Is vegetarianism fully integrated and accepted in modern society??!
Answers: What are your thoughts on this?
Heya
Yes i think the majority just accept it. I have got a few people challenge my choice to be a vegetarian by trying to justify meat to me. Also sometimes when i do to a resteraunt or fast food take out i have found very little variety for vegetarians, i find myself getting chips or salad which isnt really very tasty. But i think the majority dont mind vegetarians and would become one if they had the will power. I know lots of meat eaters that wish they could become a veggie but just cant give the meat up. Good qustion =] xxxx
I don't think it's fully accepted because alot of people just think vegetarians are crazy hippies. I'm a meat eater but I don't think vegetarians are crazy or anything...to each their own. I do think it's integrated I guess, since so many places that serve food offer meat-free options, and there are so many vegetarian products on the market. I think true vegans have a hard time, though.
hi Scottie, yes i think it is, its only on yahoo answers its not!! :) xloveagex
look at the variety of veggie foods you can buy now and in all major supermarkets.
Most restaurants/cafes/pubs have a choice of vegetarian meals(even if they are boring!)
That depends on where you live.
In Texas, I've gotten three basic responses, and they tend to depend on the area.
In a city like San Antonio, especially near downtown and around all the colleges, it's commonplace and seen as cool. Everyone knows a few vegetarians.
When you get into the smaller towns where a lot of people use antlers in their decorating, they are less accepting, more confrontational, and act threatened.
In places like Big Bend and Laredo, where people just want to mind their own business, it's really unusual to be veg, but no one cares at all.
Fully integrated, no. Accepted - in larger cities, yes. I think many see it as trendy.
It is an old way of eating, but it is also pretty specific. Warm climates could be vegetarian. In current times, access to a variety of foodstuffs has enabled vegetarians to live where they traditionally didn't. It is still a selective way of eating in a cold climate - it is very artificial to maintain vegetarianism in a place such as Alaska or a Scandinavian country where the climate dictates eating patterns and available food. Without modern food distribution (non-local fresh foods brought a distance, using fossil fuels) vegetarianism would not be very popular or regular in colder areas. Many would tire of dried beans and canned vegetables.
I'm a vegetarian and it is definitely not fully accepted. there are more of us now than in the past, but to the common person its like we are aliens just because of our diets. i have random people telling me alllll the time how i should stop and try to force me to eat meat. then they get into arguments with me when i disregard what they say and continue eating meatless. the vegetarian market is pretty wide however, you can go to the store and get meatless burgers, chicken nuggets, breakfast sausage patties, etc. that part is nice. vegans have it even tougher.. you pretty much can never go out and eat if your a vegan (i tried it for a month)
for the most part, yes......
but i live in the midwest (dairy country) and people here have grown up eating meat and dairy with every meal. so even though most restaurants have a vegetarian option or two, most people still tell me that i'm nuts for being veg. i literally do not know a single person who is a vegetarian where i live. people can't even order a normal meal without putting meat in it.....if the entree is spaghetti with marinara they have to add a bunch of meatballs on top. that's just the way it is here, especially in rural areas. the urban areas are a little more veg friendly but it's definitely not mainstream in this area. =(
Well we no longer hunt them down and burn them at the stake, if that's what you mean.
No
Is there really an expectation that it should be?
Just curious, because that seems a bit unrealistic to me
I agree with Jen D. It depends on where you live.
I live in Ohio and I don't think it's accepted at ALL. People give me strange looks, play 20 questions with me about my food and sometimes are confrontational about my lifestyle choice...and these people are my friends!
haha. My friends are not all like that - some are, but everything I mentioned above has happened to me before.
I think the vegetarian and vegan lifestyles are gaining ground. That's apparent with the variety of veg-friendly foods, drinks and products that are found in popular super markets.
One thing that still bothers me a bit is the way we're portrayed in the media and movies. The only time they cover anything that has to do with meat abstinence is when something goes wrong (like the vegan parents who allowed their child to die...had nothing to do with their beliefs as vegans per se. they were not parent material and the child probably would have perished no matter what their diet was). As far as movies are concerned, there are many flicks that have the "stereotypical vegetarian/vegan" in it...the women don't shave, the men have long dreaded hair, they wear tie dye, cargo shorts and Birkenstocks and play hacky sack. We don't all look or act like that.
I think if the media outlets took a bit more responsibility in showing more positive and accurate pictures of us, it would become more integrated and accepted. We've come a long way, but I do think we have a ways to go.
Great question!
I know vegeterians have been around for a long time but its still considered like a new diet. The omni diet is more common and people are just used to that. I believe its a matter of understanding or even wanting to understand. Some wont care, Some will judge you and think your weird and others will want to learn more about it do to their curiosity to the whole thing. Most people will be ignorant on the whole thing because they like what they like and thats it no more discussion. Hopefully it will be fully accepted one day.
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