Comments on: Being Rude Never Helped Anyone (A Vegan Perspective)

By: free dating sites

free dating sites — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:33:05 +0000

This advice is really going to help, thanks.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:51:37 +0000

Totally agreed. I don’t think that people will ever sympathize with our cause until they can see that we are intelligent, compassionate, and sensible about it. Kindness, not controversy.

By: Kelsey G

Kelsey G — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:14:10 +0000

Heyo Ben,

I think you position is an intelligent one. Demagoguery rarely helps a cause.

By: Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:12:11 +0000

Thanks quarrygirl!

I think I’ve heard of j’s cafe but never been there. I’ve actually been to one place in Kyoto called Cafe Peace that was really delicious, so I hope I’ll be able to return back there, but I’m going to be in the West (more west than Kyoto) so I’m not really sure what options I’ll have for eating out, though I’m sure I’ll figure something out. There was one place where I lived two summers ago that always made special stuff for me.

Anyway, before that comes up I’ll actually be in LA in a few days, so I’m hoping to hit up some of the places I’ve seen on your site,

By: quarrygirl

quarrygirl — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:40:22 +0000

keep fighting the good fight! do what’s right for you and your diet, don’t let haters get to you. every little bit helps.

when you go to japan, make sure to visit j’s cafe! someone told me that was a vegan restaurant there. :p

By: Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:25:33 +0000

Hey Christopher. Thanks for the kind comments. I actually thought I always had my name up, but I guess I didn’t! Didn’t mean to seem standoffish or something, .

Anyway, fight the good fight!

By: Christopher LCP Mendes

Christopher LCP Mendes — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:16:33 +0000

Benjamin (I see you put up your full name this time), I think you handled the situation very well. It’s people like TDV that make me almost ashamed to be vegan due to the social stigma. It’s usually one of the last things I tell a girl I’m dating or new friends. Look on almost any TV series and you see a crazy vegan PETA person burning down animal labs or killing people for animal rights. I feel like this is a minority of the vegan population, but even a small amount of those, give the rest a bad name.
Note: I am not saying PETA supporters are bad. I know PETA is different from the ALF. I just feel like many of them are brain-washed. PETA does a lot of good marketing for vegans. I just feel it is too abrasive and gives us a bad rep.