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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]22:39 here.  I should add that I don't go around lecturing people about what they eat or seeking attention about what I eat.  But if I'm somewhere, I will ask people what is in dishes.  And that is how most people know that I don't eat red meat, poultry, lamb, rabbit, deer, or pork (most types of meat).  It's amazing how nasty people can get, though, if they find out I don't eat these things.  I almost avoid/hide it because I don't need yet another person to say in a nasty tone, "it's not a meal unless there's meat!"  So for every rude vegetarian/pescatarian, there's at least 4 rude carnivores.

I never expect people to make special dishes for me.  For holidays, I eat before we go to inlaws.

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Agree 1000% that there are carnivores [b]who get super aggressive when they find out I'm vegetarian[/b]. It's really strange. I don't care what they eat; why should they care so much what I eat?[/quote]

I'm the PP you are responding to.  It's bizarre, isn't it?  I say very little to people about why I don't eat certain things.  But they get very aggressive if I won't eat meat.  They go out of their way to make a point about eating meat or they go on a tirade about their friend or relative who doesn't eat meat and looks unhealthy or is infertile and they're certain it's because she doesn't meat!  It's absolutely ridiculous.

I have no doubt there are some obnoxious vegetarians out there, but I think the obnoxious carnivores far outnumber the obnoxious vegetarians (and disproportionately so -- meaning, it's not just because there are more of them).

Personally, I think it's because they get defensive.  They assume because you don't eat meat that you are making a moral or ethical judgment about what they eat.  Frankly, I think the really nasty ones are the ones who also feel defensive because they haven't really ever thought about eating or food as an ethical choice -- and they don't want to.  And even if you don't lecture them or tell them why you don't eat meat, your presence makes them think about something they'd rather not think about (i.e., where their food comes from).[/quote]

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