bboheme.com1 (who I once bought some shoes from) emailed me today to tell me it's world vegan day2 and to share with me an advert for their shoes and things, cunningly wrapped in a "10 Myths about Vegans" list. They know bloggers love lists like free London papers like made up opinion polls, and will republish them at every opportunity, so here goes:
- Vegans are the pale anemic bunch
No way Jose! Get yourself a bucket of cold water before you click into Vegan bodybuilders. Olympic champion Carl Lewis, gorgeous Alicia Silverstone and hot Joaquin Phoenix are amongst famous vegan hotties. You may find the list of vegan celebs at goveg.com3.
- If you want to know whats in fashion, dont bother asking a vegan
The best fashion accessory for Vegans is the one matching their beliefs. The mainstream has now caught on that "Green is the new Black" and compassion in fashion is in vogue. Stella McCartney is one among many designers who refuses to use fur or leather in any of her pret-a-porter collections.
- Vegans are Fruit loops
There may be a few fruit loops amongst them but there are a few rather brilliant minds too. Mr Janez Drnovsek4, president of Slovenia, is vegan, and just to name few revered veggie brains - Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer5, Albert Einstein6 and Leonardo Da Vinci7. Maybe tofu is the next brain food
- Vegans live on rabbit food
Vegans love their rabbit food but they also love to tantilise their taste buds with scrumptious cuisines from around the world. Does the sound of Brazil Nut Choc Temptation sound too good to be vegan? Go to www.veginity.com for this recipe and more. For delectable ice cream, try B'Nice Rice Cream.
- Vegan = Stylish footwear = Oxymoron .. not any more!
Happy Vegan feet can now step out in style with stores like Bourgeois Boheme, bboheme.com1. Footwear and accessories for both men and women are ethically sourced from around the world. Look out for the new collection under their own label coming out in the vegan month of November.
- Vegans love animals more than people
The furry, scaly and warty ones are their passion but high on their priorities too is the welfare of their fellow 2-legged Homo sapiens variety too. Wherever possible, vegans look out for fair trade produce; see The Fair Trade Foundation for further information.
They would love everyone to be vegan of course but they do understand that this is the real world. Another way around is to set up a little country of vegans! One group hopes to purchase an island to establish their very own vegan island community.
- Vegans are all crazy animal rights activists
There are many passive ways to be the voice for animals and to have fun at the same time. One such "cheeky" way is getting for them to get their gear off and run nude along the streets of Pamplona. Intrigued? Go to PETA's (People for the Ethical treatment of Animals) runningofthenudes.com8 for more details.
Indeed they are and they love hugging lots of other things too! Actually, veganism and environmentalism go hand in hand. Did you know that farmed animals, cows flatulence for one, produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the worlds entire transport system (13.5%)? Go to the Vegan Society for further interesting facts.
- Vegans have a chip on their shoulders
"Lets say you were stranded on a deserted island and your only food source was a turtle, would you eat it..?"
Vegans are bombarded with such absurd scenarios everyday; its not surprising that they may snap back! If you really want to know what vegetarian ethics is about go to Vegetarians International Voice for Animals website.
So there you go, that's what all vegans think and what all vegans are like and that's A FACT!
(Also, just for the record, as it has been proved above that all vegans are high achieving and intelligent and attractive, don't even think about coming back at me with "Hitler was a vegetarian", no he wasn't)
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