Iit 'herbivore' sounds less aggressive than 'vegan' to me?

They both mean the same thing, near enough.

But the word 'vegan' has so many negative associations to other people and it sounds so aggressive.

Is it normal, that 'herbivore' sounds more peaceful, positive and happier?

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Comments ( 16 )
  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    criticize what im eatin and yall gonna be wearin it

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    • lemon

      No one should criticize your food, whether they're vegan or not. It's rude. Not all vegans/vegetarians do this.

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  • DuHast

    Vegan never used to sound so bad... It still makes me think of a thin, rakish, but compassionate person. I guess now it just makes people think of aggressively self-righteous douchebags.

    Herbivore sounds more like a peaceful dinosaur, munching away on the plains.. But yeah, it probably does sound less aggressive, if 'vegan' comes with unwarranted baggage these days.
    And it's suspiciously close to 'vagina'.

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    • lemon

      Yes! Exactly. This upsets me actually because it creates an even stronger 'us against them' mentality for meat-eaters. Aggressive vegans are not good for anyone, regardless of what each person eats or doesn't eat.

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      • DuHast

        Yeah, totally. But even then I think people like that are very rare. Most vegans are still nice! Just a bad stereotype.

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  • sandnigga

    People can make any word sound bad. Use what you want.

    How about plant killer? That sounds good to me.

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    • lemon

      Hehe. I like that :)

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      • sandnigga

        lol thanks

        or how about carrot cruncher?

        XD haha

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  • maskofsanity

    Yeah herbivore sounds nicer

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  • RoseIsabella

    I don't really care what people call themselves for the most part as long as they don't unload their unsolicited advice and opinions on me. I guess if I had to pick I would say herbivore sounds better, because when when was the last time a rabbit lectured anyone. On the other hand there are plenty of videos of rabbits trying to rape cats, sooo... um yeah.

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    • lemon

      lmao @ the raping rabbits! Yeah, I don't like the reputation of vegans lecturing either.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Thanks!

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  • richardgerecameinmyass

    I don't give a shit what people choose to eat. I only care about myself and what I like to eat because I am really smart and I never make mistakes. Sometimes it scares me when I realize how damn intelligent I am.

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  • IMissMary

    I'd rather be known as a muff diver

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  • Terence_the_viking

    why not gall them grass munching hippy farts?

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    • lemon

      Because I wouldn't like to say, 'Hi, I'm a grass munching hippy fart'. It doesn't sound so good :P

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