For example:
Carnist: “Hey, you want a slice of this pepperoni, triple cheese pizza?”
Vegan: “Sorry, no thank you, I’m vegan.”
Carnist: “Oh, wow! Nice! I respect that! Yeah, I would go vegan, but I just would struggle with protein, B12, and iron if I did! Like, I tried being vegan for a week and got so sick! I still eat plant-based alternatives every now and then, though! And I totally get where you’re coming from with your ethics! Yeah, the way they treat animals on those factory farms is crazy, bro! I hope those cruel practices can be abolished one day. Complete solidarity with you and the animals, dude! ✊ In the meantime, I absolutely try my best to get my meat, dairy, and eggs from local, free-range, humane, and organic farms!”
Vegan: “Okay?”
Like, seriously, just saying “Oh, okay.” and moving on with your life would be preferable over this shit.
Carnist: Animal Product?
Vegan: Nah I’m good dawg.
Carnist: Oh that’s crazy bro, it’s so hard to not find animal product. Like I don’t look actively try to look for alternatives, nor do I make any effort to do so. I romanticize having the willpower to do what you do because I understand it’s a good, but I will never do it.
Vegan: Cool? Do we have to do this every time you animal Product?
Carnist: lol yeah we do.