I thought the whole episode was messed up and just wrong. I never watch oprah but when I heared she was talking about veganism i had to watch it! Here are some things i disliked:
- Vegan-ish? Seriously there is no such thing! They really made the vegan movement look bad.. One can't be "veganish" because veganism is a LIFESTYLE not just something you choose to do for that day or week! It is not a diet.
- They kep talking about being vegan for a few days. Which is not possible because you have to be vegan as a lifestyle. Like I said it is not a diet its a lifestyle choice.
- I hated when they were showing how vegans can eat yummy and normal meals, and that they can shop at a supermarket they went to Whole Foods. And even worse they stuffed their cart with SO many fake meats. Vegans don't need to buy expensive' they don't need all that prosessed food, and they don't need to go to special supermarkets just to get fake meat!
- I also hated that they didn't really talk about what terrible things go on in slaughter houses.The employee at the factory didn't even mention that bolting often fails and the animals suffer horrific pain. She lied. She also said killing animals is the "natural order of life". I don't know how anybody could think that anything that goes on in that factory is natural. They even showed people just saying that animals feel no pain in slaughterhouses. Seriously are you going to believe that? Then Micheal Pollen says "We need to think about the animals" and 2 minutes later "I like meat, and I do eat it"
- I also I didn't like that she called it a "radical" experiment. Why is it "radical" to abstain from eating confined, tortured, and slaughtered animals? Eating animals is radical. Not eating them is humane!
THIS DID GRAVE HARM TO THE MOVEMENT, mainly for lies and misinformtion
I agree with what you're saying and what many vegans have been saying on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
ReplyDeleteI also see the fact that someone as widely-known/watched/followed as Oprah spending a week & a show on veganism means that overall, the word is getting spread to the bigger, general audience. Yes, you can eat without killing. Yes, you can be healthier by switching to a non-meat diet. Yes, it can be just that easy to abstain from eating animal flesh.
It's a foot in the door.
Besides that, I was angry that they showed the staffer feeding her family vegan fakemeat without showing any indication of whether the vegan author showed her how to cook the fakemeat properly and flavorably(?).
If you cook the fakemeat and expect it to taste exactly as your previous meat-based dishes.. you're insane! *sigh*
I admit to eating more processed fakemeat than I really even should.. but at this point, I rely on it to serve as my "comfort food" because even though I went vegan for the animals.. I know myself and I do not trust myself to push aside what I saw and remember when choosing the vegan life versus my old pre-vegan life.. especially family traditions such as Christmas cookies. I'm not even a Christian and yet, I would still celebrate Christmas because it's been a tradition within my family.
Anyhow, thanks for the post and your opinions. & My apologies for the long ramble of comment.
I agree 100%!!!!!! Veganism isn't something you can do for a few weeks! Its a lifetime comitment.
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