Why vegans are hated by meat-eaters

real_aurgathor · 2025-04-23T16:47:52+00:00

As per some research, there is a measurable amount of hatred toward vegans by ‘meaters’. [meat-eaters] A new study published in the journal Food Quality and Preference found that your typical carnivore’s hatred of vegans might simply be due to envy. Researchers from University of Vaasa in Finland wanted to understand why a plant-based diet and the use of meat substitutes are still so frowned upon in Europe. “The consumption of meat and meat substitutes is a highly charged social phenomenon,” Roosa-Maaria Malila, an author of the study, said in a statement. “According to our research, consumers who prefer plant-based alternatives are perceived as socially different — and not in a good way.” “In our research, we found that people even wanted to act aggressively towards vegetarians or exclude them from social circles,” Malila shared. The researchers explained that these mixed feelings reflect the “prevailing climate” of understanding the need to minimize meat consumption for environmental reasons. “Understandably, changing one’s own consumption habits is not so simple. This can be reflected in frustration and channeled through those who are already driving change,” they wrote. https://nypost.com/2025/04/11/science/why-do-people-hate-vegans-science-may-have-the-answer/ People hating other people for their beliefs or practice that should not have any direct effect on them?!? That seems so backwards, and I simply can’t believe that could happen here in the land of the free…. After, all, the less meat vegans eat, more left for meaters, so they should really appreciate the vegans instead. Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950329324002829

real_aurgathor

JanJ Frankly, I don’t care!

Apparently, some people does,

real_aurgathor

urbanriot The only time meat eaters even consider the existence of vegans is when its time for jokes or when they’re disrupting the peace of people’s restful lives, by screaming megaphones at them as they enter restaurants or shop, or block people from buying meat in the grocery store.

Unless you know this better than the researchers, this is highly unlikely to be correct.

Somewhat-Reticent

urbanriot
This omnivore likes several foods presented by vegans and vegetarians.
And worries when they downplay the need for B12 or a balanced diet.

urbanriot

real_aurgathor

Unless you know this better than the researchers, this is highly unlikely to be correct.

Considering that I wrote is how it is in the real world, I wouldn’t give any credibility to whatever “researchers” you’re referencing.

… do you not eat meat?

Raise of hands from all the people in here who eat meat that actually care about vegans…

broknsymetry

urbanriot Raise of hands from all the people in here who eat meat that actually care about vegans…

🙌

urbanriot

broknsymetry lol why do you care?

broknsymetry

How can you not?

telcodad

urbanriot Raise of hands from all the people in here who eat meat that actually care about vegans…

I say “live and let live.”

Beachie

urbanriot Raise of hands from all the people in here who eat meat that actually care about vegans…

🖐️

Kathy_9

This topic has run it’s course.

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