Does it make you sick when "vegetarians" eat fish?!

yeah it bugs me. fish are people too! and leather, that's just sick.

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It depends on the motivation of the indiviual. Many vegetarians are more concerned about issues of personal health or environmental sustainability rather than the welfare of cattle, sheep or pigs. If you eat meat, how can hate vegetarians eating fish? Cut the RED meat from your diet and you may find logical thinking is easier.

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I'm an omnivore. But I respect vegetarians for their will power. I think vegetarianism is a more healthy life style. The bit about killing animals is a bit over-the-top for me, but they are entitled to their opinion. Actually, I like to see vegetarians who eat fish. I worry less about their health.

Vegans really worry me, but I guess they have proved us docs wrong. I still can't recommend it for growing children.

As far as hypocracy, why be so harsh with otherwise good people? Vegetarians are generally good, peaceful people.

Ok, OKAY, Hitler was an exception.

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its silly. how is a fish not a living thing? all that lacto-ovo, pollo-ovo, or whatever is hypocritical. you either eat meat, and its products or you dont.

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I've been veggie for 17 years and spend an inordinate amount of time in restaurants explaining that no, I don't want the fish thanks, or indeed the seafood. Generally I don't eat anything that had a face. It bugs me beyond belief. Almost as much as the nearly vegetarians (but I still eat chicken/ bacon/ McDonalds/ whatever) and the used to be for a week vegetarians (and you're telling me this because?) I don't understand the desire to say you're something or nearly something you're quite patently not. I guess people are trying to stand out or identify with you or some cause they think they should believe in. Personally I couldn't give a monkeys what other people eat and as I'm a cook I regularly cook meat for others, I just don't eat the stuff, don't see the need when you can live without it. As for leather, guilty of wearing that I'm afraid. When they come up with a decent, affordable and practical alternative I'll be straight there but at the moment there's not a lot out there, believe me plastic and canvas only get you so far when you're not a student. I wouldn't say I'm a hypocrite though because I don't ram my beliefs down other peoples throats, I respect other peoples opinions and my reasons for being veggie are more health inspired than any bunny hugging sentiments. I guess it depends on your reasons. It's the evangelists who feel they must convert you and save your soul (both veggie and carnivorous) that really get up my nose!

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Yes i get very annoyed when you have customrers come into the restaurant bragging about being vegetarian but end up ordering chicken, fish and also egg dishes, if only they stopped tro think what fools they made of themselves.

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Well, you have to remember that not all vegetarians are doing it for moral reasons. Many vegetarians are religious (Hindu) and their religion allows them to eat meat. Others (like myself) are doing it mainly for health or personal preference reasons, so there is nothing wrong with eating fish. Only the animal-rights vegetarians shouldn't eat fish.

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well, eating fish means that they're not vegetarians no matter what they say. and LEATHER(and suede,etc.), oh my gosh. so yes, they're not vegans but they're still obviously very unaware and just being vegetarian to be cool and i don't like that image at all, it's so stupid. like you care more about what others think of you than these poor innocent creatures

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You assume all vegetarians have made their choice because of a desire not to kill animals.

Some people are vegetarian or vegan because of the health benefits - not all vegetarians base their choice on ethics.

I consider myself a vegetarian because I prefer to avoid meat in my diet - it is healthier. That is a fact. I consider the small contribution I make to avoiding unnecessary killing a bonus.

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It annoys me when people eat any kind of animal and call themselves "vegetarian."

I'm actually tired of calling myself vegetarian because other people have made the word meaningless.

Hitler apparently called himself a vegetarian but there are several accounts of people who knew him saying he ate caviar, ham, liver and squab (which I presume is some kind of game bird).

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no it doesn't make me sick, but if they are eating fish they really aren't vegetarian either no matter what they call themselves.

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Hitler was NOT vegetarian, do some research.

It is literally impossible for a vegetarian to eat fish. If you don't know why, I apologize.

If you eat meat and have laughably convinced yourself that it isn't cruel to breed something with slaughter in mind, you have no business complaining about people that eat fish.

Jeffrey Dahmer turned young men into vegetables so that he could USE them. Does that make it not cruel because he was so nice to have given them a purpose?

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I would rather this remark had come from a vegetarian. If it makes me sick when "vegetarians" eat fish, it's because the stuff smells vile. I do wish people who ate animal flesh would NOT call themselves something they are not, but it is the false labeling that angers me more than anything.

Now, just so you know, dear Charlotte, you cannot say you eat meat but don't support animal cruelty. There is no such thing as humane meat. There is no way to humanely kill an animal for food. I'm sure if the animals could speak human language, they would be pretty emphatic about not wanting to be eaten. I'm sure they'd rather not be put to that "use." And 95 percent of all animal cruelty in the U.S. is related to the meat, dairy, and egg industries. Stop eating foods made with those, and you've really cut down on your contribution to animal cruelty.

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Well, it irritates me when people misuse words, because I'm something of a pedant in that respect. But I couldn't care less what anybody else eats. Why do you?

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