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Went out to eat today. I saw this guy with a shirt on that said "Meat is murder." and something underneath I couldn't quite make out. Either way I was really happy, it's sort of a strange vegetarian type shirt to wear but I thought "Wow! There's a decent caring male around here." I was pretty happy about it, being around a fellow animal lover and I was thinking of going over to say 'hi'. He wasn't bad looking after all and he was with his parents, who looked nice. Still, I wanted to go up and talk to him maybe, or at least tell him I liked his shirt. After all, I'd just be a complete idiot to possibly pass up someone who might love animals as much as I do. I was trying to get a better look at the writing underneath his shirt.. when he turned in such a way so that I could read it. "Meat is murder. Tasty tasty murder." .... ugh.. god.. I can't even start.. Dissapointment? Disgust? Disgust more than anything. It really disturbed me. It's one thing to enjoy meat, it's not weird, it's good I know. If it wasn't there wouldn't be so many vegetarian/vegan meat alternatives right? But its another thing to actually joke about/ enjoy the thought of having killed a living breathing creature with a face and eating it. I'm just not articulate enough to put it into words but its just one of those things.. As I sat there loathing his existance I thought about all the times I'd heard offhand comments from people, or just things that have pissed me off, and I never say anything. I just sit there and fume over it. And I regret it and hate myself for not having stuck up for my own beliefs. Just pretended not to hear it.
I know its not a big deal but I took out a notecard from my purse and simply wrote "Google 'factory farming'" I know.. its stupid.. I'm a total wuss. But its the best I could come up with. At least this asshole should know exactly what he's supporting. I folded it, went over to his table and handed it to him "I'd like you to read this." He said thankyou.. God he sounded nice, and what's more, intelligent. Anyways, I left not long after. He was very perplexed by it, judging by the look on his face. I'm sure he thought I was handing him my number or something. *rolls eyes*
I don't necessarily expect him to go home, google it and suddenly have this epiphany and want to stop eating meat. Hell, he might look it up and find the videos of slaughtered animals funny and show it to all his friends. Or maybe he'll just stop wearing that shirt. But I pray to God, Buddha, whoever that he at least looks it up. Even if he doesn't change at all. People should know. Maybe his parents will look it up and they'll change.. he probably thinks factory farming is my porn site. *wrings hands* Ugh I'm such a wimp. I was so nervous doing it. But I can't look myself in the mirror knowing that I could have done something... anything and just sat there. Nnnh. Anyways. I did it.
And strangely I feel a little better.
I know its not a big deal but I took out a notecard from my purse and simply wrote "Google 'factory farming'" I know.. its stupid.. I'm a total wuss. But its the best I could come up with. At least this asshole should know exactly what he's supporting. I folded it, went over to his table and handed it to him "I'd like you to read this." He said thankyou.. God he sounded nice, and what's more, intelligent. Anyways, I left not long after. He was very perplexed by it, judging by the look on his face. I'm sure he thought I was handing him my number or something. *rolls eyes*
I don't necessarily expect him to go home, google it and suddenly have this epiphany and want to stop eating meat. Hell, he might look it up and find the videos of slaughtered animals funny and show it to all his friends. Or maybe he'll just stop wearing that shirt. But I pray to God, Buddha, whoever that he at least looks it up. Even if he doesn't change at all. People should know. Maybe his parents will look it up and they'll change.. he probably thinks factory farming is my porn site. *wrings hands* Ugh I'm such a wimp. I was so nervous doing it. But I can't look myself in the mirror knowing that I could have done something... anything and just sat there. Nnnh. Anyways. I did it.
And strangely I feel a little better.