I’m not vegan but this post is.  I have a food sensitivity to lactose (milk-based food) and I’m also diabetic.  When my partner became vegetarian, it made sense to me for us both to be vegan, instead of cooking two seperate dishes at mealtimes.  I’m no longer vegan, but the things I learned during that time have stayed with me.  I have an appreciation of vegetables that I used to hate before; I grew to love tofu more than anything (except peanut butter).  I also learned how to make the most of what I have in the cupboard instead of buying (often expensive) vegan substitutes.  I still make homemade chocolate, nut milks, vegan chicken nuggets & ice cream, even though I stopped identifying as vegan years ago.

One of the things that made me stop being vegan was the HUGE RACISM I experienced in white vegan spaces.  A good primer on this is here https://mediadiversified.org/2015/12/16/veganism-has-a-serious-race-problem/ Trigger Warning: disturbing image near the start.

Sadly, the few black vegans I encountered were for the most part deeply problematic too - often so Afrocentric that anything & anyone who didn't come straight from a Anhk-Right, Hotep conference was shunned.  That included my black, british, bisexual backside.

It seems that (as per bloody usual) black vegans in the US have a more welcoming setup. http://www.blackvegansrock.com/blog/

So the main point of this post: I was on a hunt for some new recipes when I realised there are some WEIRD ASS people making vegan cooking vids online. 

There’s the swearing Grandma https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=32oIb2B1WyA

The weird puppet guy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ieyzHZdFmyg

The death metal chef https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bX3swY3r81c

So, yeah.  If vegans could stop being so git-faced for a while, that would be great for everyone. And the planet.

P.S - DON’T BUY THE RACIST,  THUG’S KITCHEN COOKBOOK