FOX News Host Asks 'Why Vegans Tell People What to Eat.' I Respond.

Tucker: You’ve got your views about what we ought to be eating. I do, too. I love burrata, but I’m not trying to force anybody else to eat burrata. It seems to be taking a large step to think you have the right to be telling other people to what to eat. Why are you doing that?

Me: People are being told what to eat all the time. If we didn’t all agree with that, advertisers wouldn’t waste their money. We’re bombarded with messages throughout our day that tell us we should be consuming as much meat, dairy, and eggs as possible — and that if we don’t, we’re going to be unhealthy. That message isn’t coming from unbiased sources. It’s coming from the industries that benefit financially from telling us what to eat. So really, the question really is why do we accept that it’s okay to be told what to eat when it’s from biased sources with an agenda to make money but when a vegan shows up shining a light on the detrimental effects of animal products, people say don’t tell me what to eat, stop imposing your agenda on me? Well, okay. I have an agenda, and that agenda is compassion. It’s to stop the senseless violence against billions of animals and to empower people to make informed food choices so they can take back their health. I’m biased. My bias is compassion.

[Falafelzebub]

Speaking of your bias reminded me of a catch phrase used by a vegan I used to know, which was "If compassion is extreme, call me an extremist". :)

[SimplyPlantFood]

Love this Colleen.. "our agenda is compassion"

[AZPRINCESSTAMMY]

Mic drop! Excellent response CPG! Keep up the great work

[bluefireelement]

That is a such a reasonable and rational response. Bravo!

[MrJFree]

Thank you for the reinforcement of the concept of compassion as a reason for veganism, Colleen.

[fernandocamargo]

My agenda is a bleeding steak, or our Brazilian bbq starting from 9am till late evening, yummy

[talisantiago]

You eye color is ridiculously gorgeous!
:)
New to your channel. Loving it !!!

[corinnel]

Thank you for continuing to spread the word.

[tamcon]

Brava! Brava! I have said for years to Tucker-like people, "Dude, when all the billboards down the highway are ads for Boca Burger, you'll have a point. That's not the case, is it?"[withering stare] TFP : )

[repairvideoforfilterqueenv]

Damn vegans...
Forcing your compassion on me

[NoExitLoveNow]

Yes. I tell people what not to eat. I don't apologize for making that request.

[soyelana]

Colleen, you are so wonderful. I love you. Thank you for all that you do for animals :)

[efone]

The issue is behavior, not belief. If i go to a restaurant i don't want to be harassed about what i want to eat. Every vegan i have ever dined with does that and ruins the experience. That is just plain rude behavior.

[TheAndyVegan]

It would have been great if you were on Fox News!

[jackiemartin]

I had a “discussion” with a coworker this morning. She has very bad asthma and spends about 50-60 days a year in the hospital and multiple trips to the ER. I suggested that she stop eating anything that comes from a cow and her asthma would go away. Her response was that asthma doesn’t “go away” but just goes dormant. She is a nurse and firmly believes what the medical world tells her is absolute fact. I suggested that she not eat any dairy products for one month to see if it got any better. She wouldn’t do it because she “likes cheese too much to give it up.”