PaoloSanchez
Well-Known Member
I have no idea what an "emo vegan" is or whether I should be dismissing them, lol.Was chatting about this to a fellow vegan the other day. He was quite dismissive about emo vegans. I laughed and said, there's room for everyone.
It's quite hard to get the balance right between passion/integrity and getting the communication right. I believe it very much depends on the setting. Stuff that may work out in the street, probably won't work the same way on TV, or in a written format. It also depends on the audience too. There are a number of variables to take into account. The bottom line for me is that if you are sincere in your belief you'll eventually find the right levels to match the circumstances with experience. Joey is a good example of this. He's still learning but has come a long way from his early days and is doing good stuff in the media. Passionate but polite, even when provoked or faced with some pretty dumb folks/interviewers.If they are trying to make a difference then good on them. Earthling Ed is pretty sharp - he's sussed out that the media are trying to portray vegans in a certain light - to attempt to get vegans to take on that sort of behaviour. Also that non vegans will think "all vegans are like that" (negative stereotype).. and of course drive a divide between us all. This is quite hilarious and I can certainly relate to this in my earlier stages of veganism. But Ed seems one step ahead of all of that. I'll check out the other people.