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Be Proud, Not Pushy

For 10 years most people didn't know I was vegetarian; it only became apparent when I went to eat out with anyone. When I ate at school I'd often get "enjoying your rabbit food?" thrown at me and my default response became agreeing and some kind of imitation of a rabbit. I never stood up for myself and made people realise it was upsetting, but mostly annoying.

When people say things now, such as "don't you miss meat?" "we are made to eat animals" "and the classic "but, Bacon?!" I don't shy away. Learning how to voice your beliefs, educate people and be proud of you lining your morals up with your actions feels great. When you begin to become confident with showing your pride it is difficult to not get angry at times. When people can't see that their lives clearly don't line with what they believe to be right and wrong it's infuriating to try and reason with people.


You can talk to people and find the gateway to opening their minds to the route of veganism. Some people are influenced by the environmental impact, some worry about the health implications of eating animal products and others are simply totally anti animal cruelty.

I'm getting there with this and am trying to find my ways to show my passion. I've started drawing animals and share them on social media with industry facts. I've also invested in some vegan tee's after years of not having the confidence to wear them because of fear of judgment and have already noticed people double taking and hopefully thinking about this. It's small steps, and its not harsh or pushy, but I feel it is still doing some good for the movement. I admire those who can be more open and confident with their activism and am glad it's spreading the message so well!
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