{"id":18553,"date":"2015-07-18T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T13:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=18553"},"modified":"2018-10-22T06:28:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T10:28:36","slug":"vegetarians-demand-apology-from-arbys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=18553","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarians demand apology from Arby&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. Recently, SJW&#8217;s from the Militant Vegetarian Brigade of the Perpetually Offended Army became offended with Arby&#8217;s latest offering and demanded an apology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sjw1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sjw1-215x300.png?resize=215%2C300\" alt=\"sjw1\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sjw1.png?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sjw1.png?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t know, Arbys is a chain restaurant that prides itself on serving meat in all it&#8217;s tasty variations. I haven&#8217;t been to Arby&#8217;s though, so I am unable to verify their variety of flavors. However, the Militant Vegetarians, after a lazy afternoon grazing at the salad bar, decided they were offended by Arby&#8217;s commercials and started making demands. Here are some of the details from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eater.com\/2015\/7\/7\/8906943\/arbys-trolls-vegetarians-press-release\" target=\"_blank\">Eater.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>&#8220;By now, you&#8217;ve likely heard the Arby&#8217;s tagline: We Have The Meats\u00ae. It&#8217;s tough to hear, but it is what it is. We have many meats. And we have quality meats.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting-199x300.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" alt=\"Reagan_toasting\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?resize=500%2C753&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Vegetarians: Arby&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t care that you hate meat. The chain famous for its roast beef is not about to change its tune just for non-meat eaters. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/an-open-letter-from-arbys-to-vegetarians-across-america-300109374.html\" target=\"_blank\">In its newest press release<\/a>, Arby&#8217;s announces that it &#8220;respects&#8221; vegetarians, and doesn&#8217;t mean to &#8220;sway or convert&#8221; people who don&#8217;t eat meat.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And just how did Arby&#8217;s show it&#8217;s respects for the Vegan Class? Well here is the text of the press release linked above:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>ATLANTA, July 7, 2015 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;Dear Vegetarians; <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>We respect you. We respect your life decisions. With that in mind, we want it to be abundantly clear that this letter is not meant to sway or convert you. We&#8217;re sharing this to offer our support. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>Nearly a year ago, we embarked on a journey to tell America about our meats. By now, you&#8217;ve likely heard the <a href=\"http:\/\/arbys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arby&#8217;s<\/a> tagline: We Have The Meats\u00ae. It&#8217;s tough to hear, but it is what it is. We have many meats. And we have quality meats. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>It is understandable that you disapprove of our meat-bravado. Your voices have been heard. Letters, emails, voicemails, Tweets and Facebook comments &#8211; we hear you. We love our meats, but realize they&#8217;re not for everyone. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>Then on Sunday, June 28, we launched a meat innovation that has likely tempted you: Brown Sugar Bacon. It&#8217;s our pepper bacon, glazed in-restaurant with brown sugar and then cooked to perfection. It may be hard to resist\u2026even for you. Hardcore vegetarians likely won&#8217;t budge, but for those of you who are on the fringe or new to the game, avoidance can&#8217;t be easy.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>We, at Arby&#8217;s, have created this temptation. So, we&#8217;d like to help. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>We&#8217;re giving you a number to call: 1-855-MEAT-HLP. This is a Vegetarian Support Hotline. When your nose betrays you and alerts the rest of your senses to find and devour this sweet meat, please call 1-855-MEAT-HLP. You will receive the support you need to resist this gateway meat and get tips on how to avoid temptation. Delicious. Sizzling. Temptation.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>Be strong. We&#8217;re here for you.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>Sincerely,<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><b>Arby&#8217;s<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Arby&#8217;s didn&#8217;t just put out a press release, they also created this Public Service Announcement as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtuber youtube=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dulu8a69K_s&amp;f&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the tone of the press release, an Arby&#8217;s spokesperson confirmed that the sarcasm was completely intentional. I salute Arby&#8217;s willingness to \u201cGo the extra mile\u201d to help vegetarians when they are assaulted by the aroma of cooking meat, and not bow down to a bunch of whiny self important losers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/people_eating_tasty_animals_hooded_sweatshirt.jpg?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thatisall<\/p>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[yasr_visitor_votes size=&#8221;medium&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. Recently, SJW&#8217;s from the Militant Vegetarian Brigade of the Perpetually Offended Army became offended with Arby&#8217;s latest offering and demanded an apology. <a href=\"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=18553\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,6,135,71,8,219],"tags":[12,222,6,101,273],"class_list":["post-18553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-humor","category-just-desserts","category-news-of-the-day","category-politics","category-the-good-idea-fairy","tag-freedom","tag-good-idea-fairy","tag-humor","tag-news","tag-sjw"],"views":1086,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19027,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19027","url_meta":{"origin":18553,"position":0},"title":"Karma&#8217;s a bitch, isn&#8217;t it Muhammad?","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"September 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. 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