{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"jessie~","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/jessienotjames\/","title":"The Fat Vegan - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cfBxFc1ylU\"><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=cfBxFc1ylU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Fat Vegan&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"cfBxFc1ylU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In December 2008, the Dr. McDougall posted a newsletter to his website, entitled The Fat Vegan.\u00a0 Frankly, I loved it.\u00a0 Not for its content, though, but for its honesty.\u00a0 Finally, someone is finally explicitly stating what the modern vegan movement has been so strongly implying:\u00a0 fat vegans are bad for business. PETA has shown a penchant in recent years for sexy ad campaigns, although they haven\u2019t completely foregone all the blood and gore.\u00a0 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, \u201cGoing Green\u201d, means that NOW is the perfect time to recruit new converts to our cause.\u00a0 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&#8230; bean (?) in the ointment: fat vegans. Because, as Dr. McDougall observes (underline provided by me for emphasis), \u201cAt 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 [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}