Giving Vegetarians a bad name?!
My question is.... Do you think Vegetarians are vindictive and if so why? Do you think this type of stuff gives Vegetarians a bad name?
Answers: I saw a funny question on this category about "I am not a vegetarian but all the animals I eat are so does that count?". It was mildly funny and so were some of the answers. Someone on here reported it and some of the people that answered it. Then (according to one of them I know) they went to a dozen of their answers in various categories and reported those answers without foundation.
My question is.... Do you think Vegetarians are vindictive and if so why? Do you think this type of stuff gives Vegetarians a bad name?
Yes I do think they are as I was the one who ask the question.
It was harmless as I eat only organic meat and that was what I was referring to. By the way I had 4 other answers reported at the same time and I appealed them. I thought I could joke around with my friends but I guess that is the way it is here in the veggie world.
Update: I did select the best answer to a young lady that was very nice about the post laughed and said I was silly... Made me smile. I wish I knew her name but they deleted it. She is a vegetarian I could talk to as I am thinking about getting into juicing but don't want to be preached at or bullied. She seemed with it enough for me to add as a friend. Just saying...
I think they are human and therefore, not above being vindictive
are they any more or any less?
I doubt it.
Other vegetarians make me embarassed to admit I am one
I really wish they wouldn't act that way, it definitely gives a bad impression
Not all vegetarians are like that!
no, i think it is typical yahoo answers bs and the fact that it involved a vegetarian is irrelevant.
Heya
No , Im a vegetarian and im not like that at all. It could of been anyone tbh. It could of been someone that wasnt even veggie . I didnt know that veggies had a bad name anyway. At the end of the day we are normal people that have enough morals to not eat food that once could see and breath. =] xxx
I don't think that is a vegetarian trait, no. Vegetarians tend to be more accepting than the average person.
I didn't see that question, but person who was reported might have had a reputation as a troll. It usually takes several people to get anything deleted, so there must have been a reason.
I don't think this type of stuff gives vegetarians a bad name- there are people who will hate and feel threatened by vegetarians no matter what we do.
I don't they are vindictive on the whole. No more so than any other group.
There are a lot of bogus questions and harassment that goes on here. Every 2nd or 3rd question is like that. The question you're talking about is clearly not a real question. Somebody must've gotten tired of it.
I get violations all of the time but most of them are overturned after appeal. So appeal your violations and good luck!
I think intent is hard to discern on the internet where tone is tricky. What one person means lightly might strike another as offensive.
I don't think vegetarians are any more vindictive than the average person who feels they are being picked on.
I think there are a lot of things that give vegetarians a bad name, but most for no good reason. I don't know how it is for yall but here in Texas (and Georgia where I'm from) being a vegetarian is not typically well received. I think preachiness and a holier-than-thou attitude do the most damage to the vegetarian reputation. So do people who try to feed their pets and young children a vegetarian diet without consideration for nutritional needs.
I did not think they were vindictive just preachy and judgmental. I do believe that now and I am disappointed. I am a person who only eats fish as a meat and everything else is vegetarian. I answered this question and had 4 of my answers in other categories reported. I appealed them all because 2 were listed as non answers and yet they were chosen as best answer. This type of behavior gives everyone like me that is trying to eat right pause to ever get engaged on this category ever again. Lets see if this one gets reported.
I am starting to think so... I have only answered three questions on Yahoo Answers. I mostly read and vote for best answer. The third was on this question of "I am not a vegetarian but all the animals I eat are so does that count?". There were a bunch of people that thought it was funny as so did I. (just cute not roflmao).. I went back to see if it had more answers and when it may be in voting. It was gone and now I see this question I am thinking someone here is a Veggie Terrorist.
The good news is that I don't have many answers to take away from me so I guess that is how I escaped as it seems everyone that made a positive comment on that question got burned.
I answered that question and I guess I am lucky I did not get attacked. I think someone here is a Veggie Terrorist...
Doing a vegetable jihad in a way. So I ask the question again somewhere else. Lets see what happens shall we?
Meaness is a human trait. - Also, I had my questions and answers reported by two trolls (assumption). - So really we can never be 100% sure who really reported the questions.
And a person whether they chose to eat dead animals or not have same traits, love, envy, hate, etc... so its not just a veg*n thing.
There are trolls of all descriptions. My quarrel is with Ya for giving anyone this type of power.
Vegetarian or non-vegetarian... people can be jerks sometimes.
On the plus side, there are some truly awesome frequent posters here.
I disagree. Vegans & vegetarians are not vindictive or spiteful. Some may act holier than thou, but they are the minority not the majority. Reporting and trolling happens in all sections of yahoo. If you think it's bad here you should check out religion & spirituality section. The problem is there are too many ridiculous questions here. People get tired of having to sift through nonsense to get to legitimate questions. We also get sick of having our morals, ethics, and diets constantly questioned and criticised. If we are attacked then we will have no choice but to defend our selves. I'm not neccarily referring to the question you are. But there is alot of BS that goes on here. I think enough is enough. If your not here for a legitimate and intelligent reason, then you should just leave. Go to polls & surveys if you feel like having some fun or cracking a joke.
:) V4LIFE