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Friday, May 06, 2005

me 1 - vegetarians 0

hol-ay.. its been a long time since my last entry,
how are things you ask?
things are pretty good,
time goes by pretty damn fast when you're in your last year of 'school'..

now - i know most of my loyal 'readers/fans' were disappointed when i stopped filling my blogs,
but im back and i promise, from now on, i will write at least once bi-weekly =) (yay~)
oh and guess what - i have one month left! then im outta here (whee~)
i feel anxious, and excited at the same time, but then again, who wouldnt?

i dont really want to be too random today, so before i go off topic, im gonna expand on the title of this blog..
now - if you're a vegetarian, i highly suggest you stop reading cuz im warning you - you will be insulted/mocked/laughed at..

alrite, i've been studying vegetarianism in my food&nutrition class for the past few weeks..
and we happen to watch couple of videos about it.. and they talk about how healthy it is to be a vegetarian and how morally right it is to be a vegetarians.. not to forget the 'advantages' of being a vegetarian..
i was fine with it, i actually thought it was pretty cool, but then, some of my 'vegetarian classmates' started acting/talking like as if they were better than other people cuz they were vegetarians.. and to make thing worse, later that afternoon, we learned that there are 'varieties' of vegetarians..

this is my definition of insanity.. so here they are..
lacto-vegetarians: vegetarians who eat dairy prodcuts (cheese, milk)
ovo-vegetarians: vegetarians who eat eggs
pesco-vegetarians: vegetarians who eat fishes

oh i almost forgot to mention, there are also 'combinations' of these vegetarianisms..
so that means, there could be a lacto-ovo vegetarian, pesco-lacto vegetarians, etc (you get the picture)

this is the part that i so did not understand.. cuz the word 'vegetarian' is someone who practices 'vegetarianism', and 'vegetarianism' means "the practice of subsisting on a diet composed primarily or wholly of vegetables, grains, fruits, nuts, and seeds, with or without eggs and dairy products.."

i just had to know if this was true.. and i ran into this vegetarian, she was a pesco-vegetarian.. so that means she doesnt eat meat, but she eats fish.. this is how our conversation went..
me - "so - you dont eat meat, but you eat fish?"
her - "yep, thats what a pesco-vegetarian is"
me - "do you mind me asking why fish? but not meat?"
her - "well.. cuz fishes arent meat"
me *gives her a confused look, followed by a look that implied "ur a dumbass", then walks away..*

i wouldn't have said anything if that was it, but no~ listen to this one, i had an argument with a lacto-ovo vegetarian..
me - "why dont you eat meat? do you really think animals serve a better purpose than to be a part of our food chain?"
him - "no, i think animals are here for a far more superior reason"
me - "alright, so tell me, what do You eat?"
him - "well, i eat whatever the animal produces, but i dont eat the animal itself"
me - "oh... i see, so you drink milk and stuff, but you dont eat eggs, etc?"
him - "no, i eat eggs, like i said, i eat whatever animals produce, not the animal itself"
me - "so what you're saying is.. eggs aren't animals, they're just produced by animals?"
him - "right"
me - "wow, thats the most retarded thing ive ever heard, let me ask you something, what do eggs become?"
him - "....."

getting the point yet? i dont mean to be rude, but unless you're a "vegan" (people who eat no animal products - no eggs, no dairy, no honey, etc) and unless you're a vegetarian for health purposes (doctor's recommendation, etc) i seriously think that vegetarians are bunch of morons who goes against the true purpose of vegetarianism..

are they seriously retarded or are they trying to be funny?
them: "i eat what animals produce, like eggs, but not the animal itself, like chickens"
me - eggs become chicken you imbecile..
them: "fishes arent meat"
me - well they certainly arent vegetables/fruit/dairy/grain products.. wanna tell me what the hell they are then?

it just upsets me so much that some vegetarians actually think that they are better than others cuz they dont eat 'meat'..
either than religious or health reasons.. why are they saying they are 'vegetarians'?

because its morally right? puh-lease.. since when did humanity start thinking about what's morally right or wrong.. maybe they should act morally right by not lying to other people claiming that they practice vegetarianism...
because animals have conscience? you wish, do dogs/cats know the difference between whats right and wrong? No, therefore they have no conscience..
because they are alive and move around? oh - and i suppose plants are just dead creatures since they dont move right? how did you live all this time with such stupidity?


am i getting too cruel here? you think so eh? well Good, because this is exactly how i feel about vegetarians.. like i said, i respect vegans cuz they practice vegetarianism, and i dont mind people who are vegetarians for health reasons.. but those 'types' of vegetarians who look down on others? it makes me wanna puke, how dare they try and pretend to be something they're not - and actually think that they are better than others just because they have the name "vegetarian"?

so - the next time you hear someone talk down to someone else cuz they're so called "vegetarians".. do me a favor.. laugh at them, and walk away...
and any of the vegetarians out there who want to prove me wrong, go right ahead and leave a comment..
i'd be more than happy to break your pride..

4 Comments:

  • 뭐이리 길어 -_-;;

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 8, 2005 at 3:07 p.m.  

  • Just a couple of things I wanted to say in response to this...

    I completely agree with you when you side against "pesco vegetarians". "well.. cuz fishes arent meat". Recent studies show that fish do feel pain. There is no reason to feel that fish are any less of an animal than anything else.

    One things I wanted to point out, though: you claim that eggs become chickens... you do realize, of course, chickens lay an egg a day whether they are fertilized eggs (meaning they will become chickens) or not. All of the eggs we eat will not become chickens, and could not have ever, because they were not fertilized with rooster sperm. So, therefore, those eggs are just an animal product.

    Overall though, I have to say I agree with you. People who don't eat meat for health reasons are fine. I avoid meat much of the time if I am cooking for myself, but I am not in the least bit strict about it. I don't understand vegetarians who refuse to eat meat EVER. One bite of chicken won't kill you, if you're worried about health risks, it would probably actually be good for you. Not eating it for "moral reasons".. like you said, if you aren't a vegan, you really aren't doing anything except satisfying your own conscience.

    One last thing - do pesco-vegetarians exist who don't eat meat for health reasons? Do they realize that fish are the leading source of mercury in our diet, and mercury is one of the least healthy things you can eat? Do they realize that farm-bred fish are so unhealthy it is recommended women who intend to have children never eat them, and they are only alright for men about once every two months?

    I really enjoy reading your views David, keep it up.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 9, 2005 at 6:25 p.m.  

  • hahaha omg david i totally agree with you...vegetarians are retarded i mean not the onse with religious purposes and medical things but the vegetarians out there who eat what the animals produce should go and sit in a corner and thin about why they are vegetarian...you know? ne wayz i just hought this blog entrey was well thought out:)
    ttyl xoxo -Becky a.k.a pucca jr.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 9, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.  

  • DAVID.. omg so long..took me like 5 hours to read it
    hhahahhaa.. so how are you doing? haven't talked to u in a WHILEEE

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 18, 2005 at 8:00 p.m.  

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