Should vegetarians have the same rights as normal omnivorous people?!
Should vegetarians have the same rights as normal omnivorous people?
Who is better, a vegetarian or someone who eats meat as part of their diet? Well, the answer is straight forward. Neither, they are both equal. They both enjoy the same basic human rights; which is why, as a meat eater, I make sure I ask for meat whenever I have dinner at one of my vegetarian friends' houses.
Whenever a vegetarian makes things awkward at a dinner party, whenever you have to prepare a seperate dish to accomodate a fussy eater of the vegetarian persuasion, remember - the next time they invite you over to eat a nut-roast or to try a meat free lasagne - tell them you want them to cook you a steak.
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okay.... thanks for the advice i guess
Look at that. You asked a question and gave your own best answer! Why was this posted?
Oh grow up and get a life. There's enough strife in the world without small-minded people adding to it.
... well if they do not want to eat what is being served at your house they don't need to, and if your don't want to eat what they eat you don't have to.
there are already so many problems in the society where everyone wants to be better,in terms of race,religion,gender,now u want another one of those issues where others are being discriminated? cummon, man!
Well you started off right. They're both equal. But most vegetarians chose to be vegetarian because of strong beliefs. What you are saying is like telling a Hindu to cook burgers just because you are coming over. While you can eat vegetables a vegetarian cannot eat meat, there is a big difference there. You are not obligated to serve vegetarian dishes, but don't be sad if your vegetarian friends start declining dinner invites.
Ever hear the expression " When in Rome do as the Romans do"???? Would it kill you to eat a salad at a friends home who happens to be a vegetarian? You are making them feel awkward. Would you go to the home of a Jewish friend and ask for a pork chop? You sound like a petty person.
What's the point in asking them to cook you a steak, I thought you were friends, why be that horrible to them? I don't eat meat, I eat fish and I don't mind cooking meat but if you specifically requested that I cook you meat, you'd probably never get an invite to my house again.
Surely if you invite someone to your house you want their company and you shouldn't be bitching about their choice of food.
Either invite them and don't give out that you have to (for one meal) have a meat free dish, or just even cook a meat free dish, or don't invite them. Be a gracious host or not a host at all.
Before I came became a vegetarian I didn't eat meat with every meal and I bet you don't either. So stop acting like a complete dummy.
To ask a vegetarian to prepare meat is rude.
Now that said, if I were invited to someone's house that eats meat, which I am all the time, I just eat whatever I can. It's called side dishes.
I'm sure you can force yourself to eat a food that doesn't have meat in it.
Funny - I think that it would be fair if a meat eater brought in a little Tupperware their own meat dish like many vegans, vegetarians and macrobiotic eaters do. Then just microwave it and enjoy dinner with your friends. Politics should not come to the dinner table.
no the shouldn't have the same rights as the shouldn't have the right to eat meat.
If you mean better in health its the omnivorous person as meat is part of a human diet. but else then yes they have the same rights
yea yea yea and so on and so forth are you homer simpson
if you were my meathead friend i wouldnt invite you to one of my dinners ah well ignorance is bliss
Thats selfish. You said that we are all equal, that neither is better. We CANNOT eat meat due to our beliefs and thoughts on the subject. You can eat our food, you just choose not to to spite the vegy host.
How old are you? Im sorry but that is VERY immature. if you truly understood why people are vegy then you would never do that.
Also i dislike how you are encouraging toerhs to do the same. besides, i dont eat meat and i would not mind preparing it, i know that some people do not realise the truth about the animals. I am not someone who raves on about animal welfare to meat eaters (discounting now lol) There are vegy chefs who can cook meat.
So you are not actually dping anything. Besides it isnt fussy,a dn its hardly difficult to stcik a bit of quorn in the oven.
Are you saying you ahve never met a fussy meat eater? MY sister eats meat and all she likes is chicken, mince, pasta and marmite sandwiches! call that fussy?
Vegetarians are often described as being "awkward" or "fussy"(your words), but this is their perogative. If you have a problem with that then don't invite them over.This question has nothing to do with rights. Each to his own.
Sure, you can do that, if you don't want to have friends.
You are absolutely right-we are all equal. But I do think that it would be disrespectful to ask for a meat meal from your vegetarian host. It seems like it takes a lot more to be a vegetarian-finding foods that contain no animal or animal byproducts, having to eat only salad or soup at restaurants, etc. And I honestly commend the ones that have enough determination to keep it up. So I don't think it would be right to put your host in that position by asking them to cook you up a steak. Its just one meal, why don't you just try a meat less lasagna?
I think that they should be treated the same way as meat eaters but you should not be rude by telling them you want a steak, treat them the same way you want to be treated
I suspect you will not have vegetarian friends for long as in practice, this kind of attitude is rather aggressive and offputting.
However, I understand where your principles lie. I am Jewish and while my husband is not, I have always said if he wishes it, I will cook pork for him. It's a question of wanting to please the other person. As it is, he's never asked me, but when it all comes down to it, it's only food. Just because it's not what I would eat myself, doesn't mean it should be off the menu for him.
I would never want to force my principles on someone else.
It's like when vegetarians make their kids eat the same way, without allowing them to make the choice for themselves. And life is about individual choices. Not making someone do the same as you to validate their own beliefs.
Your odd.
yes of course they should.
I am suprised you have any friends at all vergetarian or otherwise.
can't really answer this one you've left out nothing for me to add you said it all in your own question id definitely of given you ten points .
Your not a very understanding person. Or a nice friend... Help the world..... RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S BELIEFS.....
I agree entirely. I would also recommend, when they ask you to prepare them something "meat free" why not try a nice salad. Instead of Olive oil for the dressing use beef dripping. Prepare a lovely foie gras parfait flavoured with truffles with some vegetables in it and claim it is truffle flavoured tofu. While your at it get out your newest fur collared coat for all to admire. Vegans are even worse. What do they think those incisor teeth are for ? I'm assuming they use them for self-harming.
i think your pretty narrow minded and intolerant of other peoples beliefs. In fact im quite suprised you actually have any friends that would be interested in inviting you to their house.
just to let you know I am a meat eater so its not that i'm an offended veggie i just think you're an arrogant a*se!!!!
hahahahahahaha. dang, did you get clubbed by the old double standard truncheon. hehe. now listen, your peers have spoken, these people are not just fussy eaters, they're better than you, so buck it up, dig into your tastless veggie loaf, and stfu. they got burger shops in your town? stop at one on the way home. but beware of violent vegans, protien deficiency has been known to cause stress and other mental disorders (see above).
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As Roger Waters said
"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"
Come on over. I'll happily chop off your arm, roast it, and serve it back to you.
What? You wouldn't eat that? Then why is it made out of meat?
Why should they? All they spend their time doing is running around saying "I don't eat meat!" What kind of life is that? Put em all in the zoo with the other vegetable eating animals.
I never ask for a special meal to tell ya the truth...unless it's a wedding, plane, or other catered event where you have a choice. It is proper etiquette for a host to serve what she wants and for a guest to eat what she wants from what is provided and if that excludes a portion of the meal than neither should feel offended.
it's simple you won't be my friend in my house
it's called common sense, i obiouslly dont' have any steak
and it'll make me sad, or mad, to cook a steak, therefor, i have a choice to kick you out, instead of doing you a favor
I bet your vegetarian friends don't stay friends with you for long!
My meat-eating friends have much better manners than you and wouldn't bother asking for meat at my house, because they know it would upset me. They want to be friends with me for who I am, never mind my funny old principles.
Having said that, most of my friends have seen the light and converted to the animal-friendly side of life!