I can't believe it's 12 AM

I got home about thirty minutes ago. I was planning on hanging out with Alli tonight but since I got home so late...yeah, it's a bummer.

I was googling "How to annoy a vegan" because my friend had this blog that was about "How to annoy an atheist" and I found an article instead from Spokane! Bascially the article is about how annoying vegans can be at social functions.

"I have a business acquaintance who, after meeting her husband, became a vegetarian, and is now a vegan. They are so happy and in love with their world they proselytize their food choices and practically insult those who are comfortable with their own eating habits.

As annoying as this is, my concern is that they would like to host the annual company event at their home. When I entertain at home, I provide a range of food and libation so as to cover everyone's dietary restrictions.


But I know that they will serve only vegan foods, no sodas, and food that many in the larger group don't necessarily enjoy, along with lots of alcohol, which is amusing given their health concerns.

They will not allow anything other than vegan foods in their home, which is their right.

Of course, knowing this upfront, I will eat before I go and nibble on their offerings. Even so, there is a feeling among the workers that these two are incredibly rude and controlling.

They are more senior in the company, so everyone will go along. However, since the party is for the employees, it seems unfair that at a party that is meant to show appreciation everyone will be forced to eat what the hosts like, versus the standard buffet choices.

Gentle Reader: That people who go around insulting others over their food choices are rude is beyond dispute. Whether they are "controlling," which is to say assuming illegitimate authority over others, is a more complicated question.

As you acknowledge, they may serve what they like in their own house. They also may choose the location of a party they are giving.

So if this couple is senior enough to be throwing and sponsoring the annual party, the only polite protest their prospective guests can make is to decline their invitations.

If everyone expressed polite regret at being busy the night of the event, perhaps the hosts would understand that it was not working as a show of appreciation.

It is an entirely different matter if the event is actually given by the company at which they and the other prospective guests are employees. Employees may then make the point to whoever is in higher charge that the couple's house is an unsuitable venue because of its food restrictions.

This is not the time to deal with their rudeness.

It should be phrased as it would be if a popular employee had wanted to host the party in a house that was too small to hold the number of people expected – with gratitude for the offer and regret that it would not work."

A lot of people don't think that vegans drink because we're "healthy people" but that's not the case (really not my case, at least). However, there are many straight edge vegans that I do know, but being vegan is not always about health- often (more times than not, I'd say) it's about ethics rather than health.

I certainly don't see anything wrong with drinking a bit every now and then but there are obvious reasons as to why someone would not want to eat animal products.

The lady above says that the person is being too critical (and I don't know the vegans in question, so it's hard to say) but, at the same time, she's being critical towards veganism. Vegan food is no different from other food and I KNOW for a FACT that there are some kick ass vegan cookers in Spokane.

So why not lighten up and give veganism a chance if only for one night? It's not a personal attack against you, it actually has nothing to do with you.