Flexitarian vegetarian or vegan can really exist? Or is it just a non-sence?!
Answers: In my point of view, a flexitarian is nothing different than an omnivore. Are they use that word for confuse people? I had tried to find what could be a good reason to be Flexy-Vg, but I failed to find. In fact for me, its the same as if you say : "I'm against child pornography", but you sometimes buy "child sex movies". Its just not logical. You cant be "against" something with one hand and give money to people who do that thing with the other hand. What do you think about that? It is a serious question and not an attack. I just try to understand, as it is not commun for me to see this "new" word "Flexi..something".
This has been discussed multiple times before. I especially think that being a Flexi Vegan is nonsense, Vegan is a pretty strict lifestyle, it isn't something you shrug off like a hat or glove on days you don't feel like being vegan...
However, why does it really bother us in the end? Labels are labels. It's just another term for an omnivore in my opinion, it doesn't really jive easily with the current definition of vegetarianism but there are new words being coined all the time, and new amalgamations of the English language... every word was invented and defined at some point. If this is their word and they feel that it is possible to call yourself a vegetarian even though they eat meat, it's not like any amount of ranting or posting questions regarding it will stop it.
I just don't know if I care, really, after a while it just becomes something to shrug off and have a laugh about now and then. They don't pose a threat to me and my diet and lifestyle, I just find it offensive that SOME of the flexitarians on here take such offense in ME being vegan and contantly post false information.
I think the problem is NOT whether flexitarian is real or not, but why some of the ones on here are such jerks... in the past few months they have posted repeatedly saying raising children vegetarian or vegan is child abuse, that vegetarians are bad tippers, that vegetarians are just lame idiots that sit around in their mom's basement on the computer all day, that vegetarianism is outdated, etc.
That's the only thing that is a problem, and once again just laugh at it, there's always going to be people that make sweeping generalizations and hurtful comments about an entire group of people. I think we're getting off lightly, it's groups like gays, blacks, Hispanics, etc. that get the S-word end of the stick when it comes to sweeping generalizations.
i am a 16 and have been a vegetarian all my life never ate a piece of meat,EVER and so well i exist
Flexitarian is a recently coined word to describe a person who eats only a little animal produce, the rest of their diet being plant-based. Language evolves and I guess this word will appear in a dictionary soon. It's a much healthier diet than one which includes meat every day or every meal and if those adopting it feel the need to have a special collective label to describe themselves, fine by me.
But yes, it's nonsense when it's used as an adjective before vegan or vegetarian; these also recently coined words have a specific meaning, defined by the person/people who coined them.
Flexitarian is a subgroup of omnivore. There is no connection to vegetarianism, much less veganism.
Pay no attention to the Flexitarian here who claims otherwise. You know, the one with the 5 different ID's.
Here are the definitions by the people who invented the words:
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.h...
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/about_u...
Maggie you said it beautifully!
Labels are needed to make people define themselves. And each label will have good and bad attached to it, as with everything in this world.
And the attitude is how you live your life! I'm with Maggie in that if they want to call themselves Flexitarian (without a vegetarian or vegan attached to it cause that would be an oxymoron - heavy on the moron part ;-) ) as a way to label themselves distinct from the usual omnivore diet of today's developed nations, then so be it.
Now for the sticklers of labels, then yes you are right. If any diet eats an animal or its by-product, then they are not vegan and can not associate with veganism. Simple as that, when concerned about the diet of food part. (Veganism goes on to include lifestyle choices without animals and their by-products due to the suffering aspect of the animals).
Hello Flash! Happy new year to you! To answer your question, I think pretty much like you. It reminds me of Shakespeare: A rose by any other name...
hugs and kisses and warm wishes to all!
Being a vegetarian or a vegan is a personal choice. Not everyone that supports the idea is as zealous about it. So some people still eat chicken, or fish, or Jello, or whatever exception they've chosen. Now these people still think of themselves as a vegetarian, but the really hard line devotees give them a hard time about it. You know, the old "how can you call yourself a vegetarian if you still eat......". So the term "flexitarian" was invented to distinguish themselves from the more rigid vegetarians.
Oh, and I love how you say this isn't an attack after comparing it to child pornography.
flexitarianism is nonsense yes
Its the same as Omnivore(ism).
Its just a joke name created by trolls.
I agree with Maggie, 100%.
Flexitarians, while they do abstain from some meat products, and do some good, aren't a branch of vegetarians. I don't knock them though, because in my opinion, abstaining from some animal consumption is better than doing nothing. Besides, I don't have the time to continuously give everyone labels. My only issue with some Flexitarians is their need to want to give out alot of wrong information on fish, but other than that, whatever floats thier boat.
A "flexitarian" can exist. It's an omnivore who generally chooses to eat little or no meat. A "flexitarian vegetarian" is a contradiction in terms and "flexitarian vegan" just puts the "moron" in "oxymoron."