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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been a vegetarian for a while, and before anyone asks, I am not one of 'those' vegetarians who shames/judges people for eating meat. Of course, I wish people who do eat meat would go the free-range route/humane, but not my place to decide that, and I realize those options are typically more expensive and less accessible. For me, it truly is a personal decision.

Anyways - the other day, I picked a friend up who asked me how I justified having a car with leather seats when I don't eat meat. I honestly had never really thought about it - my car is on the older side, and I didn't 'choose' the car for its leather seats. It got me thinking, though, that I have several leather bags, shoes, etc...and now I feel guilty. Hoping to get other opinions...

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First off, I'd suggest you drop the defensiveness in the beginning. I have been vegetarian for 20+ years and have literally never encountered a pushy vegetarian. Don't give more life to this absurd stereotype.

And to answer your question: we avoid leather as much as possible but sometimes it is very hard or near impossible to avoid leather. So we do what we can - no leather car seats, no leather purses/shoes/bags, no leather furniture etc. [/quote]

100% this. all of it. I get way more from non-vegetarians in the terms of lectures (i.e., pointing out perceived hypocrisy, criticizing my choice, or dramatic declarations how they could NEEEEVVVVVEEEEERRRR live without meat) than I have ever seen given from a vegetarian.

The latter is also true. I will not seek out leather seats, furniture, clothes, etc. But sometimes it is unavoidable (mostly in shoes). [/quote]

+1.  And PSA, don’t ask my why I’m a vegetarian at thanksgiving dinner and then turnaround and accuse me of lecturing you!  Did you want me to say “no comment” so you could call me rude instead?[/quote]

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