I’ve had issues with the V-word as well. My biggest problem with it is it simply doesn’t represent the nuance of my own views. I often find myself easing into it; ‘I don’t eat meat’ → ‘I don’t want to support factory farming’… and then calibrate from there based off receptivity. More recently as well I’ve had more experiences with hyper-vigilant vegans who seem to be far more concerned with personal purity than impact, even if they don’t realise it.
Expressing myself as against factory farming specifically is what I’ve found to be the most effective as it doesn’t attack the identity in the same way because it’s not a commentary on diet, which people often take to be a part of themselves.
I’ve had issues with the V-word as well. My biggest problem with it is it simply doesn’t represent the nuance of my own views. I often find myself easing into it; ‘I don’t eat meat’ → ‘I don’t want to support factory farming’… and then calibrate from there based off receptivity. More recently as well I’ve had more experiences with hyper-vigilant vegans who seem to be far more concerned with personal purity than impact, even if they don’t realise it.
Expressing myself as against factory farming specifically is what I’ve found to be the most effective as it doesn’t attack the identity in the same way because it’s not a commentary on diet, which people often take to be a part of themselves.