tehmlem t1_jdo0w0o wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:05 PM

>Steinmetz said he and his wife would rather pull out of the events than ruin them with potential rioters and picketers.

Yeah, ok. People are really gonna show up and riot over your goats. This story amounts to "family decided not to do an event, blames mean messages." And the fact that the guy linked to an article fear mongering about vegan extremists ties the whole thing in a bow.

Edit - oh, and they booked two events specifically appealing to vegans and vegetarians before this totally real story

scottLobster2 t1_jdo5z9p wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:44 PM

My read is more this is a side gig and they didn't feel like dealing with idiots who would disrupt the snuggling and jerk off to themselves later

tehmlem t1_jdo8bli wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:01 PM

That's why they specifically booked 2 vegan/vegetarian events and then linked an article about the dangers of vegan extremists, I'm sure.

MaMakossa t1_jdo2351 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Hmm, a marketing tactic, eh?

Well, I at least now know when VegFest is happening! :D

tehmlem t1_jdo8r7k wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:05 PM

I read it more as this guy has a pre-existing problem with vegans. I don't know any person who doesn't who would know what Protect the Harvest even is.

For those who don't know, it's an agriculture industry supported anti-anti animal cruelty organization. They oppose efforts to criminalize animal cruelty or promote animal welfare.