Who are you to judge (READ ME)?

Question

firstly, all you meat eaters claim that vegans and vegetarians are all preachers and try to push their beliefs onto you and make you feel bad for your choices. let me say that i am yet to come across a single vego who acts like that. they may voice an opinion when asked but it's rare to find someone that would push you to stop eating meat. i am NOT saying they don't exist but don't generalise and say all vego's are preachers. it's not fair and not accurate. they are the minority.

secondly, i think it's fair to say that you meat eaters are trying to push your beliefs onto us vego's so much more than 'we' do to you. i recently asked a question if vegetarians and vegans still get pressured by family and friends to eat meat and 100% of the answers i got said yes. some answers even mentioned how people were literally forcing meat into their mouths. thats sickening and shows how little respect they receive. Put yourself in their position. what if people were constantly disrespecting you and shoving their beliefs literally down your throat against your will. it’s atrocious.

as a vegan i can safely say i have never preached and/or tried to stop someone from eating meat. i respect other people’s choices and all i expect is the same in return. i answer people when they question me about it, and i enjoy educating people like that because so many people don’t know what’s going on. but at the same time, literally about 80% of the people around me do not respect my choices and are constantly pestering me to eat meat again. i’m being offered money from my brother to eat meat – that’s ridiculous. i don’t understand why anyone actually cares.

so the bottom line is stop judging others, let people make their own decisions and show some DAMN RESPECT.

the end.

alright i'll apologise for saying "all you meat eaters"
i meant most of you.

Answer 1

First of all, who are the people that that are pushing their meat eating beliefs on you? Friends ? Family?
If they are your friends and family then the problem lies within them.
Second, I've seen alot more vegetarians say that anyone who eats meat is cruel and inhumane. I've seen some real rants coming from vegetarians. And usually the meat eaters answer in defense to this kind of attack.
Third, I'm a meat eater who is married to a vegetarian. He does what he wants with no interference from me and vice versa.
And last, you are generalizing all meat eaters which is very unfair.
I also noticed that you instructed someone how to prepare chicken... thats a bit curious to me.. something doesn't sound quite right with that. I mean whatever your reasons for being such an offended vegetarian, why
would you give cooking instructions for meat dishes made by meat eaters?????
If you were such a serious vegetarian wouldnt you be hesitant to tell people how to cook meat??????

Answer 2

I grew up eating veggies grown from my family's organic garden and wild game that my mother and father mindfully took from the land. I am one of few veggies in this region. I don't preach vegetarianism because there is no one around to preach to. I understand hunting. My parents did so because they believe in eating meat. They took all that could be taken from a wild animal and gave thanks for it. I respect my parents choice and how I grew up. But I do not eat meat. I have killed and taken from the land and I do not think that it is right. Animals are just like us. They feel pain and they deserve to live. The most important thing that a vegetarian or vegan can do is to accept other people's choices, and live their healthy, compassionate lives as an example to the rest of the world. But in order to be truly understanding you must understand and accept all ways of living. Compassion and understanding are the only way to a better tomorrow.

Answer 3

Rare to find someone who would push me to stop eating meat?
All you need to do is spend sometime on this sight and you will see plenty of vegetarians going off on meat-eaters. And don't generalize - good call after putting this out to "all you meat eaters".
I stopped eating meat for over a year, and I never once had anyone try to get me to eat meat, offer to pay me to eat meat, or attempt to shove meat down my throat.
It is not "fair to say that you meat eaters are trying to push your beliefs onto us vego's so much more than we do to you"
That is a pretty wide generalization right there.
You need to find yourself some new friends. And respect is earned...if these are the kinds of mindless, uneducated rants you go off on to the people around you, it is no big wonder why you aren't getting any respect.

Answer 4

You're getting all upset that "meat-eaters" are making generalizations about "vegos" (what ever that is), but that is exactly what you are doing. I love meat, but I have never lost a moment's sleep worrying about how I am going to get vegetarians to join me. Eat what ever you want, wear hemp shoes, feed your cat tofu - I don't care! Maybe if you just went about your business without making your diet such a central issue, you wouldn't feel so judged.

Answer 5

I do agree with you. I only eat tiny bits of meat, but prefer vegetarian dishes. And my family is always after me to eat more meat. I say I don't care for it and they'll still plop meat on my plate saying "Here, just have some of this steak!" Even after I've told them that I don't eat steak! Then they go into some diatribe about nutrition and I should be eating more healthy foods! I do have a total veggie friend and never pushed meat on them, and they never said anything about my meal. I, like you, have no idea why people need to push their eating habits on other people.

Answer 6

We both know there are trolls on here, and I must admit, I did do some of it myself when I first found this forum. BUT, by educating myself as to the diet and the reasons (and even some of the recipes, YUM!) I've found on this forum, I can say that I honestly don't care or judge anyone on what diet they choose. The vegetarian diet has many health benefits.

But, I've posed questions on here, and have read answers and have concluded that around 90% of the vegetarians on this forum are that way because of the way they feel about animal cruelty. That is your choice, but for some to harass and chastise ME because I choose to eat meat that may or may not have come from one of those evil places on the PETA videos is just plain rude. I usually don't; I'm fortunate enough to be able to buy beef and pork straight off of my friends farm.

Answer 7

By using the word "all", are you not making a bit of a general statement.
Many of us meat eaters on this planet have been vegetarians in the past and still eat predominately vegetarian meals, therefore, there are many vegetarians on this site that do not fit your "black and white" profile of the world.

Get over yourself and expand your mind a little!

Answer 8

Hey, hey there sport Billy,

I eat meat but I have no issue with anyone who doesn't. If you feel that people are constantly disrespecting then

a) you are being bullish to begin with or

b) you are very self centered and have proclaimed yourself as a martyr for the sake of all vegan/vegetarians and let everything anyone says affect you personally

It's not that big a deal... really. Eat what you like and who cares what people think.

Answer 9

I think about vegetarians, vegans, vegos, and other forms of eating styles about twice a year.

I don't think evil thoughts. I think of vegetables and carrot juice. I think of tofu and bean sprouts.
I think of nuts and soy milk. That is all.

Vegans that I have met are usually are laid back, peace seeking individuals who don't eat meat.

So it's quite unusual for me to see such a vocal militant vegan surface after all the years I have lived on the planet. It is quite disturbing to see because the vegans I have seen and known love to generate a harmonious atmosphere.

Maybe you should sit down and relax. Fix a nice hot pot of herbal tea and enjoy the lifestyle you have chosen.

:)

Answer 10

I agree with your argument. I was vegetarian for 15 years. During that time, I quietly consumed the foods that I wanted, and said nothing to anyone else about their food choices. When I had guests, I cooked them meat without even mentioning it to be an issue.

Yet I was surprised at how many people would say, "I know how this hamburger grosses you out" or other things that I would never, ever say.

I even had one friend tell me that I made her feel guilty for years. Yet I hadn't done or said anything to her about it. It was just her projecting her feelings onto me.

When I was pregnant I added lean proteins back into my diet and you would be surprised at the rude comments I then got. "I am sooo glad to see you finally eating something other than grass."

But most people were very accepting of my choice. To each his own.