How do I get my sister to realize she is a fake vegetarian?

Question

She claims she a vegetarian, but she eats fish, chicken, and turkey. My cousin said you can't eat any animal flesh. If it was living at one time, you can't eat it. My mom asked someone that is a vegetarian at work, and they said thats a lie, you can eat bird and chicken, but not meat. I did a search online and it looks like my cousin was 100% correct. She also is a vegetarian off and on. She just decides she wants to stop eat meat for a few months, and then go backs to eating meet. Is it just because she's only 15 years old, and she does it because my cousin does it or what.

My mom also said that my cousin is an animal activist which is different then a vegetarian, but the research says they don't eat chicken, fish, and turkey.

Answer 1

I'm sure every time she says she's a vegetarian it really grates on you because the definition of a vegetarian is someone who doesn't eat meat. and yes that's any meat, birds and fish didn't stop being animals and so aren't exempt from the rule. however there are loads of different groups that class themselves as types of vegetarian who eat varying assortments of foods that are a form of meat.
At the end of the day it doesn't really matter what people choose to label themselves as it is just that a label. but it is a little misleading as nobody knows where they stand and it can make it a little difficult for strict vegetarians or vegans when eating out or at friends because you are likely to get served something you can't eat because somebody had the idea that vegetarians could for example eat fish. anyway that rant over with, it's unlikely you will convince her that she isn't a real vegetarian people love clinging on to their labels and so your best option is to grit your teeth and ignore it.

Answer 2

In order to be considered a vegetarian, one must make the conscious (and Permanent) choice not to eat anything living or that has once lived. This does include turkey, fish, chicken, etc. One cannot eat these items and still be considered a vegetarian. Actually, gelatin is also a no-no. From what it seems, your cousin is a flexitarian. A flexitarian is a person who will go on and off the vegetarian lifestyle without really making an effort to stay on the veggie track.

Answer 3

I'm not sure if you can get her to realize that. Fake vegetarians are singularly clueless. I used to listen to a call in radio station where the host said from time to time that he was vegetarian but he ate chicken. I called him and asked him why he said that when he eats animals. He said "Yeah, well, you're right, I'm not really a vegetarian I guess. I promise I'll admit that on the air." He never said anything about it on the air. Weeks later he was still saying "I'm a vegetarian but I eat chicken."



Trace, who are these "worldwide vegetarians?" What languages do they speak? What is the word for "vegetarian" in their languages? What countries do they come from?

Answer 4

Claiming to be a "vegetarian" but eating vegetarian diet OFF & ON does not qualify for vegetarianism.

One thing is very sure. That is...at least many people felt that is a prestige being claim as a "vegetarian", or labeling as "herbal" in the consumer product.

It is better open-heartedly claim as a meat eater rather that being a vegetarian failure. Many people give excuses for being meat-eater but in fact it is not easy for everyone to attain vegetarianism among the societal majority living in delusion.!

I'm not a vegetarian, but I feel your sister (15 y/o) is much noble than me. She just need some wisdom of support.

Answer 5

Your sister is in no sense a vegetarian if she eats chicken, turkey and fish. A pescatarian eats fish, but no meat or poultry. Someone who eats chicken, fish and turkey is an omnivore, the same as if they ate steak or pork. Tell her if she is going to be "something", then at least to educate herself about what it is she is trying to be. She has merely reduced her meat intake, otherwise known as a meat reducer-not vegetarian by any stretch of the imagination...BUT, its a common misconception-many people claim to be vegetarian just because they dont eat red meat. She needs to do her homework.

Answer 6

Vegetarians don't eat ANY animal, your cousins are wrong. Pescetarians and such are not vegetarians, just in case you got it mixed up or misread something. Just correcting the persons answer beneath mine, vegetarians DO eat eggs, drink milk, etc., most of us do anyway. If some one doesn't eat any animal or and by-products it means they are a vegan, there is a difference between vegetarians and vegans. Oh, and pescetarian, pescatarian, and piscivore are all correct, they all mean some one who only eats animals that come from the water (fish, shrimp, octopus, etc.).

Answer 7

Yuo don't need to conduct research to learn what a vegetarian eats. The diffinition is clear.

A vegetarian does not eat meat, fish, poultry nor slaughter by-products.

Its been that way since 1847 and i doubt your mum or sister have the ability to change it.

They can lie about it, and delude themselves, but at the end of the day she is not a vegetarian.

Answer 8

Your sister and your mom's coworker are seriously deluded. Vegetarians do NOT eat the flesh of any animal. And the last time I checked, chickens, turkeys, and fish are ANIMALS. Chicken is meat. Turkey is meat. Fish is meat. Vegetarians do NOT eat meat.

Answer 9

It is a simple question as to what is a vegetarian?

Answer: a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

That is the dictionary definition.

Answer 10

Most world-wide vegetarians ... .and that includes cultures that have been vegetarians for CENTURIES . . . eat either fish, seafood or poultry . . . or a combination. But plants make up 80-90% of their diet. These are the "true" vegetarians because their diet is an integral part of a spiritual path.

"Strict" vegetarians are a tiny, tiny minority worldwide. In our modern culture "strict" vegetarians are dying out and being replaced with a more sane version of vegetarianism called "flexitarian" vegetarianism or flexitarian veganism. Google "Flexitarian Diet" or "flexitarian". Flexitarians are more in line with the majority of worldwide vegetarians. So your sister ... if her plant consumption is 80-90% of her total diet ... she is a vegetarian.