Vegan peas, how do you handle the reactions of non-vegans?

I'm not lumping the whole group together... I am well aware that there are vegans who aren't douchebags about it. However, I did say that it's quite often true... which means there are enough douchebags out there to make the stereotype. There is no absolute but enough to make it happen. 

Yeah, I hate that inference. But it's not just vegans. Some GFs and Paleos do it too... and f*** me it's annoying. Because they are FAR from perfect. It's a trend for some yoga and/or crossfitter peeps as well. 

I was was looking for a specific vegan tshirt (not offensive, but it has the cute V logo on it) and came across this! 

Oh wow this board deletes the name of the person quoted when the person deletes their original post. The post was on page 2 when I quoted it, can't remember her name but it was a TX pea who lost custody of her kids. Her avatar is a closeup of a baby's face wearing a hat.

Honestly, I feel like a person's beliefs or attitude about anything - whether it be about your choice in dieting, exercising, religion, politics - if they are presented in such a way that they are anything but a positive way and make it like they are putting someone else down, they don't need to be there. "joke" or not."

We tell our kids not to bully so I think we need to represent that as well.

I let my kids wear slogans such as "Just Do It" or positive sayings, but I don't think it would be anyone's best interest to wear something that made fun of people that didn't participate in sports or active things. I feel the same goes for all things to be honest, it doesn't help anyone to put anyone down, "joke" or not, no matter how "funny" someone thinks it is, keep it to yourself.

it was me and i did NOT lose custody of my kids

i didn't delete... idon't know why it didn't show my name when annabella quoted me, it shows names on other people's quotes

Maybe Annabella used the Quick Quote function instead of the other Quote function. 

i think people have a different idea of what is "cute" vs "judgemental".... i had a onsey for my son that said "my mommy drinks cuz i cry". i thought it was funny... it was a 3 month size and it was a challenging time! that kid cried and threw up for 10 months straight.
meanwhile, my mom bought my toddler son a t-shirt that said "next tantrum in 6, 5, 4, 3......." and i did not find that amusing AT ALL and will say i gave it away - i never put it on my son once.

dd plays ball hockey and there are some funny sayings on the hoodies.... things like "don't let the ponytail fool you". there is one that said "i work mine off to kick yours" and didn't like it. like others have said, positive verses negative or aggressive.

my bro is waiting for an NRA t-shirt his buddy is supposed to bring him from the states. he wants to wear it around to piss off the bleeding heart liberals. <-direct quote.  when i asked "why?" he replied, "cuz it's fun to bait them". i flat out told him i don't understand that approach AT ALL. how odd....

(eta: i have had quoting issues... one quote was dated 2012 or something... when it was from earlier up in the thread)

     I don't know about that. As far as the definition of a vegan? I always thought and believe that the definition of a vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy products. Someone who doesn't eat meat but does eat dairy products is a vegetarian. Now you can take that to all kinds of different degrees, but to me that is the basic definition.

Take prescription medication for example. I have to take a special form of B12 because I have a genetic defect called the MTHFR gene. It comes in a capsule. Most capsules are gelatin and gelatin is made from animals. I don't have a choice because that is all the medication comes in and I have to take it because without it my depression will come back and eventually dementia. This is what happened to my grandmother because unfortunately for her it was never diagnosed. Hopefully in the future there will be a choice to choose between a non-gelatin and gelatin capsule like there is for my vitamin D that I buy at Whole Foods, but right now there isn't, nor is there for my other prescription medications. 

Does that mean I'll never be a true "vegan"? No, I'm a vegan in my heart and soul and by my actions. I do and have always believed we were put on this earth to be the caretakers of animals and not to use them for what we wish. I abhor hunting in all of it's forms, and always have. Giving up eating meat to me was just another step in what felt like a true progression. I consider myself a vegan and have since I started on this journey 2 years ago with this whole foods, plant based (no meat, no dairy) diet. 

Debbie in MD.

   Thanks HappyMomma, but no it wouldn't. It is a special formulation that I get from my doctor. The vitamin B12 that it contains is 16,670% of the daily value, so that's a lot more than normal people take. It also contains B2, B6, Folate and Zinc. 

And then there are my prescription medications. I take the generic forms of Cymbalta and Wellbutrin to keep my depression in remission because I never want to go back to that 10 year battle I had with what was diagnosed as "treatment resistant depression". That was pure hell. I have to take those two medications, and unfortunately as of right now there is no choice from those drug manufactures as to what kind of capsules they put the medication in. 10-20 years in the future maybe we will have advanced enough that there will be. I certainly hope so. 

Debbie in MD.

So I am just going to say "it's hard to be 100% vegan" and "being vegan is a heart felt thing as well as a lifestyle choice". I think both are correct.

I still have to consume gelatin capsules and it's just life.

I have a friend who has been gluten free for 15+ years. The current gluten free movement is a double edge sword for her. On one hand, she has more food choices (she eats mainly naturally gluten free foods), but on the other hand are the crazy "trend" followers. She was actually helped start a gluten free support group after she was first diagnosed, but she has recently stopped going. She was getting tired of giving advice to all the people doing it for trendy reasons, the obnoxious eaters. She is thinking of starting a new group for only people with diagnosed issues.

There are non gelatin  (vegan) capsules available.  They may be more expensive and/or the drug manufacturer doesn't use them.