brightstone
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@kirkhaggerty No.
Does anyone else feel a “duty” to be fit to disprove “soyboy” myths?
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@kirkhaggerty I want soy tits 
faithyfelicis
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@kirkhaggerty Yes totally. Especially since I'm in the military. That being said, my strategy is to just own it. I've actually considered ordering a soyboy t-shirt or making my own. Also it's not great for your mental health to just avoid everyone or ostracise yourself. So being able to have fun with it and push back while still making friends is important. When people ask me where I get my protein my first response is to ask where they get their protein and if they even have any idea what their macros are, usually that will end it and it can be funny depending on your tone and how you say it. After I can give them the whole explanation on legumes etc. I also debunk the estrogen myth wherever I find it, I also point out the only dudes with boobs around are big hulks who are consuming vast quantities of dairy or those self identified guys who have decided their gender identity involves breasts.
@kirkhaggerty Why do you care what people on the internet think?
lilmissinformed
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@lilmissinformed See, you start with "people think". Why do you do something to appease others? They aren't coming from a position of good faith with their conceptions. You will never make them happy. Why do you care what others think? If you are doing something like that to prove strangers on the internet wrong, you need to reevaluate your life.
lilmissinformed
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@dawn16 Why do you wear certain clothes in public? Why do you post your guns? Why do you present yourself to others the way you do?
Stop pretending you're above social interaction.
We all do things for others to some degree.
The flip side of proving anti-vegans wrong (not just on the internet by the way, but in real life, outside) is giving a positive example for others.
No one is born vegan, we learn from others and follow their examples.
Showing people that you can be incredibly healthy and strong only eating plants can help motivate them to do the same.
A lot of well-intentioned people are brainwashed or tricked by carnist/anti-vegan propaganda, I don't think there's anything wrong with pushing in the other direction... simply interacting and bolstering public spaces like this is doing the same by the way.
Stop pretending you're above social interaction.
We all do things for others to some degree.
The flip side of proving anti-vegans wrong (not just on the internet by the way, but in real life, outside) is giving a positive example for others.
No one is born vegan, we learn from others and follow their examples.
Showing people that you can be incredibly healthy and strong only eating plants can help motivate them to do the same.
A lot of well-intentioned people are brainwashed or tricked by carnist/anti-vegan propaganda, I don't think there's anything wrong with pushing in the other direction... simply interacting and bolstering public spaces like this is doing the same by the way.
@lilmissinformed I'm not reading all that, nerd.
lilmissinformed
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@lilmissinformed I'm a woman, dude. Nice try, though.
lilmissinformed
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@lilmissinformed Read what you wrote a few times.
lilmissinformed
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@kirkhaggerty More lentils, less soy.
@kirkhaggerty no, if some meathead has some dumb belief system i dgaf...
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This product is literally trolling those people, also its the best soy milk I've had. Killing two soy beans with one stone.
https://www.eatdrinkhappyhappy.com/products
This product is literally trolling those people, also its the best soy milk I've had. Killing two soy beans with one stone.
https://www.eatdrinkhappyhappy.com/products
saltwaterheart
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@kirkhaggerty I’m not obligated to prove anything to anyone, I’m just focused on healthy living and feeling good
ashrafraza1
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@kirkhaggerty I just started plant based diet. I have been eating tofu three times a day for four days. Is that too much?
@kirkhaggerty In a way. It’s more of I want to be as fit as I can for myself, as I’ve always wondered what it was like to be strong. I’m still a ways away but I’ve always been a skinny dude (fat kid though) and surprised some friends to the point where they say stuff like ‘no way you’re still vegan’ or ‘how do you get the protein?!’ when they see what little muscle I’ve put on.