Dealing with omni hostile friends.

[iwillcomeagain]

Do any of you have friends that ever try to argue with you about veganism? You know the type, gets drunk and then wants to debate everything, wants to belittle your decision for being vegan, says humans evolved to eat meat. I know, I know. The argument is getting old. This isn't really a post to complain about this or ask for help refuting his very

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[bitspike]

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[peaceandcarrots]

Or you could simply question their reasons for asking.

Why do you ask?
Does something about my decision bother you?
Does my veganism threaten you somehow?
etc

Maybe if you can get them to start thinking about WHY your veganism bothers/threatens them they will be one step closer to seeing that they are just reacting to the guilt they feel when your ethically based choices are juxtaposed with their own less thought out lifestyle.

[pqowlaks]

Why do you ask?
Does something about my decision bother you?
Does my veganism threaten you somehow?
etc

I am going to start saying stuff like this!

[iwillcomeagain]

I like that. Thank you. Next time they harass me about it, I'll respond with questions like that. I could just say that it is personal and something that I don't want to talk about also. Somehow, I don't think that would fly.

[iwillcomeagain]

Thanks for the tags. I don't know. I told them how I felt and why I was vegan. It didn't seem to matter. I know enough to get in an argument about it but it wasn't a very respectful or considerate conversation.