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AHAHAH I can relate to that so much. I had one person tell me that vegansim causes some kind of disease no one's ever heard of, and that without the nutritional value that can only be found in the flesh of innocent animals, we slowly rot to death and one day I'll apparantly "look back and wish never went vegan". and then this other person told me tofu was more unhealthy than red meat or a mcdonalds hamburger?? (??????)
@@siddhantbandekar7731 yh me personally I see humans as intellectually superior so I'm a Muslim so religiously we have to sacrifice 1 animal a year, but personal morals, but personally I'd avoid eating animals
@@slikasrick You could view it like that but living vegan in today's world really isn't hard or much of an inconvenience. I can go to almost any restaurant or fast food place and I'll be able to find something, even if that involves switching out a couple of ingredients
@@slikasrick People who eat animals and their secretions are a huge inconvenience as well. To the animals that die needlessly and are exploited, to the environment, to people starving and not having clean water, to the air we breathe and on and on it goes. Vegans are far less of an inconvenience in comparison.
Yes. I get this alot when it comes to people buying me gifts. Chocolate, smellies and such become "impossible" apparently because plastic and cruelty free soap is just so hard to find in stores.
Wierd, my friends are used to finding an place where I can eat aswell. They joke that I should eat the grass when they have a BBQ, yet they make sure I don't have to bring my own food and have vegan options....
I really dislike how being vegan is such an incredible thing. My mum tells everyone she sees that I’m vegan and everyone questions me why and tells me how I should stop because it’s bad for my health or whatever. I get really uncomfortable because I don’t like people questioning my morals and diet I’ve done so much research to justify.
I feel you. Doing the right thing not always provide understanding around us. Doing the right thing is just doing the right thing no matter if we like or dont like the outcome. Thats why those who are doing the right thing with the higher freuquenzy so to say more often, are often soooo awesome in controlling their own thoughts and behaviour . 🌟🍀
Thanks, I guess I’ve always been a bit too good a monitoring and controlling my behaviour so expressing myself through veganism and hobbies will make me uncomfortable for a bit. Glad I’m not alone tho. 😁
I'm 60 years old, gay and vegan, I don't care what society thinks about it, it's my life. As long as we live in a society that justifies wars, supports factory farming and treats animals not as living beings but as things, one can be proud to be part of a minority.
The thing I dislike about being vegan: The annoying vegan stereotype. Like homie there are annoying nonvegans too, anyone can be annoying not just some vegans, calm yoself.
@@Koro276 I'm not saying that the vegans who do that cant get annoying but that can be applied to someone making anything their entire life, not just vegans. You cant tell me you dont know an annoying person who isnt vegan. Just because some is vegan doesnt mean they are inherently annoying just like just because someone is omnivorous doesnt mean they arent annoying.
Ed’s ability to talk so calmly about these topics has me baffled every time...I strive to have that wonderful ability one day without slowly overheating internally every time ppl approach me with it
what I dislike: people who make veganism look like a joke and make other people view me, a vegan, as a joke and are immediately turned off by anything I have to say. ☹️
I think as vegans we unfortunately grow thick skins whether we want to or not. The amount of abuse I've suffered by people having a go would be viewed entirely differently if it were based on my religion or the colour of my skin. Does it bother me? Not at all anymore. If someone can't take me for who I am then it's their loss not mine.
@@rasputozen I cannot say that I agree with that... please watch D’angelo Wallace’s video on her, there is more to being ethically conscious than just caring for animal welfare. You have to be aware of human issues as well, and show proper respect and support. TVT has not done this.
@@auds7326 I'm not a fan of D'angelos take. However, I DO like the take of people like Dr Breeze Harper, also known as Sisteh Vegan, Christian Sebastian McJetters, Syl and Aph Ko, Patrice Jones, as a start. But I guess basically I find TVT problematic, as I did Gary Y, and Gary L Francione. All these people, Including TVT have had positive effects though they have problematic ways of going about it. In a way, it is good because it opens discussion towards being aware of the idea that vegan means compassion for, advocation for the rights of, all, human or not.
I dislike being the odd one at a restaurant table and everyone commenting on my food choices and being under a microscope. Others talking about loving beef and bacon and laughing bc they think it’s a cute joke bc I’m vegan. It’s lame but annoying. 🙄
Even when people don't know I'm vegan, I constantly get comments about my hens like "you should name them kfc" or something really unoriginal like that. The same thing happens when I say I want to adopt a pig. I don't mention them much, but when I do people always say the same thing. Not many people know I'm vegan, and my family's nice about it, but it sounds like it would be hell to get talked about like that every day
I don’t like bringing up being vegan it makes me really uncomfortable to talk about it since more people respond so negatively. I keep trying tho bc I do think the more ppl that understand the better
Recently hit 6 months of veganism. Would've never expected it before covid, but it's been wonderful and I don't think I'll ever go back to animal products. You were a huge influence on me trying it out. Thanks, good video
The label has such a big impact. Some time back, when I was not even vegetarian, I've been in India, living together with my Indian collègues. When I first arrived, they were interested to know if I'm 'meat eater' or eat normal, which meant vegetarian. This was the first time it really clicked in my mind that eating meat was not the normal. And, I decided not to eat meat, because they would have bought it only for me as all the others were veg so that I could directly see the bad impact I myself would have. The time there was basically my begining of being vegetarian and opened the doors to consider veganism
a fascinating transition from the term "label" to your personal past and your conversion to veganism, which has little to do with the term itself. indeed, why are vegans so egocentric?
@@v.a.n.e. since you obviously dont know the meaning of egocentric let me help you out. Egocentric means only thinking of yourself. As vegans we do NOT only think of ourselves. We think about our whole world-including animals and people. Opposite of egocentric but nice try!
@@JayLuhx sorry, I was thinking exclusively of vegans, not of you. perhaps I'm wrong, but you've only recently become a vegan, so you can’t really boast of a long vegan background.
@@vietnamd0820 wrong, I've never advocated for such a thing. you may have failed to notice that I'm actually categorically against a diet based on plants.
What I dislike about being vegan is reading ingredient labels. I hate that I just can't go into a store and pick a random item off the shelf without a high likelihood that I will be supporting absolutely horrible acts. It shouldn't be so confusing to be moral.
I personally don't mind reading ingredient labels. Decades ago, it was rare to find a list of ingredients on packaged foods. I appreciate being able to make an informed decision about what I consume. Plus, when I find something that is vegan per the ingredients and I didn't expect it, it feels like a win!
you're overthinking it. Have some cheese. Have some animal fat. Have some eggs. No worries. It goes a long way also for your health and you'll have a happier and more fulfilling life
I really dislike that we cant make people care. It really baffles me how easily people ignore enormous severe ethical problems. I totally agree, caring about the harm we cause should be normal!
But right now vegan products aren't just good everything is quite repetitive and gets boring over time. Don't get me wrong i like the idea of vegan but as of now telling people to go vegan is like showing off a bicycle in a car show and hoping people would buy it because it's good for the environment.
@@blackmarlin3166 I appreciate your honesty, honestly. It is hard hearing that when the consequences are so significant. As the idea is appealing to you, but the reality isn't quite appealing enough what do you think would make it work for you?
@@vegansomething719 Technology. Let's face it people aren't gonna change as veganism is way too idealistic but what we can change is we can find a different way of sourcing our food there are many attempts on grown lab meat but it's still in its primitive stage the product looks like a nasty ground meat but i believe we can reach the sophistication to grow pork chops and steaks in a lab one day that is cheap and people would like and maybe produce some cow milk in a chamber as well. Sometimes prevention is not the solution.
@@blackmarlin3166 >i believe we can reach the sophistication to grow pork chops and steaks in a lab one day The issue is that "one day" we will all be living underwater from rising ocean temperatures, or we'll just be dead from the next major pandemic. We are in a climate crisis and also a pandemic _right now_ and we need change _now_. I do appreciate your honesty, truly. But you're standing outside a burning house with a group of people, everyone throwing gasoline on it, and saying "well maybe someone will invent a hose one day" when you could _stop throwing gasoline on it right now_. I get it - not everyone is going to do it - but that's a very bad attitude to have towards something that ultimately benefits us all, the ending of raising animals for food. Not contributing your bit because "no one else will". You can compare it to a bunch of people huddled around someone who has just been hit by a car. No one picks up the phone and dials 911 because they assume someone else will do it. The difference here is that this actually affects _you_. What are you willing to do about it?
I have one down winter jacket with a fur trim hood I got for Christmas two years before I became vegan. Sometimes feathers poke out of it as it’s getting old, and it reminds me. It is what it is, an unfortunate product of things I didn’t understand and couldn’t control. Until it’s beyond use, it’s how I’m keepin warm.
@@Lumalee im sorry for whatever youve experienced that has skewed your view of vegans for the worst, but i suggest if vegans bother you that much, just ignore it and dont click on vegan videos and comment on them ! just a suggestion ❤️
@@Lumalee how could this happen, if people are getting or wants to get smarter generation for generation?. Higher IQ will always equals going towards veganism one way or the other without any doubt.
Excellent points all around, but especially the one about what to dislike about being vegan: that we are classified with a label that makes vegan ethics the minority and the unusual., instead of just being the default reality where kindness and non-exploitation of animals IS the norm !
What i dislike is: Seeing the meat aisle in the supermarket! I walk through it with my head down, shaking my head! Seeing people who say they love animals but get angry when they hear the truth and are to lazy to change.
I hate it more cause I work in a supermarket and I have to see all the products and take in my hands all the packages that people buy... Sometimes a littles of blood runs down my fingers when the package is not well sealed. It's so gross 🤢
I'm not because it's not healthy, or good for the animals, or good for the environment. I prefer to kill animals and get proper nutrition and brain health
Okay, Ed, we all know the worst part about being vegan is going to a wedding and being served the 'vegan' option which is either dry penne pasta or iceberg lettuce with no dressing.
@@zebyurd9530 This is such a weird reply. Why is it that omnivores always see any food that doesn't contain animal products as some kind of niche meal that they aren't allowed to eat? It would be cheaper, easier, better tasting and infinitely more accessible to serve stews, curries or any other number of meals for weddings that could satisfy any dietary restriction, plus cut out any danger for people with serious allergies like gluten, eggs, shellfish, etc. Also, serving a bunch of people doesn't necessarily preclude me from being granted like, a little bit of pasta sauce or something, and I don't know about you but I don't count dry-ass lettuce or plain pasta as a "meal".
@@danaprendick7883 I wouldn’t say that omnivores always need meat in their foods. I personally try to cut out as much red meat as possible but people generally don’t plan on people not wanting to eat meat. And why should they? They should plan on things that most people will enjoy instead of altering the whole thing to accommodate the needs of one person.
@@danaprendick7883 It doesn’t but what I’m saying is that they shouldn’t be obligated to provide for your dietary restrictions if it’s one you choose such as being vegan. However it’s completely different if the person can’t eat your food because of an allergy. In that situation you are obligated.
I have a leather belt from before I was vegan that belonged to an ex of mine from about 9 / 10 years ago. It's literally the only belt I've used since I accidentally kept it after we brokeup, and I think it's the only belt I'll ever use. I don't see a reason to buy another, or get rid of it. I subscribe to a belief in eco-minimalism, so I don't want to buy something new and use those resources when I already have something that works perfectly. I would NEVER buy anything new that is leather, but in this case the damage is already done and it has become special to me because I've had it for so long. 🤷♀️
I was fine with replacing wardrobe items when I was younger and crazy about my appearance but now that I'm older I abhor shopping, not to mention I'm more careful with money. I have a belt and a pair of dress shoes and boots and have no plans for replacing them anytime soon.
It's fine. I have leather and wool in my wardrobe too from when I was not a vegan. I wear them, waiting for them to wear out and be discarded. I haven't _bought_ any animal products since I went vegan
It don’t matter I have leather coats and boots my truck has leather seats I used to eat meat and because of that I’m never going to look down on anyone
Follow your dreams young w/man, whatever, you choose to do, with the view of helping Animals is entirely commendable. Good Luck, Wish I were able to read your story.
Thanks for the great content. The thing I dislike the most, is being judged and alienated for no reason then that I want to leave a better world behind me for my son and everyone.
I really like the fact that Ed mentions the words "ethical" and "moral" so often. Not many people in this world are so focused on morality and justice. 🌼🏵️🌻
Im 17 and I went vegan because of your videos Ed and I showed my mom gary Yourofsky's famous speech and she is trying veganism now and my little sister said she will too! I am so happy and thankful for you and all the activists on here that have educated so many people and helped so many animals. I am posting videos on tiktok about how the animals get treated in slaughterhouses and why eating meat is wrong and everything, and I know it is not as much as what you do but you are who encouraged me to start posting those types of videos! ❤
Thank you so much for the "what to do with leather I already have" point. I've been wondering what to do with those things because most of the things made of leather that I own are related to the sports I engage in (hiking boots and climbing shoes primarily, thermo wool socks for skiing etc) and those items are very expensive. I had some leather dresses and such from my goth phase, which I donated, but I still felt bad about the sports equipment. Thanks so much for answering that question ❤️
What I dislike about being vegan is you are seen as the one being disruptive and negative when they're just trying to enjoy their "nice barbecue" or "delicious ice cream". I try to stay positive and informative, but I have panic attacks from severe anxiety, and I can't help how I feel when they so blatantly disregard the animals' suffering right in front of me, and even...enjoy themselves. I hate it.
Look up the video made by James Aspey on how to remain positive in such a cruel world x my tips are guided meditations and activism. The more you get out there the easier it will be to ask carnists questions rather than accusing them of cruelty.
The thing I hate most about it is when I see the terrible things that happen and want to run to friends and family, expecting kind people like them to change immediately. But then I remember that most people don’t care; they’re too self absorbed to think that saving countless lives, the environment, and themselves is a priority over trivial garbage.
I agree!!! ed inspired me to go from veggie to vegan! i LOVE his work, he;;s such an amazing man, we need more people like me who speak up for the voiceless! #EARTHLINGS #GOVEGAN #VEGANFORLIFE #JUSTICE #EQUALITY
@@AlexMonajemi the only lie he's ever told is when he told you you were pretty. look in the mirror. an ugly personality equals an ugly face. ugly insides make you have ugly outsides.
@@opheliarathmore7829 Tell that to Dr Greger he's misleading and brainwashing people it's on his face already he knows it and he should be in jail at least 2 years
Ed’s answer to the question, “What do you dislike about being a vegan?” was so insightful. Veganism shouldn’t be a thing. Veganism should be so common that it goes unlabeled. It should be the default. People who support cruelty should have a label, not vegans.
What I dislike about being vegan: sometimes I feel frustrated and also guilty for not being doing more to save all these lives. They are still dying and I'm not there stopping that.
The important thing is that we are no longer contributing to the suffering. It is difficult to know how horribly farm animals are bred, exploited and killed. My motto is, "when you learn better, do better." I am also pained by my inability to do more, but I will never regret having "put on my big girl pants" and learned the ugly truth that stopped my participation in the abuse. Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power. Always be thankful for your power!!
@@AlexMonajemi You don't need to brainwash people to be compassionate, usually the opposite is true. Just look at the way you were conditioned to believe that violently exploiting the bodies of animals is alright, even though you're fully aware that animal abuse is wrong.
I LOVE HIM!! he's the one who convinced me to change from veggie to vegan! such a compassionate and wonderful man, we need more people like him in this world, who bring a voice to the voiceless!!
@@AlexMonajemi I feel so sorry for you :( you've been brainwashed by society that meat and dairy are integral to health. they aren't. we have all unfortunatley grown up being taught that raping, murdering, abusing, and harming sentient beings is OK. it's not, and the time has come to open our eyes to the reality and accept change!
What I dislike : that vegan options aren't always available, especially in small towns. Every restaurant should have vegan options in the 21st century 🙄
going vegan is a great way to learn how to cook if you can't already. it can be difficult if you dont have a lot of time but at that point I usually make big batches that can last a week
@@jacoboddie5364 I started making pastry’s and foods just before going vegan and it’s been so fun finding vegan alternatives for the recipes. Who knew aquafaba and seeds could be so versatile?
Wearing the leather items out is the best solution. Every replacement I make has a bigger carbon foot print. Donating the current value of the items to any charity while keeping them is even more effective than donating the items themselves since the charity can always work more efficient with money. This option is even cheaper for myself.
The thing I dislike the most about being vegan is living in a conditioned and brainwashed society that has their heads buried in the sand, and most are oblivious to what happens to animals because of their ignorant actions! And they look at me as the crazy one! We have so much to unlearn and a lot more educating to do! Great video Ed! 👍💙🌱
@@jasonito23 unfortunately, I think I have to agree. I get that everyone's different but when presented with the facts, how folks can just ignore them is really frustrating
Strange think is that people never trying to change their food habit but they make sure to keep their eyes on you ed, finding your small mistakes so they get a chance to blame you.
The one thing I dislike about being vegan is that you have a brand of vegan food you love and the supermarket replaces the entire section of crappier vegetarian brands
I went vegan almost a year ago. Still using the leather couches I purchased. If I was rich I would replace everything in my home that isn't vegan. I'm very happy just to wear out everything and slowly replace it. The food however I gave away.
I actually like how you advertised skillshare. I know with sponsors it can be weird at times but this seemed genuine from you and you made a good point
What I hate about being vegan ? Visiting people where the whole lounge suite is leather and stinks as well, to be seen as 'not extreme' then sitting down on it
ugh yes... and most of the cars of family/friends are also leather. and i can't just walk everywhere so i have to turn it off in my brain that it's skin. i hope i can find a used car that is leather free at least on the sitting areas.. >_>
You can only do what you can do. Not force others to change. I've been vegan for 3 years and still own a massive leather corner sofa. I don't see it an issue myself. Why throw it out? That's just wasteful.
@@Shralps I also have a massive leather corner sofa. I was short on cash at the time & it was free. Probably would get criticism from the vegan police but I saw it as saving it from landfill for a few more years.
I think your leather response was spot on, especially saying that wearing the item out is an ethical option. Perhaps not ideal but waste is a huge problem. I think you gave many permission to use up what they have and make ethical decisions going forward.
I agree. not all vegans are misanthropes, and it would be really tough to determine what percentage of vegans would seek their inspiration in misanthropy. @@yuxutin
thank you so much for covering these slippery topics and spreading awareness of the things that might make new vegans uncomfortable. and thank you for helping me open my eyes, im ineffably happy to be able to fully relate to your words 🖤👄🖤
I thoroughly enjoy listening to you speak. I’m a vegan living with my parents in a non-vegan household with no other vegan friends and so I can start to feel quite alone and unheard on the topic of veganism and so watching your videos makes me feel like I do have a friend who gets me in terms of being vegan🌱🌱❤️❤️
On my birthday, we were going out to eat and celebrate my birthday. I specially insisted that I didn’t want a birthday present. I just wanted my family to try the vegetarian option in subway. I asked them to and they agreed while in the car. But, my father really wanted to go to this restaurant that had a famous chicken cuisine. We really didn’t spend that much time together so I said okay thinking that maybe we’d eat something vegetarian. We went to the restaurant and I saw chickens in cages and dog were biting on their legs, and the horrible smell of meat on our way to the restaurant. I lost my appetite. There I was, sitting in the middle of my family while everyone ate chicken and I ate the bread with salad with no gift trying to hold back my tears. One of the worst feelings.
I'm sure others have experienced this. To me this has been the most frustrating thing about being vegan. When I identified myself as vegan to other people suddenly i'm no longer another person but "that vegan". As though my entire identity isn't me anymore its being vegan. I've been introduced as "the vegan", literally before my name is even said several times. I don't care that much, i am very proud to be vegan but it has been annoying, especially when I was in high school.
People like to imagine this beautiful farm with happy cows, happy farmers and happy pigs but they are afraid of that blank space in between the happy animal and the steak on their plate. This entire brutal practive of making a steak out of a cow, people just have a blank space in their mind about all that and don't want to think about it. And most people get very offended when you try to question this blank space in their believes because it triggers them. Noone likes to think that these things have to happen for their sausage but it is the reality and that reality can be changed with an easy decision, but as long as you don't take your free will and choose what ACTUALLY feels good to you deep inside beyond comfort and culture, nothing will change in the world at large.
Thank you Ed. I have been vegan for almost 2 years since watching your vids. Since then, I have been able to convert my entire immediate family to a vegan diet as well as some of my extended family and friends. All just from using your arguments and your conversation style. You are really saving lives and making a difference. Thanks!
TY for the Q&A! All the questions interested me. As to animal-derived clothing I used to wear, I’ve sold what I could, donated proceeds to animal welfare groups & offered the rest directly to homeless folks in my community.
Great answers, Ed! I feel the same way about lab grown meat! I also support it because carnivorious animals/pets do need meat and it's a great alternative. 🐯🐾
@Orange likely because pets are different animals to us and require different diets. I don't deny that it is possible for these animals to live on a vegan diet since a lot of the nutrients they get from meat can now be synthesised, but now is a question of how well the vegan alternatives can be digested. Not enough testing has taken place for me to be confident enough to actually buy these vegan pet products. I'm vegan, and I plan on getting a cat or dog in the future, however I'm not doing it until these vegan pet products have been completely proven to be just as healthy and digestible as normal pet foods, or until lab grown meat has been proven to be completely ethical and sustainable for the environment. Also some pets physically cannot eat vegan food, for example if they are carnivorous, such as snakes. Even if the nutrients were to be completely synthesised, it's unlikely that they'd actually even touch the food in the first place, since they're notoriously picky eaters, which makes lab grown meat all the more important since that's likely something they'd actually eat.
Domestic dogs evolved together with humans for so long that they're no longer carnivorous. That's why they love vegetables like potato, broccoli, leafy greens, apples and beans, peas for protein
When you were talking about what you dislike about veganism, it’s really inspiring and true! I never thought about being vegan like that. I will definitely use that point when someone asks me why are you vegan. Being vegan should be the default... thanks Ed! 💚
@@meat3855 it matters for the billions of sentient beings suffering because of us. if you were on the victim end of this mass genocide, you would think it matters.
I agree! It honestly breaks my heart hearing people always giving bullshit excuses for why they eat meat and dairy. But do you know what helps? I think of this as a revolution. I think of how women fought for the right to vote, of how people of colour fought and continue to fight for equality. they get ridiculed and backlashed, but they keep going. why? because it's the right thing to do. I think of Katniss Everdeen, and how she fought for their freedom. and I see the vegan movement as a huge revolution, a wave slowly taking over every inch of planet earth. When that day comes, when the day we all live in peace, harmony, and happiness, peace and love between ALL species, only then will my soul rest in forever peace 💖
I hate how people interrogate me when I tell them I’m vegan. I’m very passive when they ask things because I don’t want them to attack me you know. Im so tired of keeping my mouth shut. It’s my choice.
@@AlexMonajemi Pigs spent their last 15 to 90 seconds screaming in pain whilst they are lowered into gas chambers. The carbon dioxide fries them from the inside out. I rather not have anything to do with such cruelty. (This is the most common way to stun pigs by the way)
@@artistsanomalous7369 it's common sense isn't it? Hehe ,the whole world isn't going to go vegan..I mean I'm not vegan so that's one person already,most people I know are not vegan because it's a joke
In regards to farm animals and living happily, just remember the first few years at school talking about the farm animals, visiting the zoo, etc. Children are born vegan, and then we reprogram them from an early age to not be. A good friend of mine is a school teacher in Denmark, and although she isn't vegan, I mentioned the idea of her discussing it with her students, remove the stigma and phobia around veganism, and give some insight into why people are vegan and how they shouldn't be mocked for it. She was more than open to the idea so here's hoping something comes of that without some angry parents phoning in to complain their kids are being "brainwashed".
I totally agree with what you dislike about being vegan. It shouldn't have to be a thing. Foods shouldn't be labelled as vegan, foods with animal products should be labelled as carnist or something. I hate that vegans are still such a small minority in society.
The word vegan should not even mean the word vegan, vegan should be the word for animal abusers, the word vegan should not even exist as we should not be treating animals the way we do.
I think the best thing to do is donate those clothings and pieces of animals to animal sanctuary’s for making nests and beds for baby animals. That’s what Iv been doing, I have kept my leather jacket as it was a gifted item given to me with out someone realizing I was vegan, and I didn’t have any choice but to take the jacket cuz I was freezing and unable to afford a jacket for very long time and to be gifted warmth of any type, I was just so grateful to finally have my own jacket that kept me warm in the winter. @earthlinged
I think I'll just use those leather shoes and also my backpack until it's done for.. I don't want to create a "market" for it, even if it's used.. But I also can't just throw it away. So I'll keep it and I know for sure I won't buy new leather products.
The only thing is that you could say that you're viewing the animal as an object rather than a being. I don't really have an opinion on this though since I don't own any leather or wool
Ugh, the worst part about being vegan is the part where I'm happier, healthier, spending less money, helping the environment, and helping the animals. F***ing awful.
I do find it tedious being called a ‘propagandist’, 'fanatic', 'do-gooder', 'self -righteous', 'extremist', 'fascist' and the worst ‘they are only animals’ rather than confront what THEY are party to in the suffering and demise of other sentient creatures. It has got better over the 38 years I’ve been a vegan or, as the animal-eater used to pronounce the word: Vagan’. At least most now know how to pronounce vegan and most even know what a vegan is……they really didn’t years back. So we are on the right track.
The lab grown meat/plant based meat one. A black bean sweet potato hemp burger always hits harder than a Beyond Meat one. At the same time, I'm not hating on anyone eating vegan alternatives like that. I do every now and then depending on the brand and food but sticking to whole food plants is the key.
i'd also like to say hello! i've only recently found your channel and i'm really enjoying your videos so far! thanks for covering so many different aspects of veganism and I'm looking forward to see what you put out next! :)
Previously purchased leather items has been the most recent bit of struggle/resistance for me in my (long overdue) switch to veganism. Fortunately, there's not a ton of it but it does include a couple of pairs of shoes and the seats in my car. The space I'm sitting in now is that I already purchased them, I accept the space I was in with no judgment for when I did so, and I wouldn't do it today. I'm not in a hurry to toss or get rid of everything but know that eventually, everything will be replaced and it's ok if that takes a little time. The bigger issue I'm having right now is feeding my cats. I've tried out switching my dog to wild earth and natural balance and he gobbles that down. But I don't have that choice for my cats and I feel some pretty intense cognitive dissonance when I buy their food now.
Yeh my husband was one of those people, until his arteries became so clogged he had a heart attack. He's plant based now, and loves it. He's lost weight, has more energy, and looks better now that his body isn't a morgue 💖💚🌱🌍
@@AlexMonajemi Girl, don't flatter your delusional self. I'm not even dating you. Besides, nowhere did I write I would force my ideology on other people even if I were to date them
are you kidding me? You kill more animals than me LOL you kill animals via crop deaths. I kill like 2 animals a year and u kill thousands. I'm more vegan than you and I eat animal fresh.
Dude Animals would be slaughtered in the wild by other animals and you accept that and killing and eating animals is the foodchain. Also plants are living things so you shouldnt be slaugtering the poor plants as they have a life.
@@britishvader2438 Ah, it has taken a long time for the 'plants are alive too' thing to surface. You do realize you're being a bit silly, right? Plants do not have a central nervous system. Not an acute consciousness like animals. And to unnecessarily raise billions of animals, many, many more plants need to be 'slaughtered'. I only 'kill' a fraction of the plants a meat and dairy consumer does because animal agriculture is so ridiculously inefficient as a means for nutrition. Animals kill other animals in the wild OUT OF NECESSITY. We do NOT need meat to survive or to thrive. Animal agriculture and fishing is destroying our planet as a habitable place for humans in a rapid pace. Therefore consuming animal products is not only immoral, but also plain stupid.
@@britishvader2438 come again? Do you actually think animals don't have a central nervous system? Don't feel pain? Don't want to avoid it? Don't love their families and friends? Your average pig is smarter than a dog. Would you kill a dog? Mother cows cry for their stolen children. Your ignorance almost justifies your own slaughter based upon your logic.
Thank you for your work Ed. I don't know how you do it I practically have a breakdown just seeing some of the pictures that come out. It is utterly depressing and soul destroying.
WARNING LONG POST: My wife and I are Vegan, We are Buddhist, in the case of my wife, she was “Born Buddhist” of the Theravada Tradition. We visit many Temples and offer what is called “Dana” we prepare (vegan) food for the Temple, Usually in our case enough to feed 8-10 persons. The food from every Temple goer, that has chosen to cook, is placed on a communal table. Monks, choose what they want in their bowls, before the “Buffet” is thrown open to the the Temple attendees. A HUGE feast is usually had by all. Our contribution is marked “vegan” - as do other Vegan Buddhists that attend, at some Temples we are the ONLY ones offering vegan dishes, if one excludes fruit, etc.. which is by and in itself Vegan. About 90% of all food offered contains Animals! I have asked (and read) as many monks as will talk with me, about their philosophy towards Animals, In EVERY case they have an answer, that confirms their position and why they must eat Animals. “Theravada countries of South East Asia, monks are obliged by the “vinaya” to accept almost any food that is offered to them, including meat, unless they suspect the meat was slaughtered specifically for them.” However this is not really true, there are ten “meats” that they will not eat, even if it is offered. SEE:- www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf Page 307 onwards. Theravada Buddhism, most will argue there are three “MAIN” branches of Buddhism, Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana - of course there are dozens and dozens of sub groups. I have NEVER, found a meat eating Monk or practitioner, to have any compassion whatsoever towards Animals - in one “debate”, the Monk insisted, Buddha, confirmed that it is OK to eat meat. Therefore that is my position!!! One Vegetarian Monk I met, took all the meat out of his offering and ate only the Veggies. The meat was fed to the Temple dogs. Whilst of course his food was cooked in "Meat", I admired him for his "stand", within a VERY rule centred Monk-hood. Ed if you read this far, I am astounded, I believe there is “No Hope” for the religious sections of society, particularly if their “Gods” or “Masters” condone the killing. .
Interesting story. A dear friend of mine and his wife share a very similar one. I completely agree with your final statement. If you're interested, Alex from Cosmicskeptic is vegan and debates on religious moral standards. Wish you well, sending Metta.
@I invented Google Yes, some 30+ years ago I was backpacking through Thailand, I went inside a Temple and a Monk came and asked could he practice his English with me. The conversation progressed and I asked "Does your religion ...." It is at that time I found out Buddhism is most certainly not a religion. He was quite fluent in English and managed to confer his version of the fundamental difference. Religion is from "without", (Gods)" Buddhism searches "within". was the crux of his lesson.
Another great video! Ahhh, to live in a world where us vegans are even seen as anything other than 'extreme', 'weird' 'fussy' or 'annoying' would be great!
I absolutely loved this video. The great thing about this is there are no clips of animal suffering. Just great explanations. While there is absolutely the need to actually show footage of the suffering that takes place, I personally can't watch those videos anymore because it's too painful. People do need to see that but if you show that stuff consecutively all the time it could put some people off from watching your channel all together. I feel more comfortable sharing this video to my friends and family... which I'm about to do. Actually, a video I watched of yours turned me Vegan, and It was one where there was no footage... I'd already seen all that. You talked about your experience being at a farm watching a Calf being taken away from it's mother, and during this I was using my minds eye, which had a profound affect on me. I felt that mothers pain so deeply and have been Vegan ever since. On a side note I've always enjoyed food, but since turning Vegan my food is much more interesting, healthy and tasty now too... which is only a bonus! So thank you!
I would never eat the lab-grown meat bc it would still be meat of some animal and it would still be unhealthy. HOWEVER, I would love for it to exist for people who "need" it to stop actually killing the animals.
@@thepunishmentdue1166 processed meats are level 1 carcinogens according to WHO, other meat still level 2 carcinogens. All animal products contain cholesterol, plants do not. And many independent studies have shown the correlation between consumption of animal products and obesity and coronary diseases. Do not kid yourself, meat is NOT healthy.
He did say we can wear them out. Personally I began to feel grossed out about walking around in animal skins, and don't care for the message it sends. Everyone's different
@@novasZK personally if I was killed I would rather be thrown out than be worn as shoes or something lol but that's just me. But I think the best thing to do is donating it to homeless shelters.
I hate getting mocked, I hate not having options , I hate both having variety, I hate feeling so restricted. Veganism is sucking the joy out of my social life, I’m so isolated. I just hit 6 months and I’m on the verge of quitting 💔 and i have these cravings that I just can’t shake off. Vegan versions of things are NOT accessible where I live and veganism isn’t widely spread yet in China. It’s also expensive to order the vegan versions online.
Rather than throwing away the leather item, or any old animal products, if you don't want to wear them our or give them away you could treat them the way you would if they were made of unwilling human skins: bury them with respect!
It depends, if you have shoes they could contain rubber/plastic parts. An idea could be to give them to friends (if you want to be sure they are not going to be thrown away).
I don't think this is a good idea.. first of all, these items are never made out of just leather, there are also other components.. secondly, they would absolutely serve no purpose when buried in the ground, while the lives of those animals have already been taken, so I would say it makes more sense to give them to somebody who's cold and can't afford buying new stuff..
That is a really nice thought. I don’t know if leather would decompose the way the skin would have before it was treated, could cause more issues for the environment it’s been buried in.
The dislikes are from trolls who follow vegan channels, and don't watch the content. They're too scared of what they will learn. Another brilliant video Ed, bless you darling 💖💚🌱🌍
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Ed why did you private that vegan teacher gordon Ramsay video???????
@Denkono your commemts contradict themselves 🤔
@@Tigerman303 Please pardon the trash. The impersonator hides in my shadow to appease his anti-vegan anklebiting fetish.
Everyone within a 3 metre radius of me instantly becomes a nutritional expert. I've always found that odd.
AHAHAH I can relate to that so much. I had one person tell me that vegansim causes some kind of disease no one's ever heard of, and that without the nutritional value that can only be found in the flesh of innocent animals, we slowly rot to death and one day I'll apparantly "look back and wish never went vegan". and then this other person told me tofu was more unhealthy than red meat or a mcdonalds hamburger?? (??????)
🤣 So true.
Tbh I'm pro vegan for environmental, moral and health reasons. But for economic reasons, that's where my beliefs differ
@@RZ-bq5kf won't moral reasons propose veganism ?
@@siddhantbandekar7731 yh me personally I see humans as intellectually superior so I'm a Muslim so religiously we have to sacrifice 1 animal a year, but personal morals, but personally I'd avoid eating animals
I don't like it when my friends and family act like I'm an inconvenience at restaurants, clothing stores, etc. because I'm vegan.
You are. Truth is truth.
@@slikasrick You could view it like that but living vegan in today's world really isn't hard or much of an inconvenience. I can go to almost any restaurant or fast food place and I'll be able to find something, even if that involves switching out a couple of ingredients
@@slikasrick People who eat animals and their secretions are a huge inconvenience as well. To the animals that die needlessly and are exploited, to the environment, to people starving and not having clean water, to the air we breathe and on and on it goes. Vegans are far less of an inconvenience in comparison.
Yes. I get this alot when it comes to people buying me gifts. Chocolate, smellies and such become "impossible" apparently because plastic and cruelty free soap is just so hard to find in stores.
Wierd, my friends are used to finding an place where I can eat aswell. They joke that I should eat the grass when they have a BBQ, yet they make sure I don't have to bring my own food and have vegan options....
I really dislike how being vegan is such an incredible thing. My mum tells everyone she sees that I’m vegan and everyone questions me why and tells me how I should stop because it’s bad for my health or whatever. I get really uncomfortable because I don’t like people questioning my morals and diet I’ve done so much research to justify.
Totally the same story, your'ne not alone in this !
I feel you. Doing the right thing not always provide understanding around us. Doing the right thing is just doing the right thing no matter if we like or dont like the outcome. Thats why those who are doing the right thing with the higher freuquenzy so to say more often, are often soooo awesome in controlling their own thoughts and behaviour . 🌟🍀
We've all been there and still are. Chin up and carry on. There are thousands of us behind you , and vegan ism is slowly becoming the norm💖💚🌱🌍
Thanks, I guess I’ve always been a bit too good a monitoring and controlling my behaviour so expressing myself through veganism and hobbies will make me uncomfortable for a bit. Glad I’m not alone tho. 😁
Use it as an opportunity for activism rather than shrugging it off (if you're confident). These discussions plant valuable seeds.
I'm 60 years old, gay and vegan, I don't care what society thinks about it, it's my life. As long as we live in a society that justifies wars, supports factory farming and treats animals not as living beings but as things, one can be proud to be part of a minority.
Completely agree x
You're a gegan.
@@yuxutin 😂
Agreed! Your right, it’s your life don’t let anyone control it.
I love uwe! 💖💚🌱🌍
What I dislike about being vegan: why it took me so long
Where you from?
Love your reply. As so many say 'wish I'd done it sooner'
Yeah I wish someone pointed out my hypocrisy sooner
@@Amor_fati.Memento_Mori england
This is hits hard
The thing I dislike about being vegan: The annoying vegan stereotype. Like homie there are annoying nonvegans too, anyone can be annoying not just some vegans, calm yoself.
I think non vegans can be more annoying cuz all they know and share is pseudoscience.
Maybe if they didn't make it their entire damn life...
@@voxtur__7 that’s completely wrong
@@Koro276 I'm not saying that the vegans who do that cant get annoying but that can be applied to someone making anything their entire life, not just vegans. You cant tell me you dont know an annoying person who isnt vegan. Just because some is vegan doesnt mean they are inherently annoying just like just because someone is omnivorous doesnt mean they arent annoying.
@@Assassin99584 didn't I educate you on another video? Clearly you didn't learn anything smh. But what can one even expect from ignorant non vegans.
Ed’s ability to talk so calmly about these topics has me baffled every time...I strive to have that wonderful ability one day without slowly overheating internally every time ppl approach me with it
He’s also really good with answering questions
He’s a salesman...he’s good at selling lies!!!!
@@brad9630 lol what lies?
I know, right? I simply cannot talk about it without eventually becoming angry and turning people off.
@@brad9630 Why are you here?
what I dislike: people who make veganism look like a joke and make other people view me, a vegan, as a joke and are immediately turned off by anything I have to say. ☹️
I think as vegans we unfortunately grow thick skins whether we want to or not. The amount of abuse I've suffered by people having a go would be viewed entirely differently if it were based on my religion or the colour of my skin. Does it bother me? Not at all anymore. If someone can't take me for who I am then it's their loss not mine.
Vegan Teacher
TVT is doing a lot for the movement even if it may not be easy to see it that way currently.
@@rasputozen I cannot say that I agree with that... please watch D’angelo Wallace’s video on her, there is more to being ethically conscious than just caring for animal welfare. You have to be aware of human issues as well, and show proper respect and support. TVT has not done this.
@@auds7326 I'm not a fan of D'angelos take. However, I DO like the take of people like Dr Breeze Harper, also known as Sisteh Vegan, Christian Sebastian McJetters, Syl and Aph Ko, Patrice Jones, as a start. But I guess basically I find TVT problematic, as I did Gary Y, and Gary L Francione. All these people, Including TVT have had positive effects though they have problematic ways of going about it. In a way, it is good because it opens discussion towards being aware of the idea that vegan means compassion for, advocation for the rights of, all, human or not.
I dislike being the odd one at a restaurant table and everyone commenting on my food choices and being under a microscope. Others talking about loving beef and bacon and laughing bc they think it’s a cute joke bc I’m vegan. It’s lame but annoying. 🙄
I don’t think anyone should be acted towards in that manner because of their diet
Even when people don't know I'm vegan, I constantly get comments about my hens like "you should name them kfc" or something really unoriginal like that. The same thing happens when I say I want to adopt a pig. I don't mention them much, but when I do people always say the same thing. Not many people know I'm vegan, and my family's nice about it, but it sounds like it would be hell to get talked about like that every day
the meat eaters have a point
I don’t like bringing up being vegan it makes me really uncomfortable to talk about it since more people respond so negatively. I keep trying tho bc I do think the more ppl that understand the better
@@AlexMonajemi wow here you are again, please find something to back up "your opinions" rather than one line dumb remarks 😄
Recently hit 6 months of veganism. Would've never expected it before covid, but it's been wonderful and I don't think I'll ever go back to animal products. You were a huge influence on me trying it out. Thanks, good video
Congrats! I'm just coming up to my first year and the first 6 months were the hardest for me. I think it will only get better from here.
Same here! I didn't even expect to go vegetarian but here I am, 6 month vegan ;D
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@@iamnoone6118 It will, I promise you! ♡
@@federicacampanella9916 Thanks :)
The label has such a big impact. Some time back, when I was not even vegetarian, I've been in India, living together with my Indian collègues. When I first arrived, they were interested to know if I'm 'meat eater' or eat normal, which meant vegetarian. This was the first time it really clicked in my mind that eating meat was not the normal. And, I decided not to eat meat, because they would have bought it only for me as all the others were veg so that I could directly see the bad impact I myself would have. The time there was basically my begining of being vegetarian and opened the doors to consider veganism
Using your example, would that make veganism abnormal also?
a fascinating transition from the term "label" to your personal past and your conversion to veganism, which has little to do with the term itself. indeed, why are vegans so egocentric?
@@v.a.n.e. since you obviously dont know the meaning of egocentric let me help you out. Egocentric means only thinking of yourself. As vegans we do NOT only think of ourselves. We think about our whole world-including animals and people. Opposite of egocentric but nice try!
@@JayLuhx Veganism is egocentric because it's centered around self-serving emotionalism that does nothing to benefit humanity.
@@JayLuhx
sorry, I was thinking exclusively of vegans, not of you. perhaps I'm wrong, but you've only recently become a vegan, so you can’t really boast of a long vegan background.
I totally agree. Veganism should be default mode.
yup, the massive pity is that 84% of vegans resort to reset mode.
@@v.a.n.e. 385 comments on this channel. Damn man, get a job.
lol, 16 comments... do you even vegan bro? @@tombradshaw1378
@@v.a.n.e.
Close to 400 comments to defend eating foods that increase risk for heart disease, stroke, and cancer. You’ve wasted your time.
@@vietnamd0820
wrong, I've never advocated for such a thing. you may have failed to notice that I'm actually categorically against a diet based on plants.
“Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.” - Cesar Chavez
So true
Does this include non-sentient life?
@@rodionraskolnikov3853 No.
@@rodionraskolnikov3853 no
@@yaamir7201 Nobody thinks of the trees.:(
What I dislike about being vegan is reading ingredient labels. I hate that I just can't go into a store and pick a random item off the shelf without a high likelihood that I will be supporting absolutely horrible acts. It shouldn't be so confusing to be moral.
I do wholefoods, I don't seem to have this problem
@@stijnvanrobaeys7011 I do mostly whole foods as well
I personally don't mind reading ingredient labels. Decades ago, it was rare to find a list of ingredients on packaged foods. I appreciate being able to make an informed decision about what I consume. Plus, when I find something that is vegan per the ingredients and I didn't expect it, it feels like a win!
you're overthinking it. Have some cheese. Have some animal fat. Have some eggs. No worries. It goes a long way also for your health and you'll have a happier and more fulfilling life
I really dislike that we cant make people care. It really baffles me how easily people ignore enormous severe ethical problems. I totally agree, caring about the harm we cause should be normal!
But right now vegan products aren't just good everything is quite repetitive and gets boring over time. Don't get me wrong i like the idea of vegan but as of now telling people to go vegan is like showing off a bicycle in a car show and hoping people would buy it because it's good for the environment.
@@blackmarlin3166 I appreciate your honesty, honestly. It is hard hearing that when the consequences are so significant. As the idea is appealing to you, but the reality isn't quite appealing enough what do you think would make it work for you?
@@vegansomething719 Technology. Let's face it people aren't gonna change as veganism is way too idealistic but what we can change is we can find a different way of sourcing our food there are many attempts on grown lab meat but it's still in its primitive stage the product looks like a nasty ground meat but i believe we can reach the sophistication to grow pork chops and steaks in a lab one day that is cheap and people would like and maybe produce some cow milk in a chamber as well. Sometimes prevention is not the solution.
I think people need to be given a dvd on animals farmed etc, and killed, ask them to watch it and give you their opinion on it
@@blackmarlin3166 >i believe we can reach the sophistication to grow pork chops and steaks in a lab one day
The issue is that "one day" we will all be living underwater from rising ocean temperatures, or we'll just be dead from the next major pandemic. We are in a climate crisis and also a pandemic _right now_ and we need change _now_. I do appreciate your honesty, truly. But you're standing outside a burning house with a group of people, everyone throwing gasoline on it, and saying "well maybe someone will invent a hose one day" when you could _stop throwing gasoline on it right now_.
I get it - not everyone is going to do it - but that's a very bad attitude to have towards something that ultimately benefits us all, the ending of raising animals for food. Not contributing your bit because "no one else will".
You can compare it to a bunch of people huddled around someone who has just been hit by a car. No one picks up the phone and dials 911 because they assume someone else will do it. The difference here is that this actually affects _you_. What are you willing to do about it?
I have one down winter jacket with a fur trim hood I got for Christmas two years before I became vegan. Sometimes feathers poke out of it as it’s getting old, and it reminds me.
It is what it is, an unfortunate product of things I didn’t understand and couldn’t control. Until it’s beyond use, it’s how I’m keepin warm.
@PC LOAD LETTER omnis farts smell really bad
Yep, someday vegan will be an obsolete term like abolitionist or suffragette.
Right, hopefully there will be no vegans left and the word will be obsolete
Hopefully sooner rather than later.
@@Lumalee Why would you wish for that though?
@@Lumalee im sorry for whatever youve experienced that has skewed your view of vegans for the worst, but i suggest if vegans bother you that much, just ignore it and dont click on vegan videos and comment on them ! just a suggestion ❤️
@@Lumalee how could this happen, if people are getting or wants to get smarter generation for generation?.
Higher IQ will always equals going towards veganism one way or the other without any doubt.
Excellent points all around, but especially the one about what to dislike about being vegan: that we are classified with a label that makes vegan ethics the minority and the unusual., instead of just being the default reality where kindness and non-exploitation of animals IS the norm !
We should write '💩' in the meat and dairy 😂
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That would be oppressive to those of us who don't consider consuming animal products bad.
What i dislike is: Seeing the meat aisle in the supermarket!
I walk through it with my head down, shaking my head!
Seeing people who say they love animals but get angry when they hear the truth and are to lazy to change.
Independent smart vegan strikes again!
@ House Vibez: soooo true
I hate it more cause I work in a supermarket and I have to see all the products and take in my hands all the packages that people buy... Sometimes a littles of blood runs down my fingers when the package is not well sealed. It's so gross 🤢
Only hypocrites think non-vegans have no right to care about animals.
I walk by the meat section proud and happy that I'm getting superior nutrition
Exactly! When people ask me “Why are you vegan?” I tend to answer “Why are you not?”
I'm not because it's not healthy, or good for the animals, or good for the environment. I prefer to kill animals and get proper nutrition and brain health
Okay, Ed, we all know the worst part about being vegan is going to a wedding and being served the 'vegan' option which is either dry penne pasta or iceberg lettuce with no dressing.
Well if they’re trying to feed a large quantity of people and there’s one or two vegans it’s thoughtful of them to have a vegan option at all.
@@zebyurd9530 This is such a weird reply. Why is it that omnivores always see any food that doesn't contain animal products as some kind of niche meal that they aren't allowed to eat? It would be cheaper, easier, better tasting and infinitely more accessible to serve stews, curries or any other number of meals for weddings that could satisfy any dietary restriction, plus cut out any danger for people with serious allergies like gluten, eggs, shellfish, etc. Also, serving a bunch of people doesn't necessarily preclude me from being granted like, a little bit of pasta sauce or something, and I don't know about you but I don't count dry-ass lettuce or plain pasta as a "meal".
@@danaprendick7883 I wouldn’t say that omnivores always need meat in their foods. I personally try to cut out as much red meat as possible but people generally don’t plan on people not wanting to eat meat. And why should they? They should plan on things that most people will enjoy instead of altering the whole thing to accommodate the needs of one person.
@@zebyurd9530 Cool. What does any of this have to do with me not thinking a pile of lettuce with no dressing isn't a meal?
@@danaprendick7883 It doesn’t but what I’m saying is that they shouldn’t be obligated to provide for your dietary restrictions if it’s one you choose such as being vegan. However it’s completely different if the person can’t eat your food because of an allergy. In that situation you are obligated.
I have a leather belt from before I was vegan that belonged to an ex of mine from about 9 / 10 years ago. It's literally the only belt I've used since I accidentally kept it after we brokeup, and I think it's the only belt I'll ever use. I don't see a reason to buy another, or get rid of it. I subscribe to a belief in eco-minimalism, so I don't want to buy something new and use those resources when I already have something that works perfectly. I would NEVER buy anything new that is leather, but in this case the damage is already done and it has become special to me because I've had it for so long. 🤷♀️
I think your approach is the best!
I was fine with replacing wardrobe items when I was younger and crazy about my appearance but now that I'm older I abhor shopping, not to mention I'm more careful with money. I have a belt and a pair of dress shoes and boots and have no plans for replacing them anytime soon.
It's fine. I have leather and wool in my wardrobe too from when I was not a vegan. I wear them, waiting for them to wear out and be discarded. I haven't _bought_ any animal products since I went vegan
At the start I felt like this. But with time it's getting into my head how awful it is to be wearing someone else's skin
It don’t matter I have leather coats and boots my truck has leather seats I used to eat meat and because of that I’m never going to look down on anyone
Ed I love you. Thank you for everything you do.
Awww you're a sweetheart! 💖💚🌱🌍
Follow your dreams young w/man, whatever, you choose to do, with the view of helping Animals is entirely commendable. Good Luck, Wish I were able to read your story.
I wish you the best and would love to read it!
love this idea!
Share with us your link to your story! ❤️
"I dislike that being vegan is a thing" Perfect
He didnt realise what he said
@@fr3etrial314 he did most people didnt
@@angelktten it sounds like he dislikes vegans
Also lab grown meat could be a good idea for making pet food.
great idea!
I told my mum that once lab-grown meat is available in stores, this is what she'll feedher cats! And myself ;))
Maybe not if you want your pet to live a long time :L please feed your pet it's natural diet.
@@theboraxbandit9563 it's natural diet? but... that IS it's natural diet
@@opheliarathmore7829 ?
Thanks for the great content. The thing I dislike the most, is being judged and alienated for no reason then that I want to leave a better world behind me for my son and everyone.
I really like the fact that Ed mentions the words "ethical" and "moral" so often. Not many people in this world are so focused on morality and justice. 🌼🏵️🌻
I love ed! he was the one who inspired me to go from veggie to vegan!
Im 17 and I went vegan because of your videos Ed and I showed my mom gary Yourofsky's famous speech and she is trying veganism now and my little sister said she will too! I am so happy and thankful for you and all the activists on here that have educated so many people and helped so many animals. I am posting videos on tiktok about how the animals get treated in slaughterhouses and why eating meat is wrong and everything, and I know it is not as much as what you do but you are who encouraged me to start posting those types of videos! ❤
17 get back on animal products as soon as possible. Your little sister too. You will be causing irreparable damage to her and your health.
@@slikasrick You know nothing about health, Simon. Keep your meat eater propaganda away from me please. 🤚😐
@@slikasrick wrong, wrong, wrong. Educate yourself on healthy human nutrition
Gary is a hypocrite nutcase
@@Assassin99584 ????
Thank you so much for the "what to do with leather I already have" point. I've been wondering what to do with those things because most of the things made of leather that I own are related to the sports I engage in (hiking boots and climbing shoes primarily, thermo wool socks for skiing etc) and those items are very expensive. I had some leather dresses and such from my goth phase, which I donated, but I still felt bad about the sports equipment. Thanks so much for answering that question ❤️
What I dislike about being vegan is you are seen as the one being disruptive and negative when they're just trying to enjoy their "nice barbecue" or "delicious ice cream". I try to stay positive and informative, but I have panic attacks from severe anxiety, and I can't help how I feel when they so blatantly disregard the animals' suffering right in front of me, and even...enjoy themselves. I hate it.
I would probably not join them, it's a tough one. Your mental health doesn't need extra aggravation. Be with them afterwards maybe.
Panic attacks? Start eating meat. You’ll be more balanced.
@@slikasrick That's hugely uneducated
@@slikasrick can you show me what health organisation you got that advice from?
Look up the video made by James Aspey on how to remain positive in such a cruel world x my tips are guided meditations and activism. The more you get out there the easier it will be to ask carnists questions rather than accusing them of cruelty.
The thing I hate most about it is when I see the terrible things that happen and want to run to friends and family, expecting kind people like them to change immediately. But then I remember that most people don’t care; they’re too self absorbed to think that saving countless lives, the environment, and themselves is a priority over trivial garbage.
YOU, sir are ahead of time. Your speaking abilities are OUT OF THIS WORLD!
he knows how to lie thats all
@@AlexMonajemi Lie? About what in particular?
I agree!!! ed inspired me to go from veggie to vegan! i LOVE his work, he;;s such an amazing man, we need more people like me who speak up for the voiceless! #EARTHLINGS #GOVEGAN #VEGANFORLIFE #JUSTICE #EQUALITY
@@AlexMonajemi the only lie he's ever told is when he told you you were pretty. look in the mirror. an ugly personality equals an ugly face. ugly insides make you have ugly outsides.
@@opheliarathmore7829 Tell that to Dr Greger he's misleading and brainwashing people it's on his face already he knows it and he should be in jail at least 2 years
Thanks!
Ed’s answer to the question, “What do you dislike about being a vegan?” was so insightful. Veganism shouldn’t be a thing. Veganism should be so common that it goes unlabeled. It should be the default. People who support cruelty should have a label, not vegans.
What I dislike about being vegan: sometimes I feel frustrated and also guilty for not being doing more to save all these lives. They are still dying and I'm not there stopping that.
same, that is so frustrating
The important thing is that we are no longer contributing to the suffering. It is difficult to know how horribly farm animals are bred, exploited and killed. My motto is, "when you learn better, do better." I am also pained by my inability to do more, but I will never regret having "put on my big girl pants" and learned the ugly truth that stopped my participation in the abuse. Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power. Always be thankful for your power!!
However, you already made a big step so don't be too hard on yourself. We all try our best.
SAME!! it feels like what i'm doing is not enough
Same 😭😭😫😫😫
I've been donating a lot of my old things and clearing out. It has felt so cathartic to cleanse things.
You're producing content very quickly. You're the man.
he's quickly brainwashing people
@@AlexMonajemi You don't need to brainwash people to be compassionate, usually the opposite is true. Just look at the way you were conditioned to believe that violently exploiting the bodies of animals is alright, even though you're fully aware that animal abuse is wrong.
I LOVE HIM!! he's the one who convinced me to change from veggie to vegan! such a compassionate and wonderful man, we need more people like him in this world, who bring a voice to the voiceless!!
@@AlexMonajemi I feel so sorry for you :( you've been brainwashed by society that meat and dairy are integral to health. they aren't. we have all unfortunatley grown up being taught that raping, murdering, abusing, and harming sentient beings is OK. it's not, and the time has come to open our eyes to the reality and accept change!
@@opheliarathmore7829 meat is healthy. Priorities first
What I dislike : that vegan options aren't always available, especially in small towns. Every restaurant should have vegan options in the 21st century 🙄
Exactly, modern upcoming places should evolve
going vegan is a great way to learn how to cook if you can't already. it can be difficult if you dont have a lot of time but at that point I usually make big batches that can last a week
@@jacoboddie5364 Stirfrys are super easy
@@jacoboddie5364 I cook a lot and it's great but I do like to eat out sometimes 😄
@@jacoboddie5364 I started making pastry’s and foods just before going vegan and it’s been so fun finding vegan alternatives for the recipes. Who knew aquafaba and seeds could be so versatile?
Wearing the leather items out is the best solution. Every replacement I make has a bigger carbon foot print. Donating the current value of the items to any charity while keeping them is even more effective than donating the items themselves since the charity can always work more efficient with money. This option is even cheaper for myself.
The thing I dislike the most about being vegan is living in a conditioned and brainwashed society that has their heads buried in the sand, and most are oblivious to what happens to animals because of their ignorant actions! And they look at me as the crazy one! We have so much to unlearn and a lot more educating to do! Great video Ed! 👍💙🌱
They are not oblivious. In 2021 they know exactly what's going on. They just don't care.
@@jasonito23 unfortunately, I think I have to agree. I get that everyone's different but when presented with the facts, how folks can just ignore them is really frustrating
@@jasonito23 yea, I dont really care becuase it is the circle of life
@@fr3etrial314 Circle of death in reality 🙄
@@pumpkinhead1977 you know other animals eat animals, circle of life
Strange think is that people never trying to change their food habit but they make sure to keep their eyes on you ed, finding your small mistakes so they get a chance to blame you.
The one thing I dislike about being vegan is that you have a brand of vegan food you love and the supermarket replaces the entire section of crappier vegetarian brands
I went vegan almost a year ago. Still using the leather couches I purchased. If I was rich I would replace everything in my home that isn't vegan. I'm very happy just to wear out everything and slowly replace it. The food however I gave away.
I actually like how you advertised skillshare. I know with sponsors it can be weird at times but this seemed genuine from you and you made a good point
What I hate about being vegan ? Visiting people where the whole lounge suite is leather and stinks as well, to be seen as 'not extreme' then sitting down on it
ugh yes... and most of the cars of family/friends are also leather. and i can't just walk everywhere so i have to turn it off in my brain that it's skin. i hope i can find a used car that is leather free at least on the sitting areas.. >_>
Karen?
@@blackmarlin3166 Dick?
You can only do what you can do.
Not force others to change.
I've been vegan for 3 years and still own a massive leather corner sofa.
I don't see it an issue myself.
Why throw it out? That's just wasteful.
@@Shralps I also have a massive leather corner sofa. I was short on cash at the time & it was free. Probably would get criticism from the vegan police but I saw it as saving it from landfill for a few more years.
I think your leather response was spot on, especially saying that wearing the item out is an ethical option. Perhaps not ideal but waste is a huge problem. I think you gave many permission to use up what they have and make ethical decisions going forward.
What I dislike about being vegan: Non-vegans
I think the feelings are mutual. nonvegans do not like misanthropes.
@@v.a.n.e. the fuck is that supposed to mean.
It's really a challenge to make it simpler. @@flytrapYTP
@@v.a.n.e. I wouldn't say vegans are misanthropes. Some might be, but it doesn't recquire a person to be a vegan.
I agree. not all vegans are misanthropes, and it would be really tough to determine what percentage of vegans would seek their inspiration in misanthropy. @@yuxutin
thank you so much for covering these slippery topics and spreading awareness of the things that might make new vegans uncomfortable.
and thank you for helping me open my eyes, im ineffably happy to be able to fully relate to your words 🖤👄🖤
I thoroughly enjoy listening to you speak. I’m a vegan living with my parents in a non-vegan household with no other vegan friends and so I can start to feel quite alone and unheard on the topic of veganism and so watching your videos makes me feel like I do have a friend who gets me in terms of being vegan🌱🌱❤️❤️
Same here. We can try to educate as many people as we can so we'll have more vegan friends!
On my birthday, we were going out to eat and celebrate my birthday. I specially insisted that I didn’t want a birthday present. I just wanted my family to try the vegetarian option in subway. I asked them to and they agreed while in the car. But, my father really wanted to go to this restaurant that had a famous chicken cuisine. We really didn’t spend that much time together so I said okay thinking that maybe we’d eat something vegetarian.
We went to the restaurant and I saw chickens in cages and dog were biting on their legs, and the horrible smell of meat on our way to the restaurant. I lost my appetite.
There I was, sitting in the middle of my family while everyone ate chicken and I ate the bread with salad with no gift trying to hold back my tears.
One of the worst feelings.
I'm sure others have experienced this. To me this has been the most frustrating thing about being vegan. When I identified myself as vegan to other people suddenly i'm no longer another person but "that vegan". As though my entire identity isn't me anymore its being vegan. I've been introduced as "the vegan", literally before my name is even said several times. I don't care that much, i am very proud to be vegan but it has been annoying, especially when I was in high school.
People like to imagine this beautiful farm with happy cows, happy farmers and happy pigs but they are afraid of that blank space in between the happy animal and the steak on their plate. This entire brutal practive of making a steak out of a cow, people just have a blank space in their mind about all that and don't want to think about it. And most people get very offended when you try to question this blank space in their believes because it triggers them.
Noone likes to think that these things have to happen for their sausage but it is the reality and that reality can be changed with an easy decision, but as long as you don't take your free will and choose what ACTUALLY feels good to you deep inside beyond comfort and culture, nothing will change in the world at large.
spot on
Thank you Ed. I have been vegan for almost 2 years since watching your vids. Since then, I have been able to convert my entire immediate family to a vegan diet as well as some of my extended family and friends. All just from using your arguments and your conversation style. You are really saving lives and making a difference. Thanks!
Wow. Well done! 🌱💚
TY for the Q&A! All the questions interested me.
As to animal-derived clothing I used to wear, I’ve sold what I could, donated proceeds to animal welfare groups & offered the rest directly to homeless folks in my community.
The first question, has literally been on my mind the whole day!!!! Had to pause to comment!
Great answers, Ed! I feel the same way about lab grown meat! I also support it because carnivorious animals/pets do need meat and it's a great alternative. 🐯🐾
@Orange likely because pets are different animals to us and require different diets. I don't deny that it is possible for these animals to live on a vegan diet since a lot of the nutrients they get from meat can now be synthesised, but now is a question of how well the vegan alternatives can be digested. Not enough testing has taken place for me to be confident enough to actually buy these vegan pet products. I'm vegan, and I plan on getting a cat or dog in the future, however I'm not doing it until these vegan pet products have been completely proven to be just as healthy and digestible as normal pet foods, or until lab grown meat has been proven to be completely ethical and sustainable for the environment.
Also some pets physically cannot eat vegan food, for example if they are carnivorous, such as snakes. Even if the nutrients were to be completely synthesised, it's unlikely that they'd actually even touch the food in the first place, since they're notoriously picky eaters, which makes lab grown meat all the more important since that's likely something they'd actually eat.
Domestic dogs evolved together with humans for so long that they're no longer carnivorous. That's why they love vegetables like potato, broccoli, leafy greens, apples and beans, peas for protein
When you were talking about what you dislike about veganism, it’s really inspiring and true! I never thought about being vegan like that. I will definitely use that point when someone asks me why are you vegan. Being vegan should be the default... thanks Ed! 💚
Totally agree with your response to the question asking what you hate about being vegan. Can't we just be, no label or name.
Nearing my 4 year vegan anniversary in a month, I never look back.
Congratulations! 💚👍
Ehm, the anniversary is looking back, unless you mean never look back upon the meat eating days.
@@theguywhoasked6104 Yea thats what I meant xD
wait 1 more year and you're brain will die
I've been vegan 8 1/2 years, and I'm at least as healthy as when I ate animals. I will be vegan for life. :)
When people ask "why are you vegan" all I can think is "why are you *not* vegan"
When people ask "why aren't you vegan yet," all I can think is "why does it matter?"
@@meat3855 It matters for the victims
@@meat3855 it matters for the billions of sentient beings suffering because of us. if you were on the victim end of this mass genocide, you would think it matters.
I agree! It honestly breaks my heart hearing people always giving bullshit excuses for why they eat meat and dairy. But do you know what helps? I think of this as a revolution. I think of how women fought for the right to vote, of how people of colour fought and continue to fight for equality. they get ridiculed and backlashed, but they keep going. why? because it's the right thing to do. I think of Katniss Everdeen, and how she fought for their freedom. and I see the vegan movement as a huge revolution, a wave slowly taking over every inch of planet earth. When that day comes, when the day we all live in peace, harmony, and happiness, peace and love between ALL species, only then will my soul rest in forever peace 💖
I hate how people interrogate me when I tell them I’m vegan. I’m very passive when they ask things because I don’t want them to attack me you know. Im so tired of keeping my mouth shut. It’s my choice.
I dislike how I’m spoilt for choice with all these delicious & nutritious vegan foods ...
that is why you should eat pork
@@AlexMonajemi Pigs spent their last 15 to 90 seconds screaming in pain whilst they are lowered into gas chambers. The carbon dioxide fries them from the inside out. I rather not have anything to do with such cruelty. (This is the most common way to stun pigs by the way)
@@vegansingh2736 pig is a good source of Vitamin B1
@@AlexMonajemi beans and lentils are also rich source of vitamin b1
@@vegansingh2736 why not just bolt gun them then put them in the gas chamber so they are unconscious during it
Ed can we please have a video of you introducing us to all ur plants 🪴🥺👉🏼👈🏼 and what their names are?
Good meme
What do I hate about being vegan? Hearing the statement "I get what you are saying, but I just don't care enough"
Unfortunately, people think apathy is cool.
Same, it's grating.
My mom says that. It makes me sad.
I am eagerly waiting for a time where the answer to "So, you're a vegan?" is "Yes, aren't you?"
Will never happen
@@kingdaleclarke Stranger things have happened.
@@artistsanomalous7369 the whole world won't go vegan
@@kingdaleclarke Do you have any rational basis for that prediction? Or is it just your own attachment to the system as you know it?
@@artistsanomalous7369 it's common sense isn't it? Hehe ,the whole world isn't going to go vegan..I mean I'm not vegan so that's one person already,most people I know are not vegan because it's a joke
In regards to farm animals and living happily, just remember the first few years at school talking about the farm animals, visiting the zoo, etc. Children are born vegan, and then we reprogram them from an early age to not be.
A good friend of mine is a school teacher in Denmark, and although she isn't vegan, I mentioned the idea of her discussing it with her students, remove the stigma and phobia around veganism, and give some insight into why people are vegan and how they shouldn't be mocked for it. She was more than open to the idea so here's hoping something comes of that without some angry parents phoning in to complain their kids are being "brainwashed".
I totally agree with what you dislike about being vegan. It shouldn't have to be a thing. Foods shouldn't be labelled as vegan, foods with animal products should be labelled as carnist or something. I hate that vegans are still such a small minority in society.
The word vegan should not even mean the word vegan, vegan should be the word for animal abusers, the word vegan should not even exist as we should not be treating animals the way we do.
actually potatoes are vegan and they don't have that label on the name haha
Yes loved the video, but not long enough. More q&a's please!
I think the best thing to do is donate those clothings and pieces of animals to animal sanctuary’s for making nests and beds for baby animals. That’s what Iv been doing, I have kept my leather jacket as it was a gifted item given to me with out someone realizing I was vegan, and I didn’t have any choice but to take the jacket cuz I was freezing and unable to afford a jacket for very long time and to be gifted warmth of any type, I was just so grateful to finally have my own jacket that kept me warm in the winter. @earthlinged
I think I'll just use those leather shoes and also my backpack until it's done for.. I don't want to create a "market" for it, even if it's used.. But I also can't just throw it away. So I'll keep it and I know for sure I won't buy new leather products.
Same but my old Doc Martens are built like a tank and don't appear to be wearing down.
This is also hard since I’m attending an agriculture school and the uniform has wool!!! :( what should I do.
The animal already died for it. I will continue to wear thes items, looking for cruelty free item in the future.
@@doginabox9621 You should politely make a fuss . Veganism is a protected belief now so they have to offer you an alternative.
The only thing is that you could say that you're viewing the animal as an object rather than a being. I don't really have an opinion on this though since I don't own any leather or wool
Ugh, the worst part about being vegan is the part where I'm happier, healthier, spending less money, helping the environment, and helping the animals. F***ing awful.
LMAO ikr? but in all seriousness, other than getting ridiculed by other people, there are literally NO downside to being vegan!
I do find it tedious being called a ‘propagandist’, 'fanatic', 'do-gooder', 'self -righteous', 'extremist', 'fascist' and the worst ‘they are only animals’ rather than confront what THEY are party to in the suffering and demise of other sentient creatures.
It has got better over the 38 years I’ve been a vegan or, as the animal-eater used to pronounce the word: Vagan’. At least most now know how to pronounce vegan and most even know what a vegan is……they really didn’t years back. So we are on the right track.
Why should we value animal suffering?
38 years. That's wonderful Sara👍🌱
@@rodionraskolnikov3853 Because they have as much right to live in this world as we do. That's why.😞😢
@@LisaCooper-thevegan-123 Is it moral for people to kill animals for survival?
@@rodionraskolnikov3853 But we don't need to kill animals for survival. We don't NEED to eat any animal at all. Loads of delicious plant based food 😁😁
The lab grown meat/plant based meat one. A black bean sweet potato hemp burger always hits harder than a Beyond Meat one. At the same time, I'm not hating on anyone eating vegan alternatives like that. I do every now and then depending on the brand and food but sticking to whole food plants is the key.
i'd also like to say hello! i've only recently found your channel and i'm really enjoying your videos so far! thanks for covering so many different aspects of veganism and I'm looking forward to see what you put out next! :)
I think you should do a full video on lab grown meat! Explain the process of how it’s done and the ethical arguments for it, etc
Veganism WILL be the norm. Thank you, Ed, for yet another great video.
No it won’t
@@Assassin99584 Your word guides us, oh greatest of visionaries.
yes, I can't WAIT for that day to come!!! wooo vegan power!
@@artistsanomalous7369 just saying it how it is
@@opheliarathmore7829 that day will never come
My friends that will not realize the horrific things we do to animals.
Lovely! Hope you will do q&a regularly. 💚🍀
Previously purchased leather items has been the most recent bit of struggle/resistance for me in my (long overdue) switch to veganism. Fortunately, there's not a ton of it but it does include a couple of pairs of shoes and the seats in my car. The space I'm sitting in now is that I already purchased them, I accept the space I was in with no judgment for when I did so, and I wouldn't do it today. I'm not in a hurry to toss or get rid of everything but know that eventually, everything will be replaced and it's ok if that takes a little time. The bigger issue I'm having right now is feeding my cats. I've tried out switching my dog to wild earth and natural balance and he gobbles that down. But I don't have that choice for my cats and I feel some pretty intense cognitive dissonance when I buy their food now.
This title was unexpected 😮
What I don't like about being vegan is falling in love with someone who is not vegan and isn't willing to change their hearts anytime soon.
Trueee
Yeh my husband was one of those people, until his arteries became so clogged he had a heart attack. He's plant based now, and loves it. He's lost weight, has more energy, and looks better now that his body isn't a morgue 💖💚🌱🌍
I eat what I want and you can eat what you want. Don't force ideology on people. It's my right to eat meat
@@AlexMonajemi Girl, don't flatter your delusional self. I'm not even dating you. Besides, nowhere did I write I would force my ideology on other people even if I were to date them
@@AlexMonajemi don’t force your ‘ideology’ on billions of animals. Your ideology being the support of torture and death of animals.
When almost everyone you know considers you an extremist when all you try to do is avoid cruelty and death.
are you kidding me? You kill more animals than me LOL you kill animals via crop deaths. I kill like 2 animals a year and u kill thousands. I'm more vegan than you and I eat animal fresh.
Dude Animals would be slaughtered in the wild by other animals and you accept that and killing and eating animals is the foodchain. Also plants are living things so you shouldnt be slaugtering the poor plants as they have a life.
@@britishvader2438 Ah, it has taken a long time for the 'plants are alive too' thing to surface. You do realize you're being a bit silly, right? Plants do not have a central nervous system. Not an acute consciousness like animals. And to unnecessarily raise billions of animals, many, many more plants need to be 'slaughtered'. I only 'kill' a fraction of the plants a meat and dairy consumer does because animal agriculture is so ridiculously inefficient as a means for nutrition.
Animals kill other animals in the wild OUT OF NECESSITY. We do NOT need meat to survive or to thrive.
Animal agriculture and fishing is destroying our planet as a habitable place for humans in a rapid pace.
Therefore consuming animal products is not only immoral, but also plain stupid.
@@brunocyclist animals dont have any of that either compared to us
@@britishvader2438 come again? Do you actually think animals don't have a central nervous system? Don't feel pain? Don't want to avoid it? Don't love their families and friends? Your average pig is smarter than a dog. Would you kill a dog? Mother cows cry for their stolen children. Your ignorance almost justifies your own slaughter based upon your logic.
Comment for the algorithm! Also the leather question really helped! 💚
I love the Q&A style of this video and in particular I enjoyed and agreed with your answer to question 2! 🌏❤
Thank you for your work Ed. I don't know how you do it I practically have a breakdown just seeing some of the pictures that come out. It is utterly depressing and soul destroying.
WARNING LONG POST: My wife and I are Vegan, We are Buddhist, in the case of my wife, she was “Born Buddhist” of the Theravada Tradition.
We visit many Temples and offer what is called “Dana” we prepare (vegan) food for the Temple, Usually in our case enough to feed 8-10 persons.
The food from every Temple goer, that has chosen to cook, is placed on a communal table. Monks, choose what they want in their bowls, before the “Buffet” is thrown open to the the Temple attendees.
A HUGE feast is usually had by all. Our contribution is marked “vegan” - as do other Vegan Buddhists that attend, at some Temples we are the ONLY ones offering vegan dishes, if one excludes fruit, etc.. which is by and in itself Vegan.
About 90% of all food offered contains Animals!
I have asked (and read) as many monks as will talk with me, about their philosophy towards Animals, In EVERY case they have an answer, that confirms their position and why they must eat Animals.
“Theravada countries of South East Asia, monks are obliged by the “vinaya” to accept almost any food that is offered to them, including meat, unless they suspect the meat was slaughtered specifically for them.”
However this is not really true, there are ten “meats” that they will not eat, even if it is offered. SEE:- www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf Page 307 onwards.
Theravada Buddhism, most will argue there are three “MAIN” branches of Buddhism, Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana - of course there are dozens and dozens of sub groups.
I have NEVER, found a meat eating Monk or practitioner, to have any compassion whatsoever towards Animals - in one “debate”, the Monk insisted, Buddha, confirmed that it is OK to eat meat. Therefore that is my position!!!
One Vegetarian Monk I met, took all the meat out of his offering and ate only the Veggies. The meat was fed to the Temple dogs. Whilst of course his food was cooked in "Meat", I admired him for his "stand", within a VERY rule centred Monk-hood.
Ed if you read this far, I am astounded, I believe there is “No Hope” for the religious sections of society, particularly if their “Gods” or “Masters” condone the killing.
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Interesting story. A dear friend of mine and his wife share a very similar one. I completely agree with your final statement. If you're interested, Alex from Cosmicskeptic is vegan and debates on religious moral standards. Wish you well, sending Metta.
@I invented Google Yes, some 30+ years ago I was backpacking through Thailand, I went inside a Temple and a Monk came and asked could he practice his English with me. The conversation progressed and I asked "Does your religion ...." It is at that time I found out Buddhism is most certainly not a religion. He was quite fluent in English and managed to confer his version of the fundamental difference. Religion is from "without", (Gods)" Buddhism searches "within". was the crux of his lesson.
Another great video!
Ahhh, to live in a world where us vegans are even seen as anything other than 'extreme', 'weird' 'fussy' or 'annoying' would be great!
Eloquent and reasonable as always-a joy to listen to. It’s reassuring to know I’m not alone.
I absolutely loved this video. The great thing about this is there are no clips of animal suffering. Just great explanations.
While there is absolutely the need to actually show footage of the suffering that takes place, I personally can't watch those videos anymore because it's too painful. People do need to see that but if you show that stuff consecutively all the time it could put some people off from watching your channel all together. I feel more comfortable sharing this video to my friends and family... which I'm about to do.
Actually, a video I watched of yours turned me Vegan, and It was one where there was no footage... I'd already seen all that. You talked about your experience being at a farm watching a Calf being taken away from it's mother, and during this I was using my minds eye, which had a profound affect on me. I felt that mothers pain so deeply and have been Vegan ever since.
On a side note I've always enjoyed food, but since turning Vegan my food is much more interesting, healthy and tasty now too... which is only a bonus!
So thank you!
I would never eat the lab-grown meat bc it would still be meat of some animal and it would still be unhealthy. HOWEVER, I would love for it to exist for people who "need" it to stop actually killing the animals.
Same here.
Meat is not unhealthy lol. It’s the processed meat that’s bad for you but that’s true with any processed food including processed VEGAN foods
@@thepunishmentdue1166 processed meats are level 1 carcinogens according to WHO, other meat still level 2 carcinogens. All animal products contain cholesterol, plants do not. And many independent studies have shown the correlation between consumption of animal products and obesity and coronary diseases. Do not kid yourself, meat is NOT healthy.
@@brunocyclist the same things happens with plants
@@thepunishmentdue1166 I'm sorry, your response isn't very clear. What do you say happens with plants?
Vegan4Life!💚✌
yaaaas 😍😍
But mostly for death
Odd that we are told we must give our leather items away, when to keep them and wear them out would make more ethical sense in most cases.
Surely more ethical than throwing it away.. :(
Well no because throwing them out is kind of like treating the animals passed life as garbage
@@novasZK i think the commenter said wear them out, not throw them out! Throwing them out is indeed not the best solution in my opinion
He did say we can wear them out. Personally I began to feel grossed out about walking around in animal skins, and don't care for the message it sends. Everyone's different
@@novasZK personally if I was killed I would rather be thrown out than be worn as shoes or something lol but that's just me. But I think the best thing to do is donating it to homeless shelters.
I hate getting mocked, I hate not having options , I hate both having variety, I hate feeling so restricted. Veganism is sucking the joy out of my social life, I’m so isolated. I just hit 6 months and I’m on the verge of quitting 💔 and i have these cravings that I just can’t shake off. Vegan versions of things are NOT accessible where I live and veganism isn’t widely spread yet in China. It’s also expensive to order the vegan versions online.
So quit if something is so negative to your life why continue
This content is perfect Ed definitely think you should continue with these vids !
Rather than throwing away the leather item, or any old animal products, if you don't want to wear them our or give them away you could treat them the way you would if they were made of unwilling human skins: bury them with respect!
It depends, if you have shoes they could contain rubber/plastic parts. An idea could be to give them to friends (if you want to be sure they are not going to be thrown away).
That's a really good idea, if it's all leather
I don't think this is a good idea.. first of all, these items are never made out of just leather, there are also other components.. secondly, they would absolutely serve no purpose when buried in the ground, while the lives of those animals have already been taken, so I would say it makes more sense to give them to somebody who's cold and can't afford buying new stuff..
That is a really nice thought. I don’t know if leather would decompose the way the skin would have before it was treated, could cause more issues for the environment it’s been buried in.
...This is why non-vegans laugh at us. 😓
The dislikes are from trolls who follow vegan channels, and don't watch the content. They're too scared of what they will learn. Another brilliant video Ed, bless you darling 💖💚🌱🌍
Bruuh I love your content it’s a serious shame how the channel doesn’t get as much attention as it should. More people would be vegan
Great video Ed! Enjoyed it!
very good answers and very interesting questions!