Vegetarians...

Reply 80

TheHyacinthGirl

9

I'm vegetarian because I like it. Is that a silly reason?

Reply 81

tashazzz

15

Are you serious? I'm a female and I've been one since I was thirteen, almost four years ago. People who do it to get attention rarely stick to it that long and even then they are in the minority. Most people have genuine reasons, so just accept that.

Reply 82

jmlkey

Ate meat until i was ~6/7.
Now I don't eat meat or fish, but i do have leather sofa's (Not clothes, though).

The hipsters that suddenly become vegetarian to be edgy etc (I know of one instance where he thought he was being revolutionary) do annoy me to an extent, though.

Reply 83

aesthetically.squidgy

I'm a vegetarian, not because I believe it is wrong to eat meat, because I understand humans are omnivores and designed to eat both meat and veg and not because it's hip and different. I do it because of the atrocious conditions and stress that the animals are put through in the slaughter house. These animals are concious and aware of pain and what is going on around them. I think it is needless and cruel and until they improve the conditions inside and stop the excess slaughter, I won't eat meat.

Reply 84

Evil Monkey

11

Original post by jmlkey

The hipsters that suddenly become vegetarian to be edgy etc (I know of one instance where he thought he was being revolutionary) do annoy me to an extent, though.

I always wondered about this. Maybe you're not the most appropriate one to ask it to if leather and the like doesn't bother you, but while it's a weird non-sensical thing to do, how can it be annoying? It means less people eating meat, which is good. The end justifies the means and all that, that's how I've always seen it.

Reply 85

-Invidious-

OP

14

Original post by callum9999

Who says they are?

Stereotypically men are more into eating meat then women anyway so perhaps it's easier for a woman to give it up?

Check the gender of the people in this thread that say they are vegetarian, you'll start to see a trend.

Reply 86

guitarmike456

9

Original post by Cybele

How are you defining 'natural' exactly? You seem to be ignoring the fact that humans are also predators.

Not in the true sense of the word. We no longer hunt for our food... (bar some tribes)

Reply 87

Cybele

14

Original post by guitarmike456

Not in the true sense of the word. We no longer hunt for our food... (bar some tribes)

We still kill animals for meat. Predators. The way we do this (hunting with spears, or a large-scale abattoir) is irrelevant. I still do believe that all meat-eaters should be willing to kill their own animals, I wish there was more of an opportunity for us to do this, but there isn't.

Reply 88

frequent_flyer

8

Original post by Linweth

You're not a vegetarian if you consume gelatine. It seems a bit hypocritical to pick and choose what you eat because you like/dislike them and call yourself a vegetarian when you're consuming something that is not vegetarian-friendly.

It's not hypocritical because I don't criticise other people for eating meat.
And besides, there's no reason it should be clear cut- for example people call themselves 'straight' but might occasionally have feelings for someone of the same sex. I consume a diet of things I like to eat. I don't like things that taste like they were once a living animal. That includes prawn coctail flavoured crisps even thought they're 'vegetarian-friendly'.

It would be more hypocritical to call me a 'meat eater' just because I occasionally eat sweets that might have gelatine in them.

Reply 89

anomynous

Original post by Hylean

So, you're against animal cruelty, but happily advocate the wholesale slaughter of thousands of animals daily?

if the "wholesale slaughter of thousands of animals daily" is done without torturing animals then I would have no objection with it because that's not animal cruelty. We all have to eat, and in the wild animals eat animals so would you say they are being cruel to animals. What I'm against is feeding the livestock chemicals (mainly battery hens) which make them grow really fast (so they are too heavy,break their legs and don't live very long) , debeaking, and slitting their throats to kill them but not thoroughly enough so they are still alive when boiling hot water is poured over them. Not just chickens but I don't like the way cows are killed as well. :angry:

Reply 90

ProFail

How unbelievably judgemental. How can you possibly say that people who choose not to eat meat because of how cruel it is to animals is pathetic?! It's very admirable, as soon as I'm done growing I would love to go back to being a vegetarian, as I was from 12-15.

Reply 91

ArtGoblin

16

Original post by dnumberwang

Why are most vegetarians women though?

Assuming this is true, I'd guess it was something to do with the personality traits associated with each gender. Women are socialised for caring roles, whereas men are socialised into aggressive roles. Because women have been taught to be more caring and considerate, they are more likely to feel empathy towards animals than men. Also, meat is seen as a symbol of masculinity so in some circles I imagine men would be mocked for choosing to become vegetarian, which might dissuade him from making that decision. There looks like there's some fascinating literature on it after a quick Google Scholar search, and it's definitely something I intend to explore further.

Reply 92

Cybele

14

Original post by ProFail

How unbelievably judgemental. How can you possibly say that people who choose not to eat meat because of how cruel it is to animals is pathetic?! It's very admirable, as soon as I'm done growing I would love to go back to being a vegetarian, as I was from 12-15.

Why when you're done growing? If you cared that much, why not stop eating meat right now? And why did you stop being veggie in the first place?

Reply 93

edd360

15

To be honest there are very few reasons I would accept without thinking "what a retard" for people to be a vegetarian. Not liking the taste of meat/feeling psychologically sick if you think about eating it being one, and being held at gun point the other. Religious/animal rights/save the earth reasons = all retarded. Why? Because for us humans to eat meat is one of the most natural things for our survival, like sleeping and breathing.

Reply 94

Hylean

15

Original post by Cybele

We still kill animals for meat. Predators. The way we do this (hunting with spears, or a large-scale abattoir) is irrelevant. I still do believe that all meat-eaters should be willing to kill their own animals, I wish there was more of an opportunity for us to do this, but there isn't.

I have a question for you, seeing as you're for us being meat eaters. If we are omnivores, why do we need to cook meat for it to be vaguely edible? Humans cannot eat raw meat, unlike both carnivores and omnivores, and it leads to digestion issues, food poisoning, illness, diarrhoea, vomitting, etc if digested raw.

Reply 95

ProFail

Original post by Cybele

Why when you're done growing? If you cared that much, why not stop eating meat right now? And why did you stop being veggie in the first place?

Because getting enough protein when growing is really difficult. I stopped being veggie after 3 years because it was becoming too hard, and I didn't want to become tiny due to not eating enough protein. So I started eating meat again, intending to give up again probably after uni.

Reply 96

Cybele

14

Original post by Hylean

I have a question for you, seeing as you're for us being meat eaters. If we are omnivores, why do we need to cook meat for it to be vaguely edible? Humans cannot eat raw meat, unlike both carnivores and omnivores, and it leads to digestion issues, food poisoning, illness, diarrhoea, vomitting, etc if digested raw.

We can eat meat/fish raw to an extent. Ever heard of steak tartar? Sushi? True carnivores have high levels of enzymes/acids which effectively kill off all nasty bacteria which is sometimes found on raw meat, humans learned that they were less likely to fall ill if they cooked their meat first. There are some people who will eat raw meat - inuits will often eat raw flesh/organs of animals they've hunted. I highly suspect that because most people are so used to eating cooked meat, suddenly switching to raw won't do us any good. But yes, we can eat raw meat, but it's hard to know which meat is free from harmful bacteria and which isn't.

Reply 97

Alison1992

13

vegetarianism is ridiculous, meat is good, end of

Reply 98

ProFail

I hope that hard to digest wasn't a pun.

I wasn't underweight and certainly never measured how much protein I was eating - Just stopped being veggie because I was worried about the possibility of something bad happening. My enthusiasm for it was definitely also waning after eating veggie foods for 3 years...

Reply 99

ProFail

Correct - my life and my decisions. Don't try and criticise my actions because I honestly could not care less what you think. At least I spent 3 years of my life not eating any meat and saving a lot of animals - far more than the majority of the posters in this topic have done.

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