Vegetarian Myth Author Pied in the Face while speaking...

[FairyRae]

You won't believe it when you read it. Just terrible. (The pie had cayenne pepper in it, according to the comments attached to this 'article'.)

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/201...4/18640886.php

B/c of Lierre Keith's stance on local foods and sustainable farming etc., along w/ the great impact and importance her book _the vegetarian myth_ has (and how it rings true for many of the former veg*ans like myself in this forum), I thought this info would be of interest to some of you here.

[rayo de sol]

OMG, that's so horrible! I hope she's OK.

I read that there was so much cayenne in the pies that her vision was still negatively affected hours later.

To read about it from a non-vegan website:

http://realfoodblog.com/uncategorize...litant-vegans/

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum...egetarian-myth

Let's support her and buy her book:

http://www.lierrekeith.com/work.htm

[ursusarctos]

Gosh, was the cayenne really necessary? Pieing alone I can understand as a mostly harmless form of protest against someone's message but adding a substance to actually cause harm is really just mean and immature. Tsk.

I hadn't heard of this woman though, looks interesting! She seems very to the point.

[FairyRae]

Thanks for the links rayo de sol!

[MamaGwynn]

No one should be pieing anyone in the face for anything. That is awful.

[dachshundqueen]

Either way it's considered assault. The addition of the cayenne with intent to injure would elevate the charges. I certainly hope charges are pressed if there truly was cayenne in the pie.

Liz

[organicmidwestmama]

Originally Posted by dachshundqueen

Either way it's considered assault. The addition of the cayenne with intent to injure would elevate the charges. I certainly hope charges are pressed if there truly was cayenne in the pie.

Liz

right, it is illegal to assault someone even if damages are minor and not long lasting.

[chattyprincess]

Agreed, this is terrible to do to anyone! I am not vegan and never have been and have no CLUE who this lady is at all. All I can think is how immature and brainless it is to pie someone. "hey I don't agree with you so I will throw a pie at your face, hehehe I am so smart I will add cayenne pepper as well".
Jesumcrow if you don't like what she is saying have a dialouge not an assult! Stage an actual protest outside where she is speaking. There is a time and place for everything and throwing food is for a food fight, not for showing your disagreement with someone elses opinion. I wish I was so morally bankrupt that I could throw food in someones face everytime I disagreed with them!

[Metasequoia]

Some of the comments on Mark's page are pretty funny....

I just find it hard to picture any of us going to a vegan event and lobbing a meatza at a speaker. Mostly because it would be such a waste of good food.

[rayo de sol]

Originally Posted by Metasequoia

Some of the comments on Mark's page are pretty funny....

That is pretty funny!