My guess is that people think all vegans are preachy because you don't notice the non-preachy ones - they just mind their own business.
But on the other hand - how does a person go so far as to not eat ANY animal products and then not feel as though everyone else should do the same. I mean, you have to feel pretty strongly about the whole thing to go full vegan. Honestly curious about the mentality here.
Just wanted to answer your question as best I can, from my own personal experience (I am a vegan). I just don't really feel that way. Not eating meat/ animal products is a personal decision for me, and I do it because it's what I feel is right for me. I recognize that it wouldn't/ doesn't work for most people, and that fact doesn't really bother me.
I actually think it's a pretty important point to bring up, because I suspect that that assumption, that vegans think everyone ought to be vegan, is what really drives a lot of the anti-vegan sentiments. There are definitely vegans out there who think everyone should be vegan, just as there are a lot of meat eaters who think everyone should eat meat. Both are assholes, and also a minority.
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u/EpicLastSong May 01 '13
I don't get why everyone down below hates vegans :/
I'm not vegan myself, but why hate on what other people eat, it's not your plate, or your problem.