I just finally got around to reading Batgirl 4, and there was one little bit in it that made me extremely happy. The vegan couple is one of the first times I have ever seen vegans portrayed in a way that is not negative. It might seem pretty small, but tha

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You are most welcome, but this kind of made me sad. I feel pretty ignorant here because I simply had no idea how bad the the portrayal of vegans must be in the media. I got a TON of letters and tweets about that couple, and it's not even that they are portrayed as heroic, it's just that they're not portrayed as insufferable or condescending, I gather.

I admit, I hadn't really been aware of this particular strain of prejudice. My son is vegetarian and he gets the usual crap vegetarians get (he's six foot tall and a black belt and people STILL give him the crap about how unhealthy it is to avoid meat), so I was aware of that.  But just making the choice to be vegan apparently means people think they have a right to judge your entire life and value system. It's ridiculous.

Anyway, it never occurred to me to make fun of them for being vegan, and since it's meant something to quite a few people, even in a small way, I'm glad I didn't step in it and do something awful!