why do people consider it weird when you're a vegitarian??? haven't they seen enough animal mass-slaughter?!

Answer 1

Its not weird, it is unusual. A lot of times it is tough to go out to eat with people with unusual diets, you have to be careful what places to eat, and what to serve if they come over for dinner. We just had a dinner party, and their were vegetarians, Atkins Diets, and NutraSystems, and it made preparing the meal unbelievably complicated.

Answer 2

As you can see everyone has a strong and different thoughts about vegetarians. some have had bad experiences with vegetarians telling preaching that eating meat is bad; then some vegetarians have had meat eaters teasing them that meat is good for you. Or preaching that meat is necessary... Like that answer Jesus eat meat??
I think the most common answer I hear is "what you don't eat meat? I could NEVER live without meat. "
So the truth is your friends will know that you are a vegetarian for the fact you are against animal slaughter. So it people want to know just answer simply and don't get in their face. Because you can't change everyone, and you are doing good even if you don't think you are! Just think how much meat is eaten per person and you have lower the %. Plus real friends and family will hopefully try to make sure there are veggie foods for you and they will learn a different way of eating. Cause a few times family like what we made and sometimes eat that for their meal........
Weird No........

Answer 3

Well because some vegetarians seem to try to impose their choices on others. Calling people animal killers and murders is not a way to get any positive reaction or support. Is this weird enough for you?

Or is this mass-slaughterer of animals (me) wrong?

I could give a sh1t what you choose to eat, just leave my plate and preferences alone.
I am sure many other feel the same way as I do. Stop making a big deal about your vegetarianism and we still could care less.

How would you like it if you were called a plant killer?

Eating plants hurts the environment because plants clean our air and produce oxygen which we all need, including the animals which some of us choose to eat.

You aren't weird, just not widely accepted. Stop trying to make yourself better than someone else just because you eat differently than they do.
Better yet, you can go out to eat, eat at home, whatever, and never tell anyone that you are a vegetarian. That way they will never really know, or care.
Also, that way you have no reason to draw attention to yourself or your personal choices.

Unless that is just what you are seeking, the attention.

Answer 4

Hi Criztal!

Interesting question! Well, I think that many people place massive stereotypes on vegetarians. For example, they think that vegetarians are all liberal psychos and animal rights activists that break into labs and set the test animals free. This is merely a misconception and is utterly ridiculous. There are such people who go to such extremes to do what they feel is right, but the majority of vegetarians don't eat meat and try to educate their beliefs to those who want to listen, but do not pressure them into complete vegetarianism. That is not what vegetarians are about.

The truth is that vegetarianism is new way of life with dedication and persistence in order to live long, healthy lives. Vegetarians are more likely to live a longer, healthier life than those who do not eat meat. You do not suffer from things such as high cholesterol and other related health problems.
Also, vegetarians have a belief that all living creatures have a meaning to life, and contrary to popular belief, it is not to be eaten. They do not believe that it is morally correct to slaughter another, less defensive animal for the better good of the human species that has put the good of themselves over all other living creatures.

So, people that think that vegetarians are weird, think like that because they ignore the true meaning of being a vegetarian. Vegetarianism is not a religion or a “rebel” thing. It is a healthy way of living.

Our society needs more tolerance and more love for all the creatures that live in this planet.

Answer 5

I don't know about thinking it is weird, but there is definitely a kind of butting of heads between a lot of vegetarians/vegans and meat eaters. There are some "hardcore" vegans who will denounce eating meat and it will enrage some meat lovers who become aggrevated towards all vegans, vegetarians, and others of special diets and the fireworks begin!

Also, it just seems uncommon to a lot of people who are just set in their ways, in terms of diet. A lot of people have their meat & potatoes/meat & rice diets ingrained and don't vary too much.

On the slaughtering of animals, I was a vegetarian for about 7 years and while I don't enjoy the slaughter of animals, I have seen my family killing pigs for feasts and I haven't really been too dissuaded by it nowadays. I have also seen a bit (only a glimpse, I'd imagine) of mass-slaughtering done in slaughterhouses and from what I've seen, it is pretty horrible, so I see your point in that for sure.

Answer 6

I've been a vegetarian for almost 15 years, and I've found people are inherently defensive around us, as if we are judging them every time they eat a piece of meat. And so some of them attack our beliefs with insults or "facts" to compensate. I was a meat-eater for many years, so I know how easy it is to live in ignorance and indifference. And as I grow older, I realize you can never force understanding or compassion on people. Therefore, it's best to live by your beliefs, defend them when they are attacked, and accept that there will always be people who will never understand you, regardless of how much evidence you have on your side. Oh, and I don't accept the reasoning that all deserve the same respect. Some acts are selfish and morally reprehensible, and I do not and will not sanction these acts or support those who perform them. If we had always followed this policy, humanity would still have very many sad practices in our societies.

Answer 7

Last time I checked, the native wild chicken population in North American was 50.

If we didn't eat animals, there would be no chickens being raised, no cows being raised, no turkeys being raised, etc...

Dairy cattle must give birth to produce milk. If 50% of those calves are male, what do we do with them?

Female chickens produce eggs to make a lot of what we eat, even vegetarians. We need far less male chickens to fertilize the females to lay eggs. Since we can't tell the sex of an egg until it hatches, what do we do with all the extra male chickens?

It's not about not eating meat - it's about eating meat responsibly and healthily.

By the way - my family only eats beef once a week, chicken once a week and pork once a month on average. So we are mostly vegetarian and no one thinks we are wierd.

Answer 8

First, the mass animal slaughter is "out of sight, out of mind" to most of us non-vegetarians. I think non-vegetarians think vegetarians are weird because meat tastes so good. Also, we wouldn't know in the slightest how to get all the nutrients we need from a strictly veggie diet. OH, and most people, especially Americans don't even eat vegetables anymore anyway. Haven't you noticed that we're all fat a$$e$?

Answer 9

granted some things are just not right like the way things are being done for instance breading sows & bores turkey and chicken confinements because my understanding is pigs & turkeys are very intellegent it's not so much the slaughter of them but the way they are being raised I feel god grant us power over them so we as humans could servive and expand and populate this Gods green earth but I don't think he intended them to be separated and live the way they do in hog confinements & such standing or laying in a crate I know If I had inellegence It would be A life of pure HE double tooth picks and that goes for egg laying chickens some companys changed that or did'nt do that to begin with so there are a lot of hungry mouths out there the slaughter is'nt really the problem but they do in fact need a BETTER quality of life while on this GODS green earth and may GOD bless us all

Answer 10

I am not a vegetarian and I do NOT think it is weird! I have also seen mass animal slaughter and while it is not something that I love to see, I still eat animal protein on a limited basis, mainly poultry and salmon with very rare treats of red meat. In the early 80's I hauled pigs to slaughter houses for my job and that stink from the pigs took me off pork for about 15 years.

Food is even more of a powerful aspect in most American's lives than their religion or their politics with the same attendent emotional attachments. Changing one's food orientation is probably as difficult as changing one's religion or politics. I have very strong and definite ideas about all three areas, diet, political principles and religious principles and I proselyte in all three areas. Gaining converts to political and religious ideals has been met with some success, but convincing people to stop eating s**t is almost impossible. I think I have convinced two people to change their diets while I have convinced dozens to adopt my religion and my political principles.

The idea that vegetarianism is weird is a mainstream idea backed up by billions and billions of dollars spent in highly effective advertising in the area of foods that are very tasty but very bad for you.

Conformity is a very powerful motivator too. Are non drinkers comfortable around a bunch of drunks? Are hippies comfortable in a church full of Holy Rollers? Are democrats comfortable where republicans gather? Are vegetarians comfortable at a picnic where all that is available to eat is weenies, burgers, steaks, coke and various junk made from processed food and fat and sugar? Are meat eaters on the 4th of July comfortable where all that is available to eat is vegetables, tofu and fruit?

Birds of a feather flock together don't they?

Answer 11

yes, I understand exactly how you feel, I went Veg for a long time until I got pregnant and last year my daughter (age 14) did the same thing. I did not influence her (I do eat meat now, but try to stay away from red meat). She tried it for about a year, but really missed meat and felt better when she started back up. We still don't eat red meat, but an occasional pepperoni pizza can't be helped. Yes, the way they slaughter animals is deplorable, but start a campaign, boycotts, join PETA.