Vegans are So Crazy as to be (maybe) Respectable

I've mentioned before that I can't eat beef or pretty much anything containing dairy (whey, specifically). Its not that I'm picky, I just swell and stop breathing every now and then, so you'll understand why I avoid the above mentioned substances.

Food allergies are one reason to look more closely at the ingredients in what you eat. Veganism is another.

Vegans (those who chose not to eat or use any products coming from any animal) have always fascinated me. I lived in the unofficial headquarters of the St. John's College Vegan and Vegetarian Club for all of a year and was thereby all but immersed in this self-imposed lifestyle of hyper-conscious denial.

In general, I'm opposed to the adoption of objectively arbitrary rules for living, especially if these rules come along with some kind of moral sense of duty or supremacy. But if you're going to say that it is unethical and bad for body and soul to consume or use animals for your own health and happiness, then why not just go all the way?

That's what Vegan Vegetarianism has going for it. Vegans are undeniably hard core.

So this article, from Slate magazine, about the relaxing of the honey rule (honey comes from bees, remember?), both amused and bothered me. What's the point of being a half-hearted Vegan? Answer: none.