Vegans who choose to embrace the culture from an environmental standpoint argue that the use of animals in food has led to problems, such as …show more content…
Such challenges make it impossible for individuals to stay committed to the veganism culture since nearly every restaurant food has some sort of dairy product in it. Therefore, most people opt for home-made foods to stay true to the veganism culture. Therefore, this shared custom is somehow difficult for individuals who do not conform to eating animal products. The lack of vegan restaurant indicates that it is difficult for some people to maintain the culture.
Other than the challenge of lack of vegan restaurants, vegans face the problem of negative stereotypes that come from practicing veganism. Most non-vegans see vegans as hippies or high maintenance individuals because of their eating choices. Vegans also get discouraging remarks from their friends and family members, which affects their social interactions. As such, vegans find it hard to find acceptance for the vegan lifestyle. The vegan movement, on the other hand, demands that vegans should associate themselves as vegan to make it easier for the movement to be largely understood and …show more content…
The impression of one’s friends, family, and social groupings, the level of support, family histories, and influence from peers are critical in the promotion of veganism. The family setting exerts the most influence on the likelihood of an individual becoming vegan.
Helping in the spread of the vegan culture is social media sites, where celebrities and other people who embrace the social movement post their comments and views on veganism while their followers try to emulate them. Such has been the case as more millennials become more health conscious and think about the environment. There are some individuals who embrace veganism due to lactose intolerance.