Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 Maxwell, you've been doing it all wrong. If you want to convert folk to veganism, all you have to do is post a video of Piers Morgan being an insufferable prick to three young women on national tv. Fucking state of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Maxwell, you've been doing it all wrong. If you want to convert folk to veganism, all you have to do is post a video of Piers Morgan being an insufferable prick to three young women on national tv. Fucking state of him. If anything this just helped the Vegan movement by making him look so dumb. Kayode was making some good points as well. He came across really well on The Apprentice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 If you read the full story (link below, there are more in-depth accounts but I'm not linking to the Standard or the Mail, and honestly I don't know how much I trust their version) it seems like getting that reaction from Piers Morgan and getting on GMB is exactly what you're after if you're pulling a stunt like that. I'm sure they had no expectations of converting anyone eating in a steakhouse, but the publicity (and the exposure/platform) is the real win, and fair play to them for it. Morgan is an utter buffoon. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vegan-protest-activists-steakhouse-touro-brighton-recording-cow-animal-rights-a8654381.html Weirdly, the idea of them playing animal screams in a steakhouse made me laugh, not because of the screams, but just the absurdity of the situation. It feels like a Brass Eye skit Somewhat related, but I do enjoy extremist tactics by activists when they end up being on a hilariously small scale. A friend of mine once told us a story about his former flatmate who was in an activist group protesting the effects of air travel. So they went out after months of planning to execute their big protest. Super gluing the locks of Lunn Polly closed to disrupt their business. They were open the same day by 9.15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, mim731 said: A friend of mine once told us a story about his former flatmate who was in an activist group protesting the effects of air travel. So they went out after months of planning to execute their big protest. Super gluing the locks of Lunn Polly closed to disrupt their business. They were open the same day by 9.15. Wonderful. There was a hoo-haa outside of Newcastle city centre a few years ago in which 2 protesters were trying to prevent diggers from excavating trees. They chained themselves to one of the trees and waiting until the workmen turned up. Two coppers turned up and said “You’re chained to the wrong tree, they’re digging those ones over there”. So the protesters had to watch from 50 yards away, chained to a tree, as the diggers removed a total of 2 trees. The protesters were later told that the 2 trees were apparently disease ridden and needed to be removed to prevent further contamination. I’m all for the prevention of unnecessary felling, but do your fucking homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchopcash Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said: If anything this just helped the Vegan movement by making him look so dumb. Kayode was making some good points as well. He came across really well on The Apprentice. I like the way they protested in Waitrose in Brighton. Hardcore. Bunch of clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Porkchopcash said: I like the way they protested in Waitrose in Brighton. Hardcore. Bunch of clowns. Given the white middle classness of veganism in this country, it’s the prime recruitment ground. Edited December 19, 2018 by Keith Houchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchopcash Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Privileged little daddies girls preaching to people about what and what not to do. No wonder theres a stigma to Vegans.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 Imagine if they were black as well, Porkchopcash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchopcash Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I getchya. I’m racist now as i think J Lingz is a tool. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Â Sort of ties in with the "Getting to market" thing I was on about regarding The Apprentice. Â It does highlight how societal change relies on economics and not ethics to be pushed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Porkchopcash said: Privileged little daddies girls preaching to people about what and what not to do. No wonder theres a stigma to Vegans.  How do you know they are "Privileged little daddies girls"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTH17 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Porkchopcash said: Privileged little daddies girls preaching to people about what and what not to do. No wonder theres a stigma to Vegans.  This being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 19, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2018 That they don't eat meat. A Terrible stigma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 So I said last week that I’d do some stuff from home rather than eating out to highlight how much money you can actually save by going vegan. Obviously I totally forgot it was Christmas which has taken priority. However I just had a little bit of time free so I decided to try something out which would be useful for anyone in a low income house hold. One of the first things mentioned was milk and how a household with multiple kids wouldn’t be able to afford milk substitutes. So went and bought a blender, oats, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Stick the oats in a water for half hour, chuck one cup of oats in a blender with four cups of water, blend it, add the maple syrup and vanilla, blend again. Sieve out any bits and you got a litre of milk from the comfort of your own home. Excluding time with them soaking it was quicker than walking to the local shop. Using value priced oats from Tesco you are looking at about between 10p and 20p  for a litre of milk. Pretty healthy and super easy. Googling how to make oatmilk brings up a fuck ton of options and variables. Almond milk is just as easy except it has to soak over night and soy milk requires ten minutes of taking the skins off the soy beans. I was gonna post a photo of what I made, but it’s literally just a glass of milk so ain’t gonna look very impressive. Only drawback is needing access to a blender, I picked one up for £25, but that would be a harder investment for someone on a shoe string budget unless they know someone they could borrow one from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Kat, I love the thought you've given to this and the effort. Honestly though, the families who I've been talking about don't just not have the 25 quid. They don't have time or the inclination to make milk like that. I've never tried it but I'd be amazed if the taste wasn't quite different too. That said, if you're asking people to consider switching to a plant based diet it would be helpful to have more stuff like your mini experiment here. It would for me anyway. We have a decent shopping budget in our house but time is limited. However, we're thinking of giving a vegan diet a go for a couple of days a week once we're back at work after the break. More from a health perspective than an ethical one if I'm being honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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