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Whenever anyone brings this up, I imagine a vegan sitting at a table with their new friends, refusing to eat any chicken wings, but also not saying why... And then everyone harassing them with a million questions like, "do you not like hot sauce? We can get barbecue", "are you on a diet?", "are you allergic?", etc, etc. Finally, after half an hour of this, they lose it and just as there's a lull in the music, they scream out, "look, I'm a vegan! I don't fucking eat meat! Fuck off!"
The whole bar goes quiet, staring, then one of the people at the table reaches for a wing, looks at the vegan, and says, "dude, chill, we get it, you don't eat meat, blah blah blah. You don't have to talk about it every 5 minutes! Here's some bread and butter."
I have to say, I am yet to encounter a cliche vegan.
Not a single vegan I've ever met brought up the topic, unless there was a reason for it. Like the scenario you described.
But I've met a whole lot of bros who made fun of vegans for existing and being annoying.
I've ran into a few online, but even that's rare. Agreed that people ranting against this stereotype are far more common than the actual stereotype.
"You're vegan? No sweat! How about a bean and cheese burrito?"
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Literally no one will ask you a million questions about arch
That's why vegan != arch user. If you are vegan, you can not avoid the topic. Arch user could avoid the topic.
Uhhh… I mean no. I think the equivalency is both groups love to talk about something that Makes them feel superior- but actually just annoys everyone around them
Still never met a vegan who loves to talk about their dietary choices. Have met a bunch of omnivores who love to harass vegetarians and vegans once they find out someone eats differently than they do.
Both groups are stereotyped as that, and neither group is actually like that
Yep, I don't eat meat and I don't recall the last time I actually told someone that unprompted in real life. More likely it's one of my friends or family that says it for me, like I can't eat around the bacon that the chef accidentally put on my plate
Congratulations, I wasn't talking about you specifically because I don't know you specifically.
No, I'm reversing the myth OP was perpetuating that vegans talk about being vegans constantly. There is no myth that "the vast majority of people care about an individual's dietary preferences." I'm using hyperbole to demonstrate what would happen if in a hypothetical situation where a vegan didn't mention that they were vegan to explain why they weren't eating meat. The hyperbole comes from the non-vegans not understanding why someone would not eat meat, forcing the vegan to announce themselves. Suddenly, the vegan, despite all their efforts not to, has perpetuated the myth that vegans constantly talk about vegans. In the hyperbolic situation - being used to demonstrate the inanity of the vegans-always-talk-about-being-vegans myth - the non-vegans represent people who perpetrate that myth.
Thankfully, that's not you. Sorry if you felt attacked.
Kinda proving the point tho. The joke was more on Arch users and everyone in here is writing paragraphs defending Gluten Free/Vegan. But, like the meme is pointing out, you just gotta talk about it! 😂
"Haha vegans never stop talking about themselves!"
Hey can you stop making fun of us?
"Haha look at this, yet another vegan who can't shut up!"
It's more like "Hey, don't Arch users totally fit this stereotype?", but again, look how defensive you get. It's hilarious that you don't see the irony. The joke literally starts with "Arch users...", but you zero in on the vegan part. You didn't even need to comment. You could've just downvoted and moved on.
I really hope you can appreciate the irony. Humor is good for the soul, buddy.
I don't use arch, and I'm not vegan, I'm just tired of played out innaccurate "jokes"
Ever hear a completely accurate and factual joke? They're boring. Just admit you don't like the joke and move on. You don't need to further the very stereotype you hate so much.
That's the irony part that you're just not getting.
I'm furthering the stereotype by not being part of the group being stereotyped?