Comments on: Gwyneth Paltrow Is Almost A Vegetarian. Except On Thanksgiving.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:11:31 +0000

??? This is exactly what is wrong with our movement… We’re a judgemental bunch of idiots. Is it not better that someone adopts SOME better life style choices? You mean to say that I am as bad as a big ole Hummer driving cattle rancher in a mink coat because not ALL of my choices are vegan?!? Snarkyness makes us all look bad.

Think back to your process of becoming who you are today – have you NEVER eaten meat?!? And do you need to not eat meat to want change in the world? Why is there only one way to be good enough? And who are we to judge? What if you have a medical problem that means you need to take animal derived medicine? Do we have the right to police you too?

It is people like us that make me ashamed of being vegan.

By: Davie

Davie — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:29:25 +0000

Just what vegetarians and vegans need: another hypocrite. My vegan Thanksgiving was so delicious my omnivorous guests didn’t miss the turkey and even took leftovers home (I make way too much food all the time, especially at holidays). One told me how his co-workers ooh’d and ahh’d when he was reheating it at work.

PETA’s track record with many “vegetarian” celebrities isn’t always good, though.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:18:19 +0000

So? She’s still vegetarian the rest of the year, and that makes her consumption patterns a lot better for the environment than the average American who eats meat several times a day. I only eat meat on special occasions, because I believe it’s the natural order – Most humans throughout history did not have meat nearly as often as the modern Westerner does. It was a luxury food. Thanksgiving is one of those occasions.

Quit nit-picking others and focus on yourself.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:11:24 +0000

Give her a break! I get about 97% of my calories from plants, but I don’t necessarily want to be absolute about it. Disliking absolute stances and “never”. Maybe she feels the same. If you’re eating 1/10 of the animal food that other people eat, you’re doing 90% of what a purist vegan would do for animals.
And maybe it’s easier to make a choice that isn’t super-pure, and maybe it’ll last longer.
Laura

By: Debra

Debra — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:44:57 +0000

Wow, this was an eye opener. I am a vegan in training and still learning but making mistakes regarding the ingredients in foods. At first I was inspired with gwyneth, then I searched her on the website and found all of this. Time to look for another inspiration….. how about Joquin Pheonix

Debra

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:40:32 +0000

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Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:46:43 +0000

[...] As Gwyneth states in the opening, her and Davis are big fans of Vegenaise — the world-famous (yummy), egg-free and all natural alternative to Mayonaise. We imagine this is a carry-over from the days when the actress was an actual vegan — something we’re pretty sure is no longer the case. [...]

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:14:27 +0000

I was so confused. When I first read that Martin and Paltrow gave their kid a vegan cake I gave them props. And then I heard about Paltrow’s special with Batali. And then shortly afterwards I get her GOOP newsletter talking about turkey on Thanksgiving! C’mon Gwynnie you’re an actress, if you’re going to act like a do-gooding vegan at least be consistent!

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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:02:54 +0000

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By: Lulu

Lulu — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:11:57 +0000

Thank you!! I noticed this too. I bet, if called on it, that she’d do the same thing she did with the fur wrap in the shoot and blame the stylist. Like, “Oh, an intern writes all those Goop emails and I never even look them over.”

There are many thoughtful arguments for and against eating turkey. While my own perspective is against meat-eating, I appreciate arguments like Barbara Kingsolver’s in “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” even when I disagree.

The Goop mailing was the stupidest thing ever. I mean, it didn’t even mention the option of choosing a bird that hadn’t been tortured and/or pumped with hormones and steroids, or mention any of the ethical issues involved, and it’s sooo f–ked up, because vegetarianism is so mainstream now. Most Goop subscribers are probably going to be vegetarian.

Wasn’t Gwynnie also the celeb who was seen drinking a Guinness while pregnant?