1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogjessie~https://www.happycow.net/blog/author/jessienotjames/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wdOdtXiA1F"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-fat-vegan/">The Fat Vegan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-fat-vegan/embed/#?secret=wdOdtXiA1F" width="600" height="338" title="“The Fat Vegan” — HappyCow" data-secret="wdOdtXiA1F" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In December 2008, the Dr. McDougall posted a newsletter to his website, entitled The Fat Vegan.  Frankly, I loved it.  Not for its content, though, but for its honesty.  Finally, someone is finally explicitly stating what the modern vegan movement has been so strongly implying:  fat vegans are bad for business. PETA has shown a penchant in recent years for sexy ad campaigns, although they haven’t completely foregone all the blood and gore.  They, along with dozens of other veg organizations, have realized that the North American (wait, are we counting Mexico?) fixation on Obesity, and to a lesser extent, “Going Green”, means that NOW is the perfect time to recruit new converts to our cause.  NOW, when people are fatter, hotter, and more desperate than ever, vegan marketers have to act quickly, and show people how a vegan, or at least, more vegan, lifestyle is the solution. However, there is still one… bean (?) in the ointment: fat vegans. Because, as Dr. McDougall observes (underline provided by me for emphasis), “At extraordinary personal costs, many [vegans] labor tirelessly to protect the welfare of all animals. Fat vegans, however, have failed one important animal: themselves. Furthermore, their audiences of meat-eaters […]https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg512512