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By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:00:00 +0000

http://cookieandkate.com/2014/how-to-make-coconut-bacon/

Your tahini dressing is permanently on my love list…as well as this. I think you will be as obsessed. Especially on a salad with your dressing.

By: WookieWifey

WookieWifey — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:52:00 +0000

You shouldn’t feel whiny at all, even in a room full of people you know and love, it is still easy to be isolated. That’s why us weirdos need each other around, LOL

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:14:00 +0000

Ugh, yes, there’s a lot of that inner circle-outer circe stuff in the vegan community, for sure. It must be so hard navigating all that, and all the other stuff that makes you “different” in a place like Georgia. I feel like a weenie for even complaining from here in Cali! But yes, thank goodness for the online community. It’s so good to know there’s so many likeminded people here!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:07:00 +0000

Thank you Lisa, I hope you had a great weekend as well. I loved your Love List (as always) and appreciate the input/insight on dealing with discriminatory comments. I actually really like the phrasing of “I’m sorry, but do you mean to say X?” – I’m totally going to try that out.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:05:00 +0000

I like “equal rights-ist”! It’s more inclusive. Although I like “intersectional feminist” for the same reason. It’s too bad you’ve met some feminists that have turned you off from the term. I know a few vegans like that (make veganism look bad), and it’s such a shame.

All you southerners make my feel like a whiny baby. I’ve got it pretty good most of the time out here in California, I guess. It could be a lot harder and I could feel a *lot* more isolated. Perspective is good!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:02:00 +0000

It was a reminder as much for myself as for all of you – I’m so bad at that! But every time I do it, it feels good and good things come.

So why is it so hard?! =D

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Thank you Sarah, it seems like most people feel that sense of isolation. I guess it comes with the territory in being a badass. ;-)

Congrats on the funding! Thanks for sharing your LL. ♥

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:43:00 +0000

Sayward,
This hit on so much that I have been feeling lately. My partner and I moved away from Portland to produce our own food, learn skills and live in SPACE. You actually helped me through my vegan pregnancy (9 years strong now). We moved to the country in hood river with wide open space, created a half an acre garden, share our space with geese, ducks and chickens, and my husband farms grapes organically- basically our dreams are realized. I moved into this wonderful life 3 weeks before giving birth. It’s everything we ever wanted. But we still feel alone. I have friends, but the same racist comments, or humor about veganism comes up. I can relate to the difficulty that comes from confronting friends. I need time to process and think about the best way to approach these topics, but then it feels like the time has passed.
It’s clear that you have worked tirelessly to create a community around yourself and waits. He will be (and is) a wonderful person because of it. You’re a good mama. I hope for the same gifts for my daughter.

All our love,
Another small town radical feminist vegan family

By: Megs1980

Megs1980 — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:41:00 +0000

I find being vegan difficult for exactly that reason. I feel like a freak. I know I’m not…but it is difficult being the ONLY vegan I know. I don’t have a single vegan friend or family member. I am also a Christian, and let me tell you….that can be a challenge itself as well. There are so many stigmas attached to Christians. Most people assume I must not know how to think for myself if I go to church regularly. They also I assume I must be judging them all the time for not being Christian. Neither of those things are true…but my faith is a HUGE part of my life and it stinks that most of the time people become uncomfortable if I mention it in any way.
I think what makes people uncomfortable around veganism is similar to what makes them uncomfortable about faith…..if someone else is taking a stand for something then they are forced to examine their own thoughts and beliefs….I think this makes people very uneasy most of the time. Even if what I am saying is just “I” statements….and not “you should” statements. I think people fill in the “you should” themselves. :/