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"Meet the bros who are making vegan sexy (and making eating animals weird) Think you …

Review of 'Vodka is vegan' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I’m writing this review as a scholar of masculinities and veg (vegan or vegetarian) diets and lifestyles.

I wanted to dislike this book more than I did. It can sometimes simplify facts or reduce concepts. And it does have a specific audience which is what you would expect from the title.

But I was surprised from the empathy that the authors took towards not only their diet but towards the reader. Men tend to become veg
due to science (e.g., environmental concerns or nutritional). They use this logic to retain their masculinity, avoiding the more emotional rationale associated with women (e.g., a personal connection with animals). The authors were unabashed in their empathy with animal suffering, albeit with a bro-y delivery.

Furthermore, my research suggests that women who date veg men desire their men to be strong. No surprises there, except for that they view adhering to a veg diet …