Why Black People Avoid Going Vegan When you think of the word âvegan,â what comes to your mind? A wild guess would probably be a mental picture of an upper-middle-class, white hipster sipping a soy-latte or maybe a wealthy, tanned, super skinny, yoga-obsessed white woman. For many years, veganism has predominantly been described as a lifestyle for the privileged white folks. To prove this, letâs do a little Google search for âvegan,â âvegan person,â âvegetarian.â The results will show you why mainstream veganism is mostly white. Youâre likely to see a handful of people of color. When Thrillist, an entertainmentâ¦