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in reply to a message by RoxStar
I advise a silent snicker, but in this case, where the vegan parents clearly should know what tallow is and presumably make a self-righteous point of avoiding it, I think it's all right to laugh openly and perhaps throw chunks of animal fat at them in the street. lol
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I think that qualifies as a hateful message.
You could say something like "I can't help laughing out loud." You can laugh at the apparent contradiction, since there's obviously potential humor in it, and I think you can even say vegans seem self-righteous to you. But, saying you'd think it's "all right to throw chunks of animal fat at them in the street," just isn't funny enough to pass as a light joke.
Of course vegans aren't a protected group, but veganism is often analogous to religion or culture, because it's a morality-based way of life. And throwing things at people in the street wouldn't be just a teasing behavior. So your comment seems offensive. I hope you can understand why I take it to be hateful-sounding and want to draw a line.
- mirfak
*putting on curiously conical "moderator" hat*
I think that qualifies as a hateful message.
You could say something like "I can't help laughing out loud." You can laugh at the apparent contradiction, since there's obviously potential humor in it, and I think you can even say vegans seem self-righteous to you. But, saying you'd think it's "all right to throw chunks of animal fat at them in the street," just isn't funny enough to pass as a light joke.
Of course vegans aren't a protected group, but veganism is often analogous to religion or culture, because it's a morality-based way of life. And throwing things at people in the street wouldn't be just a teasing behavior. So your comment seems offensive. I hope you can understand why I take it to be hateful-sounding and want to draw a line.
- mirfak
This message was edited 8/24/2018, 11:05 AM
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