I think it's relevant. Ramsay (allegedly) mocked a vegetarian for being fooled into eating ham.

It just seems like a nasty, boorish thing to do.

But since the vegetarian's stance comes from *ethical principles* rather than *religious dictates*, it seems to me that people are a lot more willing to side with Ramsay - in what strikes me as nasty bullying.

(As opposed to the nice kind, of course.)