Posted on 06/18/2013 3:00:14 PM PDT by grundle
Are vegetarians humorless? It’s the question being asked this week after a Red Robin television ad offended herbivores by touting its 24 types of burgers and then noting, with an implied eye roll and mock whisper, “We even have a Gardenburger—just in case your teenage daughter is going through a phase.”
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The commercial, part of a new campaign ad series, aired for about a week before being rotated out, as was planned from the start. But it prompted outrage among activists and on social media outlets, with a slew of horrified vegetarians taking the eatery to task for its condescending approach.
“Though I applaud any fast food chain that offers a veggie burger, and I hope that more do, the idea that not eating animals is reserved solely for teenage girls going through a phase is obviously meant to insult both vegans and girls,” Jasmin Singer, executive director of Our Hen House, a New York-based multimedia vegan activism organization, told Yahoo! Shine. “Why is Red Robin insulting the very customers it's reaching out to?”
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) echoed Singer's concerns with an official statement on the matter. "PETA is thrilled that Red Robin has veggie burgers, and we agree with the many comments that the one-liner in the commercial is a bit outdated," it said. "Thirteen percent of the U.S. population now identifies as vegetarian or vegan [according to Public Policy Polling], which is one reason why more and more burger joints and other restaurants continue to add a wider variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes to their menus, including Red Robin, Johnny Rockets, Fuddruckers, Smashburger, and Denny's."
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A vegetarian burger? They’re all made of vegetarians!
My sister-in-law is vegetarian, although she does eat meat at family functions to be appeasing. (I still try to make something for her anyway) Her 11 year old daughter craves meat and looks forward to seeing her other Uncle and I. That kid can really put away some meat. I really think there is something to your theory.
"I shipped my pants!"
does this mean red robin is a left wing nutjob free zone?
Jasmin Singer, executive director of Our Hen House
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves...
When are businesses going to ignore the whiners and stick to their guns?
Because anti-gun Red Robin doesn't have any guns to stick to.
I like Red Robin, and not for their salads.
That’s alright! I’ll make lamb.
I went to a burger joint and the young 20 something waitress asked my how I wanted my burger cooked. I told her, Just walk it out here and I’ll take it from there.” I thought she was gonna hurl. She was not even slightly amused. Tough to be a non-meat eater at a meat establishment.
Have you ever been to a meal where a few of the people are vegetarian, and they go through this, “There’s nothing we can eat, but it’s okay!” routine?
I’ve gone through periods where I didn’t eat meat. I could always find something.
Or invent them.
As someone once said: “If we’re not supposed to eat animals, then why are they made out of meat?”
My argument is thus; I live a few years longer by depriving myself of meat?
Life is about quality, not quantity.
An example of journalism trolling for anyone wanting to feel offended with a BAIT ARTICLE.
Vegans should be insulted. Repeatedly and loudly.
Veganism is a stupid, unnatural, unhealthy and hypocritical way of being a jerk.
Vegetarians I understand but vegans are crazy.
Liberal vegetarian types (not you) don’t have much of a sense of humor, anyway. Some good juicy red meat might help improve their outlook.
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