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The Long Read: Why do people hate vegans?

Image: Ella Olsson, Hummus Dip, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Image: Ella Olsson, Hummus Dip, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

This feature from the Guardian newspaper explores why veganism attracts hostility from some commenters. The piece suggests that opposition to veganism can be driven by concerns about malnutrition and fear of loss of personal freedom, and may also be linked to certain ideas about traditional gender roles.

Read the full piece here. See also Tara Garnett’s FCRN blog post Has veganism become a dirty word? and the Foodsource chapter What is a healthy sustainable eating pattern?

(Cover image credit: Ella Olsson.)

 

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