Do You Hate Vegans? So Does This British Cooking Show Host
In this day and age, eating restrictions are all the rage. You've got the Keto movement, Paleos, Intermittent Fasters, Raw Foodies, etc. etc.
But no group, and it's not even close, is as annoying as the Vegans. There's an old (but accurate) joke that goes, how can you tell someone is a Vegan? Wait a few seconds, because they'll tell you.
Another way you can tell is to just take a brief look at their social media. Chances are, within a few posts, you'll find a meme showing that you can get the same amount of protein in broccoli as you can filet mignon (fake news). In another post, they'll educate you about how unnatural it is for us to drink the milk of another animal, and if they're hardcore, they'll write an entire dissertation about how YOU should convert to veganism too... It's better for the environment, they'll tell you, it's healthier for you, and you won't contribute to killing the poor animals on Old MacDonald's farm.
Are you annoyed yet? I know I am.
I have a confession. The reason I'm able to adeptly make fun of these horrible planet savers is that I used to be one. For three years, I was a card-carrying member of the vegan party. And this was before it was convenient or popular. 2010.
Look, it wasn't like I was out there repping for PETA or throwing paint on bystanders in leather or animal fur... but I was SUPER aggressive about how everyone on the planet should be vegan. Every time I watched my friends (especially if they were overweight) eating cheese, or meat, I rolled my eyes... kept quiet for a few minutes, and then ultimately unloaded into a full Ted Talk style lecture about how much healthier humans were (according to The China Study) that went "plant-based" and avoided animal products altogether.
Yikes.
If there's one thing that is assured to make vegans devolve into a rage worse than mad cow disease, its feeding them things that aren't vegan, after telling them they are. You see, their body is a temple, and nothing defiles their sacred bellies quite like a single bacon bit hidden in the bottom of their salad. Or in the case of George Costanza, a little diced lobster in the scrambled (fake) eggs.
That's exactly what a British cooking show host did on his show "Sunday Brunch". Simon Rimmer made a delicious plate of Masoor dahl for his guests using ghee and told his guest that the dish was fine for his vegan diet. Ghee is made from cow's milk. Oof.
IMMEDIATELY, Vegan viewers mobilized, getting so mad online that they basically forced Rimmer to make an "official apology" when the show returned back from commercial break.
The funny thing though, is that this host's mistake actually exposed this vegan guest, Jon Richardson for the fraud that he truly is.
After the heartfelt apology, Richardson's girlfriend quickly spilled the tea.
"What about that Halloumi Burger you had last week?"
"Let's move on." He said
I guess I shouldn't call Rimmer a hypocrite, as nearly all vegans are hypocritical in one way or another, whether it's "cheating" on their diet with Five Guys and a malt or bitching about how the rest of us murder cows while stunting in a Ferragamo leather belt. If you like veggies? Good for you. But don't try and act like your better than the rest of us who enjoy a good steak every now and then. After all, I had a sausage and pepperoni pizza last week and only found out afterward that the crust was made from cauliflower. You don't see me complaining.
As Marty Mush would say: I ain't no fraud. Even I used to be (for a few years).