Feel good factor..? whats yours?!
Last friday, a guy named Ric came into my office and --"joking" -- held a hot dog near my face and said "want some meat"! Well, I was really shocked and I quickly turned to face my computer screen and said "I'm busy right now".
Well, despite the fact that I am a married 31 year professional woman (making good money). I went to the bathroom and cried. Because it hurt!
Ric later wrote a one word email saying "sorry".
So today, I went over to his desk, and in a loud and strong voice, I said "Hey, I forgive you! You were mean in doign that, but I am over it. I forgive you!". I walked away. I heard Ric saying something, but I really did not care!
In my office there are about 48 men, and two women! and I said it loud enough for everyone to hear.
I feel proud.
So what proud moments do you have as veg*n?
Answers: People at my work place know that I am vegan. Because we all go to lunch on Fridays.
Last friday, a guy named Ric came into my office and --"joking" -- held a hot dog near my face and said "want some meat"! Well, I was really shocked and I quickly turned to face my computer screen and said "I'm busy right now".
Well, despite the fact that I am a married 31 year professional woman (making good money). I went to the bathroom and cried. Because it hurt!
Ric later wrote a one word email saying "sorry".
So today, I went over to his desk, and in a loud and strong voice, I said "Hey, I forgive you! You were mean in doign that, but I am over it. I forgive you!". I walked away. I heard Ric saying something, but I really did not care!
In my office there are about 48 men, and two women! and I said it loud enough for everyone to hear.
I feel proud.
So what proud moments do you have as veg*n?
Love is right - this really does border on sexual harassment. and i think you put him in his place as he quite rightfully deserved. it is my opinion that if he were genuinely sorry, he would have apologized immediately and in person. or at least the email would have been more personal than "sorry".
as far as me - i had quite a few hurdles to jump during my pregnancy. everyone has their opinion and they feel they just have to impart said "wisdom". when Alex (my son) started walking unassisted at 10 months, a friend of my grandmother's commented on how smart he is and how it's a good thing i gave up "all that foolishness about not eating meat." my grandmother proceeded to point out that not only did i go through my pregnancy as a vegan, but my son was being raised as a vegetarian as well - and there were no ill effects to be had.
I just wanna say that's really funny. I can imagine how embarrassed the guy must've felt when you said you forgave him. LOL
Sounds like this could be on the verge of a sexual harassment suit. Sorry this guy was a jerk. Maybe he realized it after the fact. I sure hope so.
Small point, if you really forgive him did you need to humiliate him? Your goal I am sure is to show him and others what living an ethical lifestyle really means.
It's really hard to find that middle point in which you can be a witness for a more compassionate lifestyle while not being overly passive.
Was it a Tofu Pup?
You really cried over that?? Wow, so, does being vegan also make you weepy? I am sensitive, but I can't imagine crying over something as inane as that. Something else must either be bothering you and that triggered something, or you really need to get some backbone and tougher skin.
I view the incident as an immature silly "joke". The weeping, the loud statements and pride and all the rest are over the top. The comments from some answerer's that mention sexual harassment are also over the top. There are plenty of unfunny clowns in the world and we need to get over it. It seems that people today are so ultra sensitive and fragile that some idiotic prank gets turned into a big deal. I smell a lawsuit and it smells like a hotdog!!!
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Frankly, I don,t see how you can be proud of something as trivial as crying and making such a big deal over a joke albeit a bad one (apparently, no meat jokes in front of vegans so I guess that explains how the "where's the beef question was deleted).But that's me.
So I suppose, th next time a vegetarian or vegan posts a rant or "fact" or a "joke" against meat eating, I should report it because "it hurts" and I find it offensive and falls under YA's category of "insulting to other members". Thanks for the tip.
Does anybody really know what meat parts of the animal are in a hotdog? He may well have been eating bull testicles for all he knows! Hotdogs are the trashcans of the meat industry! Yuck! Do people even care what they are putting into their bodies?
Sorry about the office jerk. Sounds like a real winner. It's amazing how incredibly immature some people can be, especially in a professional setting.
I'm most proud when I cook a delicious meal for someone who isn't veg. and the look on their face when they realize how awesome it is.
Some people literally have no clue how good a vegan meal can be. And it's not even really about vegan/non-vegan, it's just about GOOD FOOD.
Dart: No, people don't normally have any clue what they're eating. And if they do, a lot of times they just don't care. I'm proudly NOT one of those people :)
My feel good factor is answering questions such as this one. Kimberly (you haven't fooled anyone with your goofy name change), you have to be the nuttiest of the nuts in this place. If you cried because someone joked about beign a vegan then you more problems then a guy swinging a hotdog in your face.
There is a double innuendo here - the fact that the hot dog was meat (which isn't something to cry over, IMO), and the body part that a hot dog resembles, which does border on sexual harassment. I wonder which one he meant, or both?