Why are so many people hostile to vegetarians?!
I've told people that I don't eat meat, and they immediately go into "attack mode"!. What's with that!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I have no idea!. Maybe they are afraid you're going to judge them for eating meat!. I get the same kind of reaction and people tend to think it's weird and say 'you don't like meat!?'!. It has nothing to do with liking, i dont want to eat animal!. Some people just think they can judge you before you judge them!. Since being a vegetarian isn't the norm, we are easy targets!. PETA doesnt help either!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I've been vegetarian for a very long time and vegan for 13 years, and I've never encountered hostility!.
Never, that is, except here on V&V, And that is only from a few school or college kids hiding behind their computers!. They will, hopefully, grow up and get themselves lives at some point in the future, and stop spending their time fretting over the minutiae of other people's diets!.
I never find it necessary to mention that I don't eat meat unless I'm invited to eat at someone else's home, or a meal out is planned!. There are people I see and work with every day who don't know I'm vegan - why would they!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
Never, that is, except here on V&V, And that is only from a few school or college kids hiding behind their computers!. They will, hopefully, grow up and get themselves lives at some point in the future, and stop spending their time fretting over the minutiae of other people's diets!.
I never find it necessary to mention that I don't eat meat unless I'm invited to eat at someone else's home, or a meal out is planned!. There are people I see and work with every day who don't know I'm vegan - why would they!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
I've always wondered that myself!. I think it is so normal to eat animals that it is 'weird' to not!. When in reality (in my opinion) when you look at the bigger picture it is not normal at all to slaughter an animals, cut it up, cook it and chew on it's muscle and flesh!.
When people ask me I just say, I'm not into killing animals for the pleasure of a taste in my mouth!. That is just me, you can do what you want!. Seriously more people will take you seriously and ask more questions if you just act like it doesn't bother you and you are confident about your choice!.
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When people ask me I just say, I'm not into killing animals for the pleasure of a taste in my mouth!. That is just me, you can do what you want!. Seriously more people will take you seriously and ask more questions if you just act like it doesn't bother you and you are confident about your choice!.
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I am not a veggie but don't really eat meat as i don't like it!.
I have been out ordering veggie food with meat eating friends who wouldn't dare pass comment on what i can eat but i have been out with vegetarians and ordered a meat dish and had comments almost all the way through the meal!. This really really annoyed me as this particular veggie who thought it was so wrong for me to tuck into my beef curry was eating fish and drinking a pint of Guinness!!
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I have been out ordering veggie food with meat eating friends who wouldn't dare pass comment on what i can eat but i have been out with vegetarians and ordered a meat dish and had comments almost all the way through the meal!. This really really annoyed me as this particular veggie who thought it was so wrong for me to tuck into my beef curry was eating fish and drinking a pint of Guinness!!
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I have a friend that teases me for it, luckily my friend doesn't know any of my other friends!. I choose not to tell other people that I'm Vegan, as they do get hostile!. I don't completely know why, when I was a meat-eater if I heard someone was a Vegetarian I would just think to myself that this person was stupid!. But I would never get verbally aggressive!. I had loved Meat so much that I thought anyone that didn't comply with my beliefs was absurd, and since most of the world eats animals and animal derivatives; I felt backed up about it!. I guess people get angry about it because they feel your doing something against human nature, and since their aren't many Vegetarians/Vegans it's so shocking to see one!. Yes of course people have heard of a Vegetarian/Vegan but actually knowing one comes as a surprisement to them and they feel the need to get defensive even though most of the time the Vegetarian/Vegan isn't an activist!.
To the hostility part, I don't know!. I was never hostile about it, nor did I care what the other person thought, even though my opinion was so different, and now that I realize it; diluted!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
To the hostility part, I don't know!. I was never hostile about it, nor did I care what the other person thought, even though my opinion was so different, and now that I realize it; diluted!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think it is because your new, improved, less violent, way of eating forces non-vegetarians to look at themselves and their meat eating choices, which everyone knows, causes pain and suffering to animals!.
As humans, when we are forced to look at ourselves sometimes our conscience tells us that we should maybe be making some changes in the way we do things!.
And I have found that typically, humans DO NOT like change!
So, since your new choice is making others examine themselves, they take offense because they feel pressure to examine themselves and their choices!.
I have found that my choice to be a non-meat eater has rubbed off on others around me and some have adopted a non-meat eating diet as well and many others have greatly lessened the amount of meat they eat!. So, keep up the good work!.
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As humans, when we are forced to look at ourselves sometimes our conscience tells us that we should maybe be making some changes in the way we do things!.
And I have found that typically, humans DO NOT like change!
So, since your new choice is making others examine themselves, they take offense because they feel pressure to examine themselves and their choices!.
I have found that my choice to be a non-meat eater has rubbed off on others around me and some have adopted a non-meat eating diet as well and many others have greatly lessened the amount of meat they eat!. So, keep up the good work!.
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I am not a vegetarian I eat all kinds of animals!. I also prepare vegetarian dishes for my guests and family!. Vegetarian I can understand but I do have a friend who is vegan and I don't understand that what harm did taking milk from a cow cause it I just don't get that one!. I can't help it I Love my cheese and butter!. I hope i didn't upset anyone not my intentionWww@FoodAQ@Com
I guess we "meat eaters" probably tend to lump vegetarians into that peta, tree hugging, leather & fur hating extremest group!. We tend to think of it more a a mind set and therefore we judge!. (Why would anyone choose not to eat a Big Mac!?) :) Sorry, I'll try to do better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I have found the same with vegans!.
Paul McCarthy won't let anyone eating meat on his set!.
others treat it like a religion and attack when you eat meat in front of them!.
so I guess it's on both sides!.
Don't say anything about it!. Say I am cutting back on meat !.!.!.eating only !.!.!.!. right now!.
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Paul McCarthy won't let anyone eating meat on his set!.
others treat it like a religion and attack when you eat meat in front of them!.
so I guess it's on both sides!.
Don't say anything about it!. Say I am cutting back on meat !.!.!.eating only !.!.!.!. right now!.
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My feeling is peta gives a bad name to ALL veggies and vegans, so ppl assume we are all the same!. It is not fair that all veggies and vegans seem like this b/c of peta!. I do not agree with most of the stuf they even do!Www@FoodAQ@Com
They believe in the stereotype that all vegetarians are tree loving hippies who would be more than happy to poison meat supplies to kill all the "killers" who eat meat!.
Or something like that!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Or something like that!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
ignorance maybe!. maybe envious of your self control!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
They feel threatened by an idea that disagrees with their way of life!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Ignorance my friend, ignorance!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If people can make you wrong, then they can feel good about what they're doing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
:( I hate that too!. 14 years of being veg later and people STILL attack me!Www@FoodAQ@Com
What is PETA!? im a vegetarian but i guess im not down with all the lingo!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
"We don't like what we don't understand, in fact it scares us!."
(angry mob in "Beauty and the Beast!.")Www@FoodAQ@Com
(angry mob in "Beauty and the Beast!.")Www@FoodAQ@Com
I wish I knew!. People seem to take personal offense at my diet!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
theyre not really, u just hang around f*****sWww@FoodAQ@Com
If God didn't want us to eat animals, then why are they made of meat!?
I'm a level 5 vegan!. I don't eat anything that cast a shadow!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm a level 5 vegan!. I don't eat anything that cast a shadow!.Www@FoodAQ@Com