Tobacco smoking and veganism

[luna_kitten]

This is something I've been thinking about for a few days now, I've been wondering if smoking tobacco fits in with a vegan lifestyle? It seems like if one is vegan and smokes tobacco, it could be contradictory. I don't smoke tobacco myself, I've even tried to get into cigarettes to find out what the big deal was and I couldn't handle them, ugh.

Comments

[shrines]

depends on how much they care about animal testing.

also, i dunno, but personally what i got from your post was a lot of judgment about cigarette smoking. "I'm sure there are vegans out there who smoke cigarettes after having a wonderfully healthy meal" in particular got to me - not everyone is vegan for health reasons, and not all vegans eat healthily. judgment about cigarette smoking, unless it's in the context of animal testing, is pretty weak.

[edgiko]

I agree with your last bit. OP, you came as pretty judgmental and you lumped everyone in the "vegan for health" category. I live off of the college student diet: pre-packaged ramen and a soup base (mm vegetable base though I love non-chicken) that's filled with sodium and empty calories. Not to mention junk food. I made tater tot casserole recently and it was faaar from healthy. All these dishes vegan and all of them not worthy of saying "wonderfully healthy meal."

[luna_kitten]

I wrote this post in the wee hours of the morning and I was half asleep. I am a little bit judgmental towards cigarette smoking, yes. I don't mind the smell normally but if it gets in my face, I won't hesitate to complain whether I know you or not. I thought health was ONE of the reasons people are vegan, I know it's for animal rights as well. I guess I'm wrong about health being just one of the reasons for everyone. I know how the college diet goes... I used to be on that too when I was in art school. Ramen noodles with hot sauce I remember was one.

[obvious]

My Veganism has nothing to do with health whatsoever.

Potato chips for the win!

[starile]

"I guess I'm wrong about health being just one of the reasons for everyone."

She already admitted it, no need to rub it in.

[obvious]

Unless, of course, I wasn't rubbing in a damned thing but rather, affirming the concept.

[starile]

Alright, alright. To me, it just read like rubbing it in, but I apparently misunderstood. I apologize for alleging you were doing something you weren't.

[la_baleine]

i use peanut butter to dip my potato chips in. faaaar from healthy, but super yummy

[valkyr]

That sounds really gross to me, but I feel the need to try it now.

[orphe_]

marketing specifically to a queer audience and then donating large chunks of money to right-wing anti-queer politicians

woah, really?

[shrines]

yeah, no. i am sure that they donate money to conservative politicians and groups, but there is absolutely not queer targeted marketing. there is indeed a much higher percentage of smokers in the queer community, but ze seems to believe that this means that they market specifically toward us, which is untrue.