A woman who claims to be vegan has been arguing me like I'm a brick wall that lab grown meat and dairy is vegan and that vegans would eat it. She's said veganism ONLY means no explanation of animals and doesn't have anything to do with the fact that ACTUALLY the dietary term for vegan means NO animal products. As a vegan it is my understanding that veganism is a lifestyle and a dietary choice and that both don't always go hand and hand. Some vegans who are only concerned with their diet chose a strick plant based diet because they don't want to consume anything that hasn't grown from the ground. Vegans who also practice the lifestyle not only chose to NOT consume and animal product but also wish to end exploitation of animals. Both do not consume ANY animal product. To my understanding also in the vegan community we want to promote a lifestyle and diet free of needing animal products to be healthy and satisfied therefore synthetic meats and synthetic dairy protein is not what we want to my knowledge. Every vegan I know would never want to consume lab grown meat and dairy. I'd like to know your personal opinion as a vegan on this matter.