatever I thought would work… then followed up with a very quiet “but I still think you need meat.” and a smile.
Even those who are most stubborn will ease into acceptance

My friends do that all the time because they are all big meat eaters and don’t understand my dietary choices. Although I did get them to each to go vegetarian for a week, one even did it for two months.

yessssssssssssssss all the time!! it hurts actually and it makes me upset. -.-

yes, all the time! At first, my Best friend(at the time) and my family where the worst! It’s been almost five years so they’re over it. I get it from stangers to, but people are just scared of what they don”t know; Its easier for them to ignore the problem than accept and live with whats being done to animals.

All the time. For example when I’m sick or injured “It’s because you don’t get enough protien blah blah blah calcium blah blah blah yummy yummy steak blah blah blah”. When I’m trying to get petition signatures : “Whoa dude stop shoving your beliefs down my throat *inhales a cheeseburger* meat’s natural man blah blah blah. Seaworld did nothing wrong blah blah blah”. Yeah, I don’t talk to those people anymore. I found that arguing with morons just isn’t worth it. They’ll make you sink to their level then blindside you with ignorance.

There’re not so many people who make fun of me, but some of them used to laugh at me because of my mental health issues or being vegan. They still think they’re connected, huh, and they don’t even think that in my decision to stop eating animals I’m much more healthier than the majority of them.

People always tell me I need to eat real. Like their diet that consist of cheese burgers, pizza and fries is real healthy. All that meat has nasty hormones in it. And I actually eat veggies.

nope happens to me all the time!!!! its kinda annoying :/

I get picked on all the time by my family. But with my family, I’m beyond used to it.

Dude. . .
all of the goddamned time.
It’s like a constant stream of making-fun.
It is sad.

Yeah most seem to be joking, but I get most grief over it from cowardly trolls on the internet. My ex was a complete douche about it though. He said I was selfish for being a vegetarian. Pure stupidity. Glad he’s gone. Either way you can use the joking as a foot-in-the-door to talk about veganism.

Yup. All the time lol But I don’t really care, because I’m doing what I feel is right and…they’re just having their arteries clogged and preparing themselves for a medicine-oriented life for the last 20 years of their life. Ha ha

Yeah I used to get a lot of it in middle school. I kept getting the “what if…” stories,
And I also think like that when people insult my choices, i’m like okay, so I wont visit you in the hospital after you have have a bypass surgery.

Yep I used to be picked on a lot mostly back in middle school and even high school. Though I also live where everyone is hunters, fishers, farmers, and omnivores. I’d say at this point when most people find out I’m a vegetarian they are just surprised or sometimes even complimentary of it or at the most they just have a few stupid questions.