Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Arby's doesn't respect you

I am fuming right now over a new campaign by Arby's to sell bacon. They have posted a letter that you can read online here: http://arbys.com/vegetariansupport

The deal is, apparently their new bacon is so good that they are offering vegetarian support. I am so disgusted by the contents of the letter.

Being vegetarian or vegan is not a joke. It is something that we take very seriously. So I've written my own letter back to Arby's; here it is.

Dear Arby's,

You obviously do not respect us  or our decisions, nor do you respect the planet on which we live. You say "We love our meats, but realize they’re not for everyone", as though some how that actually addresses the important points that thousands of vegetarians have been trying to get at by boycotting your company and encouraging others to rethink Arby's. It is not that meat isn't for everyone... it is that it isn't for anyone. You know, except for the animals from which it comes.

What is sad is that the type of people your slanderous, disturbing "vegetarian support" campaign appeals to are the masses of uneducated, unhealthy Americans who still cling to outdated, backwards ways of living that are destroying our planet. These people will certainly find your help line hilarious. But for the majority of vegetarian and vegan people across America and beyond, your 'hilarious' help line bacon campaign is a deep insult on par with advertising a 'pray away the Gay' helpline.

You are disgusting. In an age when companies across the United States, Canada, and beyond are offering up not only vegetarian, but vegan options for their  customers,  you are turning an ethical way of life and a deeply held belief system into a joke.

It is about time that Arby's gets their ass into the 21st century. I know many of my non-vegetarian friends and family will agree with me in refusing to visit Arby's because of this disgusting display of disrespect.

Sincerely,

A vegan who really doesn't need your support


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