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    lostingenerica: I think most people just can't AFFORD to be vegan. that shit is EXPENSIVE. Try shopping at Shop n Save or Aldi's for substantial vegan food, I dare yo... more »
    Princess Leela: The judginess from all sides in these comments is giving me a sad. Ladies, you are all great and I hope each and every one of you is happy/content wit... more »
    vuitton: Veganism isn't difficult to do? It might not be convenient for the first week or so, but you learn how to embrace the vegan lifestyle. I'm personally ... more »
    The Queen of No: My friend is a vegan only because it gives him structure. It's bizarre. more »
    Princess Leela: So someone further up in the comments mentioned nutritional yeast, which reminded me of the time I dined (at a delicious vegetarian restaurant in NYC)... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: I went to Stone Barns this weekend and saw newborn (as in, born that morning)lambs. And I'm still ok eating lamb. In fact, I'm MORE ok eating it, as ... more »
    staring problem: soy is far more sustainable than raising animals for food actually. more »
    Odyssea: I could never be a vegetarian because I don't like most vegetables or legumes. Instead, I will continue to consume meat and dairy products. And, Mr. M... more »
    mrawrrawr: You know what's the best way to turn the people you love into vegetarians/vegans if you're so inclined? Cook them magnificent vegetarian/vegan meals a... more »
    Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: I just wouldn't equate animal LIFE with human CULTURE. One is existence, the other is quality of existence. more »
    sassy: Veganism is hard because fake-cheese is terrible. Nut-based cheese is supposed to be much better, but it's impossible to find. And a lot of fake-meat/... more »
    CharlotteT: I would eat meat and dairy if animals were not tortured and killed in far too large numbers and if the meat and dairy industry were not sickeningly co... more »
    la.donna.pietra: I have been an ovo-lacto vegetarian for 18 years now. Aside from a particularly didactic period of life around age 14, I haven't ever tried to "conve... more »
    eys: I don't understand why otherwise reasonable people go crazy when the topic of vegetarianism comes up. (I'm referring to my fellow commenters). I'm veg... more »
    Princess Leela: I've never tried to go animal-product free, so I wouldn't know, and this may be a wildly presumptuous statement. But it honestly doesn't seem like con... more »
    royaume de coeur: I used to live with two vegetarians and they really enlightened me to their way of eating and made me appreciate vegetarianism/veganism, and never pas... more »
    atomic: Torturing sentient beings is totally fun! Animal rights = human rights. You can't in good conscious say you care about humans and then eat meat. Like... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm thankful to vegetarians for making delicious vegetable dishes more widely available. However, as someone who is lactose... more »
    SunburnedCounsel: I'm unable to respond to any comments today. Bleh.I think one of the things that plagues vegetarianism and veganism is that many people become passion... more »
  • #themeatofthematter

    Animal Advocate Doesn't See Why Veganism Is So Difficult To Do

    In an interview with Salon, veganism advocate Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson explains why meat eaters mock vegans, why Michael Pollan is wrong, and why he thinks things are getting better for animals. More »
  • #foodforthought

    The Ethics Of Eating: Veganism, Food & Fashion

    Today's New York Times features a piece on Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, a former psychoanalyst, Freudian scholar, vegan activist, and author of the new book The Face on Your Plate. More »