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Vegaphobia (aversion to vegetarians)

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Vegaphobia - Wikipedia

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One explanation for vegaphobia is founded on the meat paradox: many people who eat meat do not like harming animals. Vegans remind them of this cognitive dissonance, and one way to resolve this inner conflict and reduce dissonance is to maintain prejudice against vegans.
I find it quite interesting how often meat eaters in the west will be prejudiced against people who eat dogs - as if there's any other difference than the cognitive dissonance of seeing one as a pet deserving of a dignified life and the other as a tasty steak to chow down on.
My intuition is that this is mostly projected insecurity. For somebody who's doing something ethically questionable, it's pretty handy to have some group on hand to blame for being self-righteous and insufferable and so on. Very convenient indeed.
PS: ethically questionable does not necessarily mean "bad" or "wrong", but it is undeniable that vegans and vegetarians cause less animal suffering and environmental damage than the rest of us. Anyone who can take a deep breath and look at things rationally should be able to admit that.
- it is undeniable that vegans and vegetarians cause less animal suffering and environmental damage than the rest of us
  this just isn't true. I don't cause any animal suffering. most people don't. (except pests, or by accident)
  
  If you buy basically anything from the meat, or dairy, or egg, aisle of your supermarket then you are creating demand for something whose production involves quite a lot of suffering.
  So, yes, it is true. You may not want it to be true, but it is.
I will just mention “Troll 2” as the epitome of Vegaphobian movie.
If you are curious I also suggest you to watch “Best Worst Movie” (2009).

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