Posted by Raphael, August 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Make my tofu well done.
The trolls came out to play when the New York Times' City Room blog gave commenters a chance to ask Rynn Berry, author of The Vegan Guide to New York City, about "shopping, eating, and living a vegan lifestyle in New York."
Now Berry has responded to the questions asked, but what particularly stood out was his absurd answers to the question of whether, historically, humans and prehumans were omnivorous and ate meat:
This is laughable caricature of human evolution. The annals of prehistory have unfortunately been written by historians and anthropologists who have a carnivorous bias, however unwitting.
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Posted by Raphael, August 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM
In a New York Times City Room blog post, "Ask About the Vegan Lifestyle in New York," commenters had a chance to ask Rynn Berry, the author of The Vegan Guide to New York City, about "shopping, eating and living a vegan lifestyle in New York." The moderators let a few nasty and silly comments slip through before retroactively deleting a few. For posterity, we archive some of the gems, from mean to sad to funny to just plain weird, after the jump:
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Posted by Robyn Lee, July 30, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Can vegans who eat honey still call themselves vegan? In light of honey-eating becoming a bigger part of the vegan diet, Daniel Engber of Slate investigates the different beliefs and facts behind the great vegan honey debate. While one could argue that bees are exploited as industrial pollinators much more so than as honey producers, finding alternatives to honey is more reasonable than limiting one's diet to just wind-pollinated plants. It's safe to say that eating plants is also more important than consuming honey to maintain a healthy diet (or, you know, life).
Since honey is just a euphemism for bee regurgitation (or the alliterative "bee barf," as I prefer), it seems obvious that it fits under the non-vegan category. Should it be a major subject of debate within the vegan community?
"You either eat honey or you don't; to debate the question in public only makes the vegan movement seem silly and dogmatic," says Engber. If you're vegan and the "worst" thing you do is eat honey, I don't think it's something you should lose sleep over.
Posted by Robyn Lee, July 15, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Dennis Culver's Vegan Zombie shirt may not be a reality yet, but you can vote at Threadless.com to help give everyone a chance to display the grain-loving pride of the vegan undead.
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Posted by Raphael, February 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM
During the recent Congressional hearings, Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Iowa, asked Roger Clemens if he had ever been a vegan. Clemens, dumbfounded, responded, “I don’t know what that is. I’m sorry."
PETA, feeling the need to educate, couldn't help but mail Clemens a care package of vegan treats, including vegan chocolate bars and faux beef jerky. Which I'm sure turned him around.
Posted by Ed Levine, March 28, 2006 at 12:40 PM
Someone accused me of being anti-vegan after reading my pig-hunting entry. I am not, but I must apologize for my often flippant remarks about vegans. I must say that I've never had a vegan meal (or even a dish) I loved, but that doesn't mean I hate vegans. In fact, one of my favorite people in the world is a vegan, a first cousin of the "some of my best friends are" cliche.
