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It's not just this article. This was triggered way back where vegetarians started to boycott Guinness. We used this technique for quite a while now and people are shocked. What about this part: Brewery owner Tim Bosworth, a long-term vegetarian who went vegan two years ago, said he was shocked when he first learned about the ingredient. Really? A brewery owner finds out how he makes clear beer? And he is shocked? Jus…
Really? A brewery owner finds out how he makes clear beer? Nobody said he firstly learned about it after becoming a brewery owner. The rest of your points are just disagreements, which are certainly valid, but don't point to hypocrisy or "people going mental".
I still feel they are making a big problem out of it just because some people have different eating habits.