Why are people in this section rude to people who are vegetarian BUT eat fish ?!

Wait man you got it all wrong. We are rude to everyone, independently of their eating habbits.

Because the title of "vegetarian" is sacred and cherished to these vegetarians, who feel that they are superior to non-vegetarians. They go to great lengths to distinguish themselves from the ignorant masses, and find it very offensive when a lesser person (who eats fish) claims to be one of "them" by eroding the exclusivity of the title of "vegetarian".

Because they are misrepresenting themselves. I'm not going to be rude to them, but fish is still meat. Just because it doesn't walk on 4 legs or live on land doesn't mean its not meat. Chickens are still animals too and thats just an excuse people make up because they still like the taste and don't want to give it up.

If people said "I don't eat red meat but I eat chicken" or "I don't eat any meat except for fish" then atleasat they would be being honest instead of saying "I'm a vegetarian but I eat..."

I don't think it's rude to correct people when they're wrong.

Vegetarians don't eat meat. Fish is meat. People who choose to only eat meat from fish are called pescetarian, not vegetarians.

I don't have any problem eating meat, including fish. I'm not at all impressed that someone calling themselves a vegan, vegetarian or pescetarian has "...made an effort to reduce there (their) meat consumption...." That impresses you? Fine.

Words are important. People who eat fish should simply call themselves pescetarians and they won't get beat up by the vegetarians.

Not rude, just stating fact. This is the vegetarian/vegan category, where we talk about vegetarian/vegan things. Like in the gardening category they talk about gardening, etc. People who call themselves fish-eating vegetarians are just perpetuating a myth that causes true vegetarians and vegans a bit of grief. Personally, I don't care what others eat or don't eat, as long as they stick it in the correct category!

The problem is not with their eating fish, which is their personal choice. The problem is that they call themselves vegetarian even though they eat fish. Fish is meat.

To me, it's no different than saying "I'm a vegetarian but I still eat beef."

They're not "reducing there [sic] meat consumption" if they continue to eat meat.

I'm not rude to "vegetarians" that eat fish. I politely tell them "I don't understand how you're a vegetarian and can eat fish." Fish is still an animal, as well as cows, chickens, pigs, etc. When you kill these animals, they turn into meat. Vegetarians can't eat fish.

there are rude people

but fact is, if you eat fish, your not vegetarian, you rpescetarian
so if you wanna use the wrong 'lable' then your gonna get some peopel saying 'hey thats the wrong lable'
thats not being rude, it sjust, stating afact

;-)

It is not rude to correct someone who calls themselves a vegetarian but eats fish, many people get it mixed up and confused so there is no harm politely correcting them.

Because that isn't a vegetarian. A fish is a living breathing animal just like a cow or a chicken.

vegetarians do no eat fish.


Somewhere in Middle America there is a myth factory which infiltrates the minds of people wanting to feel good about their diet.
They look at a few sites online and go to answer groups like YAHOO and google and facebook probably and say Oh Imma be a vegetarian but I eat eggs and chicken like once a week but only a bit, like Imm vegetarian I love the poor little animals but its' OK I only each like chicken or something and may some fish once a week Imm be a lacto semi-vegetarian.

ANd all their friends go OoOOoh stacey is a semi vegetarain but her mom gets mad and how can you help her and she got disgusted by eating gross meat, cos like she eats chiken nut fish too only sometimes and she's a semi lacto ovo vegetarian and she'll eaat beef but only cos her family makes her, no reallt they do they literally force her, like shove it down her throat but she got mad one time cos she's a real semi vegetarian and she only eats fish.



And there lies the issue.
Information is free, copious and available 24/7.
It's called google.


A vegetarian does not eat meat of any kind. Fish, last time I checked- not a fruit.

Some people love to join a band of what they think are superios
"special club" people and they join in by saying they are vegetarian.
Quite frankly, these people give normal people who don't eat meat a bad name.


They are not vegetarian people, but they want to be or something to make themselves feel special. They eat meat, they are not vegetarian.


So...IF people are rude to them, it is because this topic is very very old.
You are not a vegetarian if you eat fish.

1. Anything can come off as rude on the internet. Someone may just be stating facts in a blunt fashion, with no intention of coming off as being rude, but someone else might construe that as being rude or mean. (Although, there are some people who are intentionally rude, of course.)

2. The reason most veg'ns are annoyed by people who claim to be veg'n when they actually aren't is because it makes it difficult sometimes for them. Say you're invited to dinner somewhere, and you mention to your host that you're veg'n. They might make a fish or chicken dish for you with good intentions because they knew or know someone else who is supposedly "veg'n" and eats fish or poultry. That can be a hassle.

And personally, I like honest people, and not hypocrites, so I wouldn't "welcome these people" into my life anymore than anyone who's hypocritical about anything else having nothing to do with veg'nism.

I do believe that the correct term for someone who eats no meat or poultry but still eats fish is called a PESCATARIAN not Vegetarian so you might want to think about that before you tell people you're vegetarian. But, yeah in some ways i think you're right because at least you're making a conscious effort to reduce your consumption of meat and are doing a lot more good this way. But I will just ask this - how can you think it is wrong to eat a chicken or a cow but perfectly alright to eat a fish? I'm not being rude, but this had troubled me for some time and I don't really understand it..
But anyway, I will say well done for getting this far and choosing not to eat meat. I don't think people are having a go at you for this, I think they just don't think it's right that you call yourself vegetarian. For example, I don't eat any meat, fish, poultry, milk,cheese, butter, cream, yoghurt etc. but I still eat honey so I couldn't really call myself a vegan. (:

Vegetarians do not eat fish, so your question seems a tad redundant - like asking "Why are people in this section rude to people who are virgins BUT have sex?" 'Virgin' has a definition in a book too, just like 'vegetarian', and that should tell you something. And if you feel that someone telling a non-virgin (who's claiming to be a 'virgin who has sex') that they're not really a virgin, is being snobbish, then there's not much we can do for you here. BTW, I wasn't being rude to you just now. Just stating a fact.

There are a few regulars here who think that it's perfectly fine for people to call themselves whatever they want to call themselves, and that there are no consequences. But there are! What happens when someone like that (the non-vegetarian who eats fish) goes to a restaurant or a friend's place, calling themselves 'vegetarian', but then ordering/eating a non-vegetarian food? For one thing, confusion on the part of the waiter/chef/friend. And the end result is, when a real vegetarian visits that restaurant or friend's house, they get offered/served a non-vegetarian dish. And when they say "I don't eat fish, I'm a vegetarian," they get the infuriating stock response, "But I know lots of vegetarians, and THEY all eat fish." You've obviously never been in a situation like that, or you would understand why we're so keen to correct these people who falsely claim to be vegetarians. We've had to do that so many times in here, that sometimes a few of us may write something which might be interpreted/misinterpreted as being "rude". Sorry if that offends you so much.

The vast majority of us have nothing against these people, nor against them eating fish, just something against them calling themselves "vegetarians" when they're clearly not. It's along the same lines as the Christian concept of "Hate the sin, not the sinner."

I honestly don't know. I think some people believe if you are vegetarian you shouldn't consume an form of meat. Some might just want to feel better than them? I dont think it's a popular opinion to dislike people who are vegetarian but eat fish.

Some people are mad.

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