Why do people say you aren't vegetarian if you eat fish?!
i don't eat any other kind of meat, and in fact, i only eat fish because my parents make me until i'm 16 (because of the whole protein factor), when i will stop!. when i posted on here that i was a 'vegetarian who eats fish' people got all offended and started making rude and judgmental comments about how you can't be vegetarian if you eat fish!. so technically, i'm pescitarian, but all i was trying to say was (i was asking for dinner suggestions) that i don't eat any meat like poultry or red meat!. why do people have such a problem with that!? i pride myself in the fact that i don't eat any mammals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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ugh ya know, I get soooo annoyed when people (who aren't vegetarian) will look down on me(a pescaterian) just because I eat fish!. These people I've encountered (who aren't vegetarians) seem to think that if you don't give up meat as well as fish you are being lazy with regard to "protecting animals"!. That is SUCH BS!. It is my choice whether I choose to give up all animal meat (including fish) or not!. Sometimes, even though I am a pescaterian, I will slip and say I am a vegetarian(b/c people automatically think of meat--not fish--when I say vegetarian)!. I am not preaching that we should hold fish and actual meat to different standards--by eating fish but no meat)!. What I try to get across is that each person has their own limits!. I chose to give up meat, but to keep eating fish--it is not for health reasons--(more protein) or for moral reasons--I do not believe that fish are any lesser in moral value that other animals--it is just because I feel like it!. And non-vegeatrians and vegeatrians alike should be appreciative that I am at least able to limit myself to that extent!.
So is a person who eats fish but no as you put it, mammal meat, a vegeatrian!? No
However, this does not mean that people should look down on what you really are (a pescatarian)!. And yes, you should take pride in the fact that you are a pescaterian!. It sounds to me like they were probably just trying to correct you technically!. =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
So is a person who eats fish but no as you put it, mammal meat, a vegeatrian!? No
However, this does not mean that people should look down on what you really are (a pescatarian)!. And yes, you should take pride in the fact that you are a pescaterian!. It sounds to me like they were probably just trying to correct you technically!. =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
There is different types of vegetarian!. I am vegetarian myself!. I do not eat any meat, egg, geletin, anything involving animals being harmed!. I know many people on the other hand who are vegetarian but eat certain things such as fish,eggs, and other!. So it all comes down to how vegetarian you are and what people thing when they hear the world "vegetarian"!. Some people might think no meat no eggs no anything involving animals, while others might think no beef, pork, and so on!. Hope this helped =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
People say you aren't a vegetarian simply because you aren't!.
Vegetarians do not eat fish!. It's fabulous that you choose not to eat other forms of meat, but seafood is, by definition, meat!.
It isn't judgmental, it's just fact!.
While I think it's fantastic that you eschew mammal eating, if what you are seeking is seafood recipes, it would be more appropriately placed in the general "Food & Drink" category!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegetarians do not eat fish!. It's fabulous that you choose not to eat other forms of meat, but seafood is, by definition, meat!.
It isn't judgmental, it's just fact!.
While I think it's fantastic that you eschew mammal eating, if what you are seeking is seafood recipes, it would be more appropriately placed in the general "Food & Drink" category!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Because you aren't!.
Nobody was offended, they just corrected your obvious mistake!.
So you eat some animals and not others!. Big deal!. I bet you eat some vegetables and not others too!. Big deal!. Eating one animal but not another isn't an accomplishment!.
"i pride myself in the fact that i don't eat any mammals"---on what basis!?
What makes one better than the other!?:
fish-fish-fish-fish
fish-cow-pig-chicken
What makes one better than the other!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Nobody was offended, they just corrected your obvious mistake!.
So you eat some animals and not others!. Big deal!. I bet you eat some vegetables and not others too!. Big deal!. Eating one animal but not another isn't an accomplishment!.
"i pride myself in the fact that i don't eat any mammals"---on what basis!?
What makes one better than the other!?:
fish-fish-fish-fish
fish-cow-pig-chicken
What makes one better than the other!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you eat fish you arent a vegetarian!.
''I pride myself in the fact that I dont eat any mammals''
Well good, but what makes fish less superior!? They are still a living animal that had to die for you to eat it!? Chickens arent technically mammals either, but you choose not to eat those!?
If you are going to continue to eat fish, you can not refer to yourself as a vegetarian!. It may seem trivial but for the rest of us it really isnt!. You will still find restaurants etc!. who's 'Vegetarian Option' is a fish dish!. It creates a huge misconception which makes life more difficult for true vegetarians!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
''I pride myself in the fact that I dont eat any mammals''
Well good, but what makes fish less superior!? They are still a living animal that had to die for you to eat it!? Chickens arent technically mammals either, but you choose not to eat those!?
If you are going to continue to eat fish, you can not refer to yourself as a vegetarian!. It may seem trivial but for the rest of us it really isnt!. You will still find restaurants etc!. who's 'Vegetarian Option' is a fish dish!. It creates a huge misconception which makes life more difficult for true vegetarians!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Many vegetarians get frustrated with the fact that people say they are vegetarians if they eat fish!. Last time I checked, fish are animals as much as cows or pigs are!. It's like me saying that I am a vegan when I still eat cheese!. I'd be completely wrong!.
If you can't be a vegetarian right now, its totally fine!. What you eat is a personal decision and no one should judge you!. That being said, just remember that you are a pescatarian, not a vegetarian!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you can't be a vegetarian right now, its totally fine!. What you eat is a personal decision and no one should judge you!. That being said, just remember that you are a pescatarian, not a vegetarian!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you eat no meat but eat fish, then you are a pescatarian!.
Vegetarians do not eat animals, period!. Not even fish!.
Yeah, I've seen people get all derogatory in regards to pescatarians!. I think that is definitely the wrong attitude!. We should all be glad that you took the steps you did and cut out poultry and red meat! That is really good and helps the environment and helps your body! It's like vegans putting down vegetarians!. There are some snotty people out there!. Just forget about them!. Do your thing and forget about the haters!. And if one day you cut out the fish, then even better!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegetarians do not eat animals, period!. Not even fish!.
Yeah, I've seen people get all derogatory in regards to pescatarians!. I think that is definitely the wrong attitude!. We should all be glad that you took the steps you did and cut out poultry and red meat! That is really good and helps the environment and helps your body! It's like vegans putting down vegetarians!. There are some snotty people out there!. Just forget about them!. Do your thing and forget about the haters!. And if one day you cut out the fish, then even better!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
You don't eat red meat!. That's great!. Call yourself an environmentalist!.
But you should wait to call yourself a vegetarian until you quit eating meat!.
And by the way, the whole "meat is the only source of protein" thing is a myth put out by the cattle ranchers association!. Protein deficiency is incredibly rare!. It's called "kwashiorkor" and is only seen in famine struck areas!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
But you should wait to call yourself a vegetarian until you quit eating meat!.
And by the way, the whole "meat is the only source of protein" thing is a myth put out by the cattle ranchers association!. Protein deficiency is incredibly rare!. It's called "kwashiorkor" and is only seen in famine struck areas!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fish is just as much an animal as a chicken or a cow or a human!. So you can't claim to be a vegetarian (eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products) if you eat meat you are not a vegetarian That's's why people get annoyed about it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Saying you are a vegetarian, but still eat fish, simply isn't accurate!. Similar to saying you're Kosher but every day eat a bacon cheeseburger!.!.!.it doesn't work like that!.
Fish are living animals, they are not vegetables, so I don't know how there could be any confusion as to whether or not you are a meat eater!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fish are living animals, they are not vegetables, so I don't know how there could be any confusion as to whether or not you are a meat eater!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
ok good for you, just don't go around calling yourself a vegetarian!. if you can find a dictionary that says vegetarians eat fish, I can find 20 that say they don't!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
fish is still meat!. it was a living, breathing, thinking animal, and you are consuming it!. and we tend to view people who say they're vegetarians while eating fish as hypocrites!. you'll understand once you stop eating all meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegetarian is like full out, don't eat other animals or anything that comes form then so i'd say your vegan (though i think it might be the other way around so if so then i would still say your a vegetarian
Just ignore them!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Just ignore them!Www@FoodAQ@Com
it great that your saving all the lives of the animals you arent eating and you should be proud of that!. do you have a dog!? you should sneek him ur fish!. or u could be more creative, if you really want to join the vegetarian club :]Www@FoodAQ@Com
You are not a vegetarian!.
Vegetarians get upset with this in just the same way that a black guy would get upset if I kept calling myself black!.
it makes no sense!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegetarians get upset with this in just the same way that a black guy would get upset if I kept calling myself black!.
it makes no sense!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The mantra of vegetarians is that they "don't eat anything that has a face" hence that's why they give you a tough time!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
vegterian is a lifestyle where you dont eat meat!. fish is meat, so if you eat fish ur not a veg!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i'm a vegetarian and its still meat, that's why people get annoyed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
fish are a animal!?
and the have a life just like any other animal!?! duhh<3Www@FoodAQ@Com
and the have a life just like any other animal!?! duhh<3Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fish are also abused!. Fish are also a prime factor why the animals that are supposed to eat fish like seal, walrus, and dolphins get killed!. Cruel, greedy people find that if they kill these animals that eat their crop, they get more money!. So not only are you supporting killing the animals, you also support killing fish!. Which are nice gentle animals!. Just because they dont live on land it doesn't mean they dont have feeling!. Would you eat a dolphin!? Do your research on fish and you'll find that they stuffed in small tanks while the mecury level in that tank is high, very deadly for human, that some fish die while getting breed at "aquaFarms"!. Pride yourself in eating no mammals, but do not pride yourself in caring about animals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com