Indybay: “Bound Together Books and PM Press continue to try to prop up and foist veg*n antagonist Lierre Keith onto the radical community in the Bay Area. Today, at the 15th Annual San Francisco Anarchist Bookfair, where she was scheduled to be a featured speaker, Keith was served her just deserts for her obnoxious attacks on veg*ns in The Vegetarian Myth. …

“The insults and invective directed against veg*ns have been taken, not surprisingly, quite personally by veg*ns everywhere who are aware of the book, sometimes by having had it thrown in their faces by those who mistakenly believe the book to be the last word on vegetarianism. And surely it was a reaction to these attacks that led the culprits of the pieing to feel compelled to take symbolic action against Lierre Keith …

“In a world where vegans and vegetarians are a definite minority, face constant bombardment with pro-meat messages our American cattle culture, and frequently have to deal with direct attacks from government, law enforcement, and multinational corporations that profit from the sale of factory-farmed meat and dairy, Ramsey Kanaan of PM Press, himself a long-time vegan, strangely chose to pile on with yet another attack on veg*ns, this time being especially traumatic in that it comes from the inside of the supposed radical environmental movement. …

“But today, anonymous masked peoples stood up and refused to allow PM Press and Bound Together to yet again try to cram Lierre Keith down our throats. They stood up for many who have suffered silently, without a voice, since the publication of her book. …

“She didn’t finish her speech today, having left the bookfair after being pied. … Undoubtedly, she’s been given some food for thought.”

[Note: Indybay says nothing about “the animals” anywhere in their diatribe against Lierre Keith. This is all about vegans defending their fragile vegan identities.]

Everyman: Unbelievably idiotic behavior on the part of these young men. Keith has written a thought provoking book which helped me and many others rethink some of the fallacious dogma surrounding veg*ism. This disgusting behavior on the part of those who happen to disagree with her only indicates she has made powerful points which strike a nerve for those whose identities are tied up in the church of veganism.

Anonymous: “The pies used to attack Lierre Keith were heavily laced with hot pepper and effectively she was pepper sprayed in the eyes. This post claims PM Press & Bound Together have ‘crammed’ Lierre ‘down our throats’ — which I think goes a long way toward showing the bizarre and warped mindset of the middle-class toxic fetuses responsible for this attack. This apparently was carried out by a group of young people of privilege who have never had to deal with much hardship of any kind, and who have had to opportunity to sit around and dream up theories about the earth and universe that they desperately can’t abide any challenge to, from any quarter, no matter how well meaning.”

Pie Her: “Vegetarianism is counter-culture, and by writing a diatribe against it, Keith is just re-enforcing dominant culture. She is not challenging factory farming by denouncing the most significant group of people organizing against it.”

M Wingnut: “Several of my friends and I were in the audience, not because we agreed with the speaker, but because we wanted to hear and try to understand her arguments. Unfortunately, she was chased from the room before she got the chance to explain much about her book. Without being able to guess as to what she was about to say, I will point out that she was attacking and condemning the practice of factory farming as she was attacked. (Which actually made it look as if the pie-ers were upset at her decrying the torture of animals.) Thanks for making sure that I didn’t get to hear anyone who disagreed with your way of life. God forbid we ever engage in healthy debate now and then.”

Mac9: “Wow, pie someone in the face who is against factory farming. Taking the movement to new heights with ever more thoughtful tactics and engagement.”