As a vegetarian who mostly eats vegan, why is it that I find PETA so annoying?
Because they are terrorists.
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MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 days ago
As a vegetarian who mostly eats vegan, why is it that I find PETA so annoying?
Without looking into it further, I’m gonna guess the same reason I find a lot of people I agree with on a number of issues so insufferable: holier-than-thou, self-congratulatory, moral crusading.
Just existing and being willing to answer people’s questions genuinely is way more effective. I literally never bring it up, people only find out by happenstance and often ask about it themselves. If they don’t, it’s not that interesting (in my opinion).
Anecdotally, anyway.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 days ago
They also just murder shelter animals and do negative PR
ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world 2 days ago
I mean, people who you believe to be morally right can still be irritating idiots. I'm not a vegan, but I get it. I have friends who are, I don't say no to a vegan meal (unless there's corn in it because that gives me an unpleasant time on the toilet). I do think PETA is fighting for something they believe in, and I think that's admirable. I also think they're annoying.
buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Their tactics can be annoying and ridiculous, but I think that any honest assessment of why people generally find them annoying would admit that it’s people being reactionary. The whole “How do you know someone’s a vegan? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you” is almost the exact opposite in reality: people can’t shut up about NOT being vegan.
ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world 2 days ago
There's truth in that for sure. I see it as a human thing, not a vegan/non-vegan one. We just love to be correct.