Why do meat-eaters put down vegetarians?!
Answers: I never go to the other sections and tell people they shouldn't eat meat. Why do meat-eaters think it's ok to come into the Vegetarian and Vegan section and tell us that we should eat meat?
The majority of people are good. Most omnies are interested in the vegetarian diet, and while they may be concerned for you (many concerned friends have asked me where I get protein, etc.,) they are generally open to what you eat, even if they prefer their hamburgers and bacon. Most veggies wish that meat-eaters would switch to a veggie diet, due to concern for their health, cruelty reasons, or environmental reasons. But they also realize that it is an individual choice what you put in your mouths, and they respect that.
On forums or other internet-based conversations such as this, you tend to get some of the more dramatic, passionate, and angry people. The omnies on the vegetarian & vegan section are either people who are curious, concerned about a friend or family member's diet, just wondering about something, or for some reason or another are angry and want to rant about meat being the most important thing in the universe and "what the heck is wrong with those hippies" type threads. On the alternate side, there are a number of veggies who are, for some reason, angry at meat-eaters. They are angry because they feel that omnies support an industry that they feel is cruel, or for another reasons. Encounters with this sort of veggie can lead an omnie to get an unfair picture of ALL veggies, and this can lead to animosity on that side.
The meat-eaters that come on here and tell everybody that meat is the only way to go are not an accurate picture of all omnivores. Omnies as whole do not think it is ok to come here and tell us what to do, but the ones that do are the ones we see. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few veggies that see it as nessecary to go to other boards and yell at omnies.
All I can say is, don't take it personally, either side. The majority of both sides are kind and respectful.
Hope this answers your question!
I'm a meat eater but have never told anyone they should. I firmly believe beef is bad for you, but its my fav.
because cows are vegetarians and look how they end up!!
I'm vegetarian.
I accept you for who you are.
Ignore any meat eaters who put you down.
If meat was so ''ESSENTIAL'' then why am I here after 10 years of vegetarianism?! LOL! :o)
Most of the meat-eaters are fine with us and we are mostly fine with them. It's just those crazy trolls that come in. Don't worry. They're a nuisance but we just have to ignore them.
Actually it's funny, I answered someone's question in the regular Food & Cooking forum and a few days later the questioner picked my answer as the best answer and he apologized to me for trolling in the vegan section. I didn't even know he was a troll, I was just telling him how to zest a lemon properly. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... So you see, many of them don't really mean it. It's just funny to them. Let them laugh.
I think the only stupid vegetarians and vegans are the ones who say they don't eat meat because it was living at one time, if you are one of these you're F*CKING retarded. plants were living too, now if you don't eat meat because of the unsafe living conditions for the animals and they way they are processed then fine but just know that they have meat that has a special tag on it saying that it was grown "free range" or something along those lines
I think they put us down because when you tell a meat eater you are vegetarian, they think that you think you're higher than them or bragging about it or something (?!). I believe all humans are created equal, and I don't care if someone eats meat or not.
I don't know why. I think it's wrong though. Meat-eaters shouldn't put down Vegetarians because they don't eat meat.
I love meat and I love vegetables. Why would anyone put down some one if they only eat veggies? That's dumb. Just another bitter and twisted way to segregate people. Humans (especially ignorant ones) have to form some kind of stupid group just to make them feel superior. Pure ignorance that's all.
i'll take this from an older brothers perspective. if i was picking on my little brother and he didn't care then i would go about it a different way to make sure it bothered him. if he doesn't react to it, then it's not that much fun for me. if you wouldn't get all worked up about what people say then they are much more likely to leave you alone.
I totally respect a vegetarian! But I hate when a vegetarian puts down a meat eater....
I'm an omnivore!
It's actually a mutual complaint (as the question below this one illustrates) that really has no solution as neither side is about to back down anyway.
The same way that some vegetarians think it is okay for them to preach about the "virtues"of their lifestyle choice, omnis can come here and preach about the "virtues" of the omni diet. There is no one stopping you from asking veggie questions or promoting your veggie lifestyle in the general food and drink section either. This is a public forum after all.
I am a vegetarian by choice but accept the fact that not all people will share or even understand my principles or choices. I became a vegetarian for myself not for them and they can't respect that, then it's their problem, not mine
The only time I put down a vegetarian is when they monopolize a COOKING forum to talk POLITCS.
Love the food..... talk about the food ....put politics in another Answers forum.
It's just to make ourselves feel better.
Because they have nothing better to do. And I know I should ignore them, but sometimes I just can't help myself!
I don't think they do,
but if they did, its because human beings are scared of difference, and you are different to them
VEGETARIANS RULE!!
i just got on the band wagon myself.
Probably because half of you think that this forum is here merely to support peta.
Probably the same reason a lot of vegetarians put down meat-eaters. People would rather hold on to their ideals than realize what's actually good and bad for them....and that goes for both sides.
Very good question. I think they put us down, as a defense to themselves. Deep down they know the animals are tortured and its not right to eat them.
I think they do it to make themselves feel better. They do eat meat, so how sensitive do you expect them to be
I've never understood this either.
Whenever I meet a vegetarian I tell them that I am proud of the choices they have made, I mean, it leaves more animals for me to eat.
Oh, wait...
First let me say this question is just an instigation. I have seen plenty of vegi's do the same thing. I understand if you are genuinly annoyed, but it goes both ways. I am a meat eater and would never presume to tell ANYONE how to eat. Noone else should care what others eat either. (Unless of course you are a canible and you are my neighbor, this I may have a problem with) Just ignore all the people that say stupid crap, and dont reply, because when you do you are just giving them what they want anyway!! Every section has there idiots, I promise you that.. Go into religion or politics if you think this is bad..
because meat eaters rock
and vegies suck :P