Sunday, April 20, 2014

My Vegan Easter (2014)

Check out the food from the Vegan Easter/Passover/4.20/Whatever Potluck I went to in Westwood, MA!

Veganized Easter Potatoes

Stuffed Mushrooms 

Raw cashew cheese dip with fresh-cut veggies 

Easy Beansy (a dish with red kidney beans) 

A non-spicy chili

Baked ziti

Salad (aka token green stuff)

Easter egg cookies (decorated by the kids instead of decorating eggs) and lemon squares
A bunt cake 

And a chocolate fountain with strawberries, pineapples, and Sweet n Sara marshmallows

Not pictured: stuffed shells, a spicy broccoli dish, and  a chocolate cake. 

Good food, great friends, and no need to kill any animals. 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

A Letter to the Trolls Who Called Me a "Pot-Smoking Militant Lesbian"

You label me a "Pot-Smoking Militant Lesbian Who Rescues Animals" as if you know anything about me.

I'm honored you think that I rescue animals. I adopted one cat and I do consider her a rescue, but I don't view myself as an animal rescuer. I eat and live as a Vegan and I know that means that fewer animals have died to keep me alive, but I don't view that as rescue. I run the Facebook page for an animal sanctuary because the people who do the actual animal rescuing are too busy rescuing and caring for animals.

I'm offended most by the "militant". I'm a pacifist. That's why I haven't gone to your Facebook pages and trolled you back. That's why I haven't written a comment in that online server where you all complain about me. Fuck yes, I deleted your comments. There wasn't a grain of truth to them and your lies were hurting dear friends, people so sweet and trusting that they believe in the goodness of others, even trolls. It broke their hearts to realize that no matter how hard they tried, you just wouldn't accept what they told you. And it broke mine to see that.

I'm offended second by the "lesbian" because I'm a pansexual and it's apparent you have no idea what the difference is. You think because I'm attracted to other women I'm a lesbian, but you exclude my attraction to men and transgendered people. I'm offended that you think "lesbian" is an insult, as if it's proof that I can't possibly be correct because I didn't even get my sexuality "right" so I can't know anything about anything else.

But the pot-smoking? That made me laugh. Your only evidence for that is that I watched Pineapple Express. Your allegation was funnier than anything in the actual movie. It actually made watching the movie worthwhile. I should have watched The Godfather so I could be a member of the mob.