On Hating Vegetarians

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Many of my friends are vegetarian. To clear up the terminology, I am talking about people who do not eat meat of any kind (not fish or chicken either, folks), but may use other animal products, e.g., eggs or honey

Comments

[jamie_miller]

I never understood these attitudes either. People react in similar ways when you say that you don't own a car or a television or that you don't drink alcohol.

[springheel_jack]

I got that car thing a lot. Then I got a car again and everything was much easier.

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see also: potheads

[tuliphead]

I've found people get remarkably offended when you tell them you don't watch television. My husband went so far as to suggest I don't tell people that because it makes them uncomfortable and angry. WTF?

[ext_226279]

Well-said! Personally, I could do with never hearing "even vegetarians make an exception for bacon!" again.

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I want an Internet Bacon Filter. You're a programmer; write one.

Re: me too please

[msinformation23]

Lol, I was my fattest as a vegetarian - primarily because I didn't know that either. I totally thought that I could live off of muffins and cheese.

[sibyline]

I think there has to be a line between proselytizing and informing. I feel like it's so hard in this culture sometimes to communicate your ethical or moral impulses without it being construed as you taking a side. And food is so tangible and such a routine part of life that it's hard for people not to see it as something partisan

[anonymous]

I read what you wrote above with interest, and wonder just how much the culture of vegetarians out there on the west coast is different than the east

[handstil]

I have the opposite problem, I'm a vegan and I want to be invited to all the parties and bbqs but I frequently get left out because no one wants to "offend me!" ahah

[miss_geek]

I hate that so much! I want to come to the dinner parties too, but I almost never get invited because I don't eat meat :(

[handstil]

Thanks for writing this!
I am SUPER guilty of having "new vegan syndrome" and I'm still working on toning it down A LOT. I appreciate your point of view, and I'm glad you are eating less meat. :)

[sibyline]

i'm sure i'm experiencing some of that too. but it's so annoying sometimes how you can't express a non-mainstream opinion in certain contexts without being construed as preachy...