Who thinks that vegetarians/vegans get discriminated for what they are doing?

Question

Seriously, it's getting me sick and tired. Meat eaters treat us like freaks from other planets. They act as if we have nothing better to do. A friend of mine is a vegetarian and the amount of hatred she gets for being one is.. I can say that if i would tell people i was one they would all look at me as if i had killed my best friend with a fork. I am a vegetarian for many reasons, i am probably the only one in my whole family and the only one counting up my relatives. I have a lot of respect for meat eaters, as long as they don't make fun of who i am. I have been one for four years and i haven't told many people about it. If i would i would get many questions of people asking me if i'm alright and how i get my proteins. My reasons for being one is because i want to save the planet this way, i don't like meat and i find it much healthier to eat vegetables anyway, i love animals by the way. But i just want to give a wake up call to meat eaters and show them we're human too!

By the way, have a nice day!

Answer 1

Oh most definitely!
To the girl who said we "whine and moan" erm riiiiiiiiiight when was the last time a vegetarian/vegan came up to YOU personally and complained there was no vegetarian/vegan food on menus. Just because you eat meat doesn't mean I shouldn't have choices.
I always get "How could you not eat meat it's soooooo good" or (my all time favorite, even though it isn't a question) "I could never go without eating meat it tastes too good" well that's their opinion and I respect it to a certain point but when they're shoving THEIR beliefs in my face about how I'm unhealthy blah blah blah, it bothers me. I do have to say though that PETA are Animal extremists. I'm not saying everyone that is a member of PETA is an extremist but those are mostly the people that you'll see on the streets (or in the train station like my dad saw) shoving flyers in our faces saying how we should and shouldn't treat animals.

Answer 2

I think meat eaters are jealous. I do eat meat but not as much as before, and if I could, I want to be a vegetarian for life. Look at all the diseases that man created to consume more meat? mad cow, bird flu, and now pigs are in danger. Do not get frustrated now, in 10 years, there will be more vegetarians than meat eaters. Everyone in Asia and Europe are crazy about organic vegetables all of sudden because they learned that Meats are filled with antibiotics and growth hormones! Do not care about what others say or think of you. It is your body and you are taking good care of it. That's what's important.

Answer 3

I have the same problem with most of my friends. I tell them I don't eat meat, and they start complaining about it!!! They tell me vegetarians are stupid treehuggers and try to convince me to eat meat! Even my best friend laughs at me when I don't eat meat!! She also laughs when I say I can't do something after school b/c I have to go to E.A.C meeting! (Environmental Action Counsil) It is really annoying. My other friend is a vegetarian, and they laugh at her too. Most people question me, and when they ask why, I just say "I eat what I want to eat, and you eat what you want to eat, so drop it!" Some of my friends are nice about it, though, and are very supportive. If they are having a bday party or something they make sure there is a cheese pizza for me. And when they do eat meat around me, they usually tend to hide it a little so I don't have to see it. So some people are cool about it while others are just a pain in the neck!

Answer 4

You know I am a meat eater and I never look down on people that only eat veggies. I love veggies and I love meat. My only question is where do you get iron in your diets? I've tried going on an all veggie diet and I felt weak. Oh yes I took vitamins as well.

Also people that look down on you just may be jealous on how healthy you look. So sometimes you just have to consider the source of ignorance. People need to worry more about themselves and how they live their own lives. So hold your head up high and be proud of who you are and try, (I stress) try to ignore them they are ignorant.

Answer 5

It's not the fact that people are vegetarian. It's what comes out of their mouths. They get invited to dinner and then whine that there's nothing on them menu for them and sulk. Or constantly saying meat is gross, or save the animals, and going into detail about how a hog is slaughtered. When they start espousing views, putting meat-eaters down, and trying to convert them, that's annoying.

I eat veggie about 80% of the time. But I don't tell everyone within hearing range or complain that I'd rather not eat meat. Hard-core veggies do that. I choose what I want to eat and it's nobody else's business.

Answer 6

Meat eaters feel like they are being judged by vegetarians for eating meat. That's why they are so rude about it. It makes them feel uncomfortable. Or they just feel guilty about it. It's stupid, yes, but I think that's the real reason why they act that way. It's like being around people who speak a foreign language and feeling like they are talking about you.

Answer 7

Well............I never cared about to be a perfect housewife or only a simple housewife. I hadnt time for it, and i never liked the house work. The only thing i have always done was to cook for my family and put the clothes inside the washing machine. We dont belong to a generation as our mom's one, that they kept all their time at home washing, cleaning, cooking. We worked out of our homes, many times providing more money than our husbands, and trying to live the life as we dicided to do it. we had more opportunities for that. Women that didnt make that choice stayed at home caring their families. I'm not saying that one women were or are better than the other ones.........but very different. To work outside the house doesnt mean that we love our families less, but we had another target in life, not only family. I have been lucky about that. I got the best of 2 worlds. Had a great job doing what i liked and have a great family that always supported me.

Answer 8

The problem is the extreme vegans/vegetarians, groups like PETA. Its like any differences between human beings. If you make a show of it or draw attention to it, then there are consequences. Groups like PETA, make it difficult for people that just want to enjoy food the way they like it. You could say the same thing for extreme religious groups, or political groups.

Answer 9

I don't think anybody really cares much about vegetarians.

I mean, the fact that your vegetarian isn't that big of a deal.

I resent the fact that vegetarians are more outspoken about me eating meat vs. the fact that I don't say one word about them not eating meat

Answer 10

I am sick of it too. I HATE being discriminated. And those who think they're not discriminating still are! "What do you eat? Man, I couldn't make aday without a nice, yummy, juicy steak." The time has come for it to end. We need to live in families of vegans. Seriously.

Have a nice day yourself.