“This is In-N-Out BURGER! The word “burger” is in its name for crying out loud, so why is it so important that vegans push the restaurant to serve something without a freaking burger in it? WHY? “
Ok. Define burger then. From Webster’s Dictionary:
Simple Definition of burger
: a food that is like a hamburger but that is not made from beef
Therefore it is illogical for the author to claim that In And Out Burger cannot serve a veggie-burger because their name is burger.
Don’t want to serve veggie burgers. It’s their business and they are free to sell what they like. Just like people are free to ask for a veggie burger.
Personally I’d rather eat a healthier option than something the body doesn’t need. Gardein burgers are amazing.
1) The term, burger, derives etymologically from hamburger. The most obvious and sensible default meaning to anyone without an agenda is that it is composed of beef.
2) Petitioning is not asking. When I make a suggestion to a business, I ask. When I want to apply political pressure to a business, I petition. Petitioning is implicitly coercive, not courteous.
3) The original, and more common, Garden Burger, contained (contains?) casein, a protein fraction from bovine milk. It is not truly vegetarian, and many react adversely to Type A Casein.
(I have extensive experience in the natural foods industry, am a lifestyle nutritionist, and was vegan myself for five years. However, I never felt obliged to aggressively pressure any establishment to accommodate me and my diet. But then, I am a conservative, not a leftist.)