You may have seen the video going around online published by BBC Three to their facebook the other day called “no offence but” which features a young adult called Maddie who argued that ‘veganism is a privilege and is not accessible to all’. For those who haven’t seen it we have the video below.
No Offence But: Veganism is a privilege that is not accessible to all
Maddie argues that veganism isn't an option for everyone and we need to stop shaming people for not being vegan.
Posted by BBC Three on Wednesday, 17 July 2019
The “no offence but” video has been causing somewhat of a stir due to the claims that Maddie makes throughout the video with no studies, evidence or facts to back up what she is saying. The video is part of what looks like a new series of short video clips that the BBC post to their social media aimed at giving young adults like Maddie a platform to voice their personal opinions which may be controversial or very much a talking point and therefore create a buzz around each post.
The “no offence but” video which was posted on the 17th July 2019 has so far only received 93,000 views which is significantly lower than any of their other videos on their facebook which range from 128,000 to 252,000 and even 5.4 million views so it looks like the new series isn’t off to the best of starts.
It has been met with a barrage of constructive replies from the public from vegan, vegetarians and omnivores slating the post for its lack of evidence with many saying how they’re on very tight budgets themselves yet they manage to make things work.
David A Ramsden even posted a reply to his 25,100 followers on Instagram stating:
This is not the first time that the BBC have posted about veganism infact they posted a video titled “7 Things to never say to a vegan” with the description including jokey sentences such as “Do you find yourself wringing your hands with worry about how a vegan gets enough protein?” as well as “how they are able to cope without bacon?” the full video link to this can be found here.
No offence Maddie or the BBC but we couldn’t agree more with David Ramsden, the post has no study to backup what Maddie is saying nor does it have a vegan featured in it so there is no chance for a counter argument or anyone to say that what she is saying is both incorrect and very offensive. This also comes just days after the BBC posted about a Mintel study which showed that a quarter of all Britons are now choosing plant based milk alternatives rather than cows milk.
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