I am so behind you on the word judge. I have said it many time when someone says, "don't judge me," "why not?" If we do not judge one another we will never be able to determine who we want to spend time with. It's just prejudice that's the problem.

The reason I think the label out to be abandoned is because it doesn't matter what the definition of a word is. The meaning of words change over time because how people use them, and what the overall consensus is towards the word, is how it is used.

If I said to you now, "I like those drinks, they're cool." You would probably think I meant cool as in awesome, when I could have meant cool as in temperature. Which at one point, was the only meaning for the word.

So it doesn't matter if you turn up in a place and say, hey, let me talk to you about why I'm a vegan. Your definition may be sound, but the one that the majority hold in their heads is the one that will be embraced. And people tend to hold onto emotions more than they do information. So when they hear the word vegan, they do not think of "a person who does not consume or purchase animal products," they think, "Oh like that wanker I saw on youtube or that prick who accosted me outside Mackie D's."

Just my thoughts though. I do know that many can get past the label, but I fear too many have a strong negative association with the word at this point, which makes it unproductive for any type of animal activism.

I'm not so sure I agree with you about religion. It seems to be the biggest reason why people are confused about what is right and wrong, so I see it as an obstacle to the word of the Creator, which I believe is written in our hearts, but society forces us to suppress our sense of morality so that we can be good consumers, rather than good people.