Kate, I love ya to death, but I don't always know what to make of you. :)
It's not vegeterianism that is objectionable, it's the attitude of certain vegetarians. It's not feminism that's objectionable, it's the attitude of certain....well, you get the idea. Substitute Christianity, paganism, fandom, etc. as you wish.
It's not the idea, usually, but those who espouse it in really annoying and/or problematic ways.
I've always known you as a *rational* proponent of the things you believe in -- you made your choices both from the heart and from the head, and you're willing to accept that being a vegetarian means fewer choices when going out to eat. As with most pagans I know, you are willing to discuss your faith but unwilling to force it down others' throats.
You share without evangelizing, and you wish to discuss without blaming.
Sadly, I have met obnoxious proponents of other "fringe" beliefs. Attend a protest in DC sometime to see what I mean -- many of the folks who show up for those give the protests a bad name, and ordinary folks a reason to poo-poo and marginalize the rational folks in the movement.
Imagine if the only contact people had with Doctor Who was via the RADW crew right around the time you left.
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It's not vegeterianism that is objectionable, it's the attitude of certain vegetarians. It's not feminism that's objectionable, it's the attitude of certain....well, you get the idea. Substitute Christianity, paganism, fandom, etc. as you wish.
It's not the idea, usually, but those who espouse it in really annoying and/or problematic ways.
I've always known you as a *rational* proponent of the things you believe in -- you made your choices both from the heart and from the head, and you're willing to accept that being a vegetarian means fewer choices when going out to eat. As with most pagans I know, you are willing to discuss your faith but unwilling to force it down others' throats.
You share without evangelizing, and you wish to discuss without blaming.
Sadly, I have met obnoxious proponents of other "fringe" beliefs. Attend a protest in DC sometime to see what I mean -- many of the folks who show up for those give the protests a bad name, and ordinary folks a reason to poo-poo and marginalize the rational folks in the movement.
Imagine if the only contact people had with Doctor Who was via the RADW crew right around the time you left.
Perhaps that's what's happening here?