Vegetarianism: Good or BAD? What do YOU think?


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By Catz15 on Thursday, July 30, 1998 - 11:28 am:

Any other vegetarians out there? I am sooo sick of people asking me dumb questions and acting like I'm crazy or something. Veg is a great way to eat. Ever since I became one a year ago, I don't get sick as much and have more energy. I'ts better for you,the enviroment and the animals. Anyone have any thoughts on the subject?


By Cookie monster on Thursday, July 30, 1998 - 08:41 pm:

I have a friend who's a meat-etarian. She doesn't eat any fruits or vegetables *at all*. I'm not kidding, I'm dead serious, she doesn't eat them.


By Anonymous on Thursday, July 30, 1998 - 09:31 pm:

I was a vegetarian for 8 months before I caved in! The meat just tasted soooo good. I'm really sorry!


By Animals deserve to live too on Thursday, July 30, 1998 - 11:13 pm:

I have been a vegetarian for 6 1/2 months, and it really is hard. People say, "well, you can have a burger just this once can't you?" and i'm like, "no, i can't" They just don't understand, and i agree with Catz15, i don't get sick half as much as i used to, have a LOT more energy, and agree that it is soooooooo much better for everything. If you are not a vegetarian, just think about all the innocent animals you killed and then decide if the burger is really worth it's life.

Just my opinion!!!!! Hope you all see my point!:)


By Laurel on Friday, July 31, 1998 - 09:49 am:

I'm not a vegetarian but I think it is a good thing to be if that's what you believe. Some people said they were healthier, that is good, but if you are going to be a vegetarian you should learn about nutrition first. My mom used to be a vegetarian and she saw lots of people get sick because they weren't sure what to substitute for meat.


By Anonymous on Friday, July 31, 1998 - 11:43 am:

I am vegan and it IS healthier,just like being a vegetarian. There are soooomany hormones in meat. It's better for your body,the environment,the animals,the whole fucking world.


By Kat on Friday, July 31, 1998 - 11:39 pm:

i am a vegetarian, and i too think it is much healthier. not just because you aren't eating meat, but because you have to pay a lot of attention to what you are eating, so you focus a lot on nutrition. I lost weight, because i stopping eating so much junk all the time so i could get enough of what i needed. I can't stand people who knock vegetarians. Like, people have tried to convince me that chicken and fish isn't meat because chickens and fish aren't animals. they aren't animals?? Hello?! a lot of people think i'm a lunatic, or that i'm a hippie, and others critacize me about my eating habits...do *I* ramble on about E. coli or poor conditions that the animals they eat have to live through when they sit down to dinner? I DON'T think so.


By Caileen on Saturday, August 1, 1998 - 04:24 pm:

One thing that niggles me about being vegetarian is when I catch vegetarians having it out with meat eaters, for that reason. I am a vegetarian, but that is out of personal choice, and I would never dream of pressuring other folks o become vegetarian, or making them feel I held their meat eating habits against them. I don't think that anyone should pressure anyone to think in a certain way weather it be drugs, religion or vegetarianism.
I have no problem with meat eaters, but I disagree with the way of thinking of animals as products rather than living things and their rights are disregarded and they are force to live unnatural life styles through intensive farming - and how people think they have the right to change animals genetically purely for their convenience

For me I think becoming vegetarian is a good thing as it has made me more aware, not only of what I eat but other things as well. Being a vegetarian forces you to be aware of what you eat, so encourages a healthy outlook to food, but because there are few protein substitutes, I think a healthy diet, with meat is heathier although it is easier to eat unhealthily if you eat meat.

Caileen


By Caileen on Saturday, August 1, 1998 - 04:30 pm:

This has made me think of, something- should I bring my daughter up as a vegetarian or not? I'm breast feeding at the moment, so it makes no difference. She should be allowed to make her own decision, although to be honest I'd rather she decided to be veggie in a like mother, like daughter sort of way, but I don't want to prejudice her against meat too much either. I can see I'm going to have to think long and hard about this one.

Caileen


By Rhiannon on Saturday, August 1, 1998 - 05:05 pm:

My advice, Caileen, let them choose their own path in life. I may be only 14 but I am old enough to know that people are entitled to their own beliefs and opinions and nothing should be forced onto them!


By Jellybabe on Tuesday, August 4, 1998 - 04:08 pm:

I'm vegetarian and have been for ages. It really annoys me when meat eaters:
a)put a big lump of juicy meat in their mouths and make exagerrated mmm delish sort of noises. Arrgggh
b)start a huge arguement to try to prove to me that being a vegi is wrong not natural. I don't bring it up they do and I just want to get my point across.

I have heard all of these a million times before and it is boring.NNN:|



By Shampoo on Wednesday, August 5, 1998 - 01:39 am:

I think vegetarians are awesome! I know a few of them. I'd like to be a vegetarian, but i love chicken and fish and stuff sometimes, and red meat very rarely, but I wouldn't be able to fight the temptation!! I'm a really bad eater, though. Bad habits, lots of bad junk food.

Caileen: When you start your girl on solid food, don't make an effort to make her something you wouldn't make for yourself ordinarily. For example, if I was to become vegetarian, my mom wouldn't cook my dinners for me. So don't go out of your way or anything, what you eat she should eat. If you don't eat meat, she shouldn't either, because you're gonna end up cooking different meals for every member of your family. Besides, if you believe in vegetarian and think it's the best way to eat, you should bring your daughter up like that, but let her choose later on what she wants to eat.


By DarcyMoon on Thursday, August 6, 1998 - 11:30 pm:

I want to be a vegetarian,and believe me, I've tried, but my dad is a real meat-and-potatoes guy and my family always thought there was something wrong with me and would talk about me behind my back. I want to try again, but I'm scared.


By Caileen on Saturday, August 15, 1998 - 05:57 pm:

I reckon the don't make an isue out it thing is the best way - like you said shampoo, no point in making things complicateder.

Darcy, some things are more trouble than they're worth, but then again if your not confortable with the meat eating thing then stick to your guns and grin and bear it.


By Cookie monster on Sunday, August 16, 1998 - 02:33 am:

darcy, your family shouldn't make you uncomfortable if you want to try something new, and it's wrong for them to make you scared to do something *you* want to do. so let them eat their meat, you eat what you want and pretty soon your family will get used to it (no offense to them, but in my oppinion them thinking you're "weird" is seriously outdated and old fashioned). if they don't get used to it, then don't change just for them. it's your body and your tummy, you have control over it and not them.


By Anonymous on Saturday, August 22, 1998 - 02:15 pm:

to the person who said she like chicken and fish, some vegetarians do eat fish and chicken and just stay away from the red meat. I don't eat chicken, fish, or any meat for that matter, but hey, at least you would care enough not to eat red meat


By Nie on Wednesday, September 2, 1998 - 06:56 pm:

I became a vegetarian after reading "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. It was written to depict the horrible state of sanitation in the meat industry at the turn of the century, and the descriptions were so horrific that I haven't eaten meat since. No one ever gives me a bad time about being a vegitarian after I offer this explanation. Non-veggies seem to find my reasoning easier to accept.


By Endora on Wednesday, September 2, 1998 - 08:19 pm:

I'm not a vegetarian myself, but I don't understand why anyone would try to make a vegetarian feel uncomfortable. I have friends who are vegetarians for reasons ranging from health to religion to politics.

If I invite one of them over, I always make meatless dishes. Also, if I'm not sure of the level of their vegetarianism, I'll check beforehand (e.g. if they don't eat dairy products, I won't use parmesean cheese in my tomato sauce). Same goes for restaurants, we pick a place that has enough variety for both of us. It's just a matter of common courtesy.


By Titania99 on Monday, September 7, 1998 - 10:42 pm:

ok, i love vegetarians and as soon as I leave for college (next year,thank goodness) I will probably become one (not strict though)...but i have one problem with quite a few vegetarians. They claim that they don't eat meat because of all the chemicals and hormones, but then they will pop open a bag of red hots or jelly beans...TALK ABOUT CHEMICALS...everything in them is sythetic(excluding the sugar).
:::getting off soapbox:::
ok just a minor gripe...luv ya'll!
btw...i haven't been here in a while and now when i use my username and password...not only does my screen name come up but also my real name...for security reasons I really don't like that...how do i change it?


By Rebecca on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 - 01:38 am:

Anonymous- How about using the brain you have and your reasoning powers instead of the traditional instinct excuse- "Oh, the meat just tasted so good". You know what? I bet YOU would taste pretty good if I just cooked you up, but I would never do that because I use my BRAIN, and I know that you have a CONSCIOUSNESS and THOUGHTS and LOVE and that you DESERVE to LIVE!!!! Why should an animal who is minding its business have to lose its WHOLE LIFE just to feed unthoughtful people who could eat ANYTHING else but meat!!! IT is purely ridiculous!!! VEGETARIANS UNITE!!! J


By Anonymous on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 - 12:45 am:

What about fish, what about plants? Are they not living creatures too? Don't mean to rude, but what about them?


By Rebecca on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 - 10:51 pm:

Anonymous, most vegetarians do not eat fish, and plants have a completely different cell structure from animals as you probably learned in your 6th grade science class, and they lack a nervous system. Since they lack a nervous system, they probably do not think, and they probably do not feel. There you go. Also, many vegetarians I've met believe that we need to return to an Eden state like in Genesis where God gave the humans all plants for their food (before he added meat to the menu later in the Bible). So lots of people think that plants were made specifically for our food and for beauty and air, and that animals were made for beauty and for their own sakes and their own lives (that includes fish and bugs) and not for human use or consumption. J


By Celia Gardner on Friday, November 6, 1998 - 08:07 am:

Vegetarianism is totally acceptable. I eat meat but could probably do without if push came to shove. You have every right to eat what you want, as long as it's edible or a healthy diet.

Actually, you have every right to eat a non - healthy diet too. Don't blame me when you get scurvy, that's all.


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