Vegans aren't the same as pretentious vegans.
You never here of nice vegans. That's because they're nice. They blend in. You only ever here about the twatty ones.

~is not a vegan herself~
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Sat 29 May 2010, 17:44, 2 replies)

Hmm vegans.
Now, the OP maintains 3 things: that vegans are pretentious, that they are twats, and that they judge themselves to be better than non-vegans.

They avoid all animal product in food because it is deemed cruel or exploitative, not because it doesn't taste nice. It is a moral decision. The notions of cruelty and exploitation are rarely considered to be "positive". Therefore, a vegan is certainly judging him/herself to be "better" than those who are not, even if they do not dwell on this "betterness", simply by consciously defining themselves as vegan.

Therefore they are twats. I'm not sure about the pretentious bit. I think you can be a judgemental twat and not pretentious.

I was a vegan for six months, ages ago. It was crap. I am still a twat, but I think it may be unrelated.
(lonelybadger, Sat 29 May 2010, 18:02, closed)

Hehe. Everyone is a twat in their own special ways!
I'm not sure I agree though. Just because you care about what you do doesn't mean you care about what others get up to. (By you I mean a general you, not a you you)

I suppose it would help to meet a few vegans before I stick down my opinions though! I'm not sure I know any.
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Sat 29 May 2010, 22:09, closed)

Years ago...
...when out with a bunch of mates in the city for a piss-up, a post-pub kebab was in order for everyone except the new girlfriend of one of the aforementioned mates.

A vegan, she saw it upon herself to describe to everyone in detail, the ingredients of the kebab meat, how they were eventually formed into the lovely vulva-like pile presented before our drunken faces (although how she arrived at these 'facts' is still a mystery to me) and condemn all our drunken meat-loving ways to the fiery hell of eternal damnation.

Great, you don't eat meat. Brilliant, you have the strength to fight the urge for kebab meat when you're drunk. But do you really need to tell me how evil I am because i've chosen to eat one?

Does my personal choice actually have any bearing on your life in any way - positively or negatively? No. Exactly - so shut the fuck up about it and leave me to clog my arteries in peace you self-righteous, tofu-loving shitbag.

I got fed up listening to the judgemental, condescending moaning and threw my donner all over her vegan face to cheers from everyone (including the soon-to-be ex-boyfriend...)

And i'm almost positive that I could see a look of utter satisfaction in her eyes as she tasted the dripping mixture of grease and kebab sauce as it ran down her face and into her mouth.
(god_is_a_ghoti Carpe Deum., Sun 30 May 2010, 0:51, closed)