Veggie Pushers

I've recently become a vegetarian, well more like a pescetarian (I still eat some fish and shell fish), and I've noticed a very negative vibe amongst some 'veggies'.

I do not appreciate holier-than-thou attitudes about being vegan or vegetarian. I can understand having adult, mature and informative conversations or correspondence about being vegetarian. Giving people information and explaining the health benefits and the environmental benefits of living a veggie lifestyle is positive.

Making people feel like you're better than them or smarter than them just because you're a veggie makes other vegetarian and vegans look like assholes. Now I don't wonder why people have this strange predisposition to dislike vegetarians. I figured it out. Some veggies, and not all of them obviously, are just rude and condescending about their lifestyle/diet choice. It's almost like discrimination; you're automatically above them because they don't live like you do.

People who love meat make fun of vegetarians because most of them are ignorant. Those people will probably also die of heart attack due to high cholesterol; but isn't that what Social Darwinism is all about? Be happy and comfortable with your choice and be comfortable with theirs as well; they're worse for it and the only way they'll change is when they start to CARE.

Veggies don't need to behave like Jehovah's Witnesses and spread the message of the lifestyle like it's a religion. What is wonderful for one person isn't always the same for another. It's basic. Veggies aren't better than Carnivores. Carnivores aren't better than Veggies.

If you can be polite and informative when speaking to a non-veggie about vegetarianism or veganism than you have a much better shot at getting them to think about the benefits. If you can only preach and condescend in these situations, you should know that you're pretty much damaging the reputation of others like you.

I'm off to eat my dill and lime potato wedges. Mmm.