I'm probably going to get insanely flamed for this... but I'm gonna come out and say it: I'm a vegan (been vegan for 6 years now, I'm 19). However, I am not one of those tree-hugging bleeding-heart hippies you all have been describing. I have a black Kenneth Cole leather jacket for christ's sake. The reason why I'm a vegan is because I'm into the whole be-as-healthy-as-you-can-be thing. I don't want to have a heart attack at the age of 60, and I don't want colon cancer, and a host of other things that can be avoided through a vegan diet. And if you ask "ok, but it's not unhealthy to eat an egg or some milk every once in a while" my simple answer to that is just that animal products gross me out. I'll be honest: my mom used to force me to drink a glass of milk per day. I hated it. Despise the texture of eggs as well. And I'd much rather just keep the wonderful cholesterol levels I have from being a vegan.
So there you go, a rational explanation for someone being a vegan. Right?
- CollegeKid