{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"RaeSikora","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/raesikora\/","title":"To \"V\" or Not to \"V\" - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JKBBc4RnS8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/to-%e2%80%9cv%e2%80%9d-or-not-to-%e2%80%9cv%e2%80%9d\/\">To &#8220;V&#8221; or Not to &#8220;V&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/to-%e2%80%9cv%e2%80%9d-or-not-to-%e2%80%9cv%e2%80%9d\/embed\/#?secret=JKBBc4RnS8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;To &#8220;V&#8221; or Not to &#8220;V&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"JKBBc4RnS8\" 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","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/v-or-no-v.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"Photo credit: Ambro There has been a lot of discussion, buzz, arguing about whether or not we should use the word \u201cvegan\u201d or the word \u201cvegetarian\u201d in our outreach and discussions.\u00a0 Some folks say that using the \u201cV\u201d word (vegan) turns people off and we should just say \u201cvegetarian\u201d because it is seen as less \u201cextreme\u201d.\u00a0 While cooking at the meditation center I go to, I was told I could not label things vegan, even if they were vegan, because that word is too \u201cpolitical\u201d. Last night we had two \u201ccouch surfers\u201d stay at our house.\u00a0 Neither one was vegan or vegetarian, but they shared their perspectives.\u00a0 One of our guests said that the only vegans she ever met, before us, ate junk all the time and were very unhealthy.\u00a0 I told her that they certainly did not represent all vegans and in fact were the worst \u201cposter children\u201d for veganism.\u00a0 It only reinforced for me how important it is to be a healthy representative of our community.\u00a0 While I was having the discussion with her, our other guest said she thought it was better to say \u201cplant-based\u201d than vegan.\u00a0 The problem with saying plant-based is that this term only [&hellip;]"}