Our need to be unforgettable

If we do get depressed by omnivores’ lack of response to what we’re saying, it shouldn’t make us judgemental nonetheless. In front of TV, we can waste a lot of energy abusing the actor promoting the meat, or the TV chef making roast leg of lamb look easy. They’re just earning their dollars. They may be prostituting their culinary and thespian skills and they may not question their pay cheque but that’s not so very different to the un-questioning customer at the checkout; one isn’t much worse than the other.
Here, in front of the TV, we can vent our spleen, finding it easier to pick on the face on TV than attack the amorphous corporation that employs the face. Our need to get ‘angry’, show anger, go on the attack, brings us back to that unfortunate animal-rights-protester image, which is aggressive, quick to judge and usually not very witty.
When vegans get ‘hot under the collar’ we don’t impress let alone inspire anyone ... and so we’re easily dismissible ... and so what we say is therefore forgettable.