tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225918268806787791.post3620433929142281343..comments2024-01-15T22:40:22.067-05:00Comments on Vegan FAQs: Look at this list! It's all about products that are "accidentally vegan!"Dinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012498879329379828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225918268806787791.post-37852108265532275242008-01-08T11:27:00.000-05:002008-01-08T11:27:00.000-05:00I disagree - this "accidentally vegan" thing is a ...I disagree - this "accidentally vegan" thing is a great way to get the word out that veganism works. While I personally support companies that have declared themselves as cruelty-free, the more people we can pull into the mix, the fewer the animals that will be harmed. By posting this list, mainstreamers, those beginning to open their minds can see how doable it really is. By not doing this kind of PR work, we are making ourselves clickish and esoteric. Yeah, I may personally be great and wonderful, better than “those” people, but am I really making the world less cruel? If I opened this [easy-vegan] door to people to take as they can at this moment of their consciousness am I really slowing down support of CF companies?? Can I really pat myself on the back for closing that door? Isn’t support of cruelty-free companies perhaps the next step many of these people will take (or the next generation they are raising) if we just give them a hand up? I WELCOME ALL AVENUES OF PEACE ON EARTHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225918268806787791.post-73610299982926625432007-09-30T16:55:00.000-04:002007-09-30T16:55:00.000-04:00I agree - this "accidentally vegan" thing is compl...I agree - this "accidentally vegan" thing is complete nonsense. As vegans, why would we want to do anything other than support companies who intentionally make vegan goods? And why in the world would we want to pay for something that is 99% vegan when we could have something that is 100% vegan?<BR/><BR/>If a company manufactures a product that happens to be vegan accidentally, it's possible that the company is not aware that anyone is purchasing it for that reason.<BR/><BR/>For example, a couple years ago I purchased a soy milk machine. I filled out the survey on the registration card. One question asked why I had chosen to purchase a soy milk maker. Among the listed option were, "lactose intolerant," "want to save money," and "want healthier alternatives to milk," but guess what? There was no "vegan" or "animal rights" option...even for a <I>soy milk maker</I>. Veganism, as a cause, is still way off the map of social awareness right now.<BR/><BR/>Anyway...I just think we should purchase from companies that intentionally produce vegan goods as often as we can. We can't buy every bag of pasta or can of stewed tomatoes from a company with vegan values, but we should try to as much as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com