The Big O and the Dirty V Word

     So this past week was a big one in vegan (the Dirty V word) History. Oprah Winfrey (the Big O) decided to have all the staff at Harpo and herself trying to go Vegan for a week. On the show this was chronicled along with a visit to a slaughterhouse. The two guests on the show that were featured were  Michael Pollan and the Lovely Kathy Freston. Now I am going to warn you now that I was running errands and did not get to start watching until the slaughterhouse bit, but from that point on it was clearly not the show I thought I was going to be watching. 

     Now I know that not everything in this world is going to always be presented in a just and concise way, this blog for example is biased but my agenda is not hidden. This episode was something else. Every euphemism and oxymoron possible was being used by Michael Pollan, and whenever Mrs. Freston tried to defend her remarks they belittled her. The redeeming moments that saved face for this lifestyle was the moment they asked how some of the staffers felt and the one man lost 13 pounds and was feeling better than he had felt in a long time. That is truly what being vegan is about, making a compassionate choice that you know will change your life for the better. 

    Although the episode was not exactly what I expected, it still exposed many people to a different way of living that can cause a positive change. That is all you need to get an even bigger momentum is the curiosity and exposure to make that change happen. Oprah said that she my lean into being vegan which is really better than nothing at all. She even has a vegan started kit that is featured on her website. In addition to all the Oprah Exposure, Veganism was also a clue on Jeopardy this week. So maybe the "V" word wont be so dirty in the near future, except maybe when I throw it in Michael Pollan's face. 

- L