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The Velveteen Ocelot

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10. A person who is opposed to eating meat probably shouldn't eat at a place

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 12:07 PM

Nov 2019

that mostly specializes in meat. Isn't he aiding and abetting the consumption of meat by buying something from a vendor of meat, even if he doesn't buy meat himself?

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Vegan man sues Burger King claiming meatless burger is cooked on same grill as meat [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 OP

There are a few vegans who do stupid crap and it always goes viral Just about everyone mucifer Nov 2019 #1

"Just about everyone in the vegan community is against the lawsuit." left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #3

people I talk with message boards etc. People are upset about the lawsuit existing mucifer Nov 2019 #4

would seem like an issue most vegans would be on top of. mopinko Nov 2019 #6

Yes, I for example just don't go to burger king and buy it. That said I am glad it exists and less mucifer Nov 2019 #8

Exactly. Jirel Nov 2019 #18

They disclose that, however jberryhill Nov 2019 #2

That was never a secret Bettie Nov 2019 #5

People who have nothing else going on in their lives do this stuff. beachbumbob Nov 2019 #7

Or the surfaces on which it's prepped. Jirel Nov 2019 #19

this behavior, to me, smacks of a sense of entitlement. beachbumbob Nov 2019 #21

FDA Says Vegan Mayonnaise Can't Be Called Mayo Celerity Nov 2019 #24

Here's your five bucks back. RhodeIslandOne Nov 2019 #9

A person who is opposed to eating meat probably shouldn't eat at a place The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #10

this is also what I think IcyPeas Nov 2019 #13

They offer an option where it's not cooked on the same grill. Jirel Nov 2019 #20

so obvious right? beachbumbob Nov 2019 #22

Come on, dude. Codeine Nov 2019 #11

That's what he thinks Cartoonist Nov 2019 #12

He's got a point. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #14

I'm pretty sure it is disclosed. Ms. Toad Nov 2019 #17

I had an Impossible Burger Mendocino Nov 2019 #15

Same at Caarl's Jr. tishaLA Nov 2019 #26

I won't eat anything cross contaminated by human contact. I'm a strict non-cannibal! Beakybird Nov 2019 #16

Stupid is stupid. NT TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #23

If one is worried about cross contamination, the prudent thing to do would be to ask first. Kaleva Nov 2019 #25

Clearly I'm in the minority, but I can see why a vegan would be genuinely distressed renate Nov 2019 #27