The Vegetarian Torture

[jman220]

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Elaine,

I noticed you say things like "So, yeah, it would be rude of them to invite me over and serve me dead animal"

"have you invited them over for dinner recently and served them flesh?"


Certainly you like to point out the brutality of what meat eaters are doing. You are a vegetarian, and I respect your opinion.



However, I remember you posting (perhaps under Otis) that you are pro-choice. What it be OK, if I described you as not being "pro-choice" but as a "supporter of murder" or a "backer of fetus killing"? (certainly you can understand how I would want to point out the brutality of what the people who dont side with me are doing)

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Interesting analogy, though not convincing.
Inappropriate hijack.
Here's why:
People can be pro-choice without participating in abortion whatsoever.
People cannot be meat-eaters without participating in animal torture.
Thinking that an act should be legal is VERY different than actually participating in the act.

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My Uncle is a vegetarian, but he is pro-my right to eat meat. I fail to see how what you said is any kind of real distinction.

[jman220]

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Relax, Evan, you'll never be invited to dinner at my house.

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Elaine, If I remember correctly from another thread you own a cat. Do you feed your cat meat?

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Elaine,

I noticed you say things like "So, yeah, it would be rude of them to invite me over and serve me dead animal"

"have you invited them over for dinner recently and served them flesh?"


Certainly you like to point out the brutality of what meat eaters are doing. You are a vegetarian, and I respect your opinion.



However, I remember you posting (perhaps under Otis) that you are pro-choice. What it be OK, if I described you as not being "pro-choice" but as a "supporter of murder" or a "backer of fetus killing"? (certainly you can understand how I would want to point out the brutality of what the people who dont side with me are doing)

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Interesting analogy, though not convincing.
Inappropriate hijack.
Here's why:
People can be pro-choice without participating in abortion whatsoever.
People cannot be meat-eaters without participating in animal torture.
Thinking that an act should be legal is VERY different than actually participating in the act.

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you do realize that thousands upon thousands of animals are killed each year harvesting vegetables/grains right??

better stop eating corn, wheat etc

[scrub]

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OP,

Simple solution for this in the future. I usually ask someone who invites us to dinner what we're going to be having, so I can bring an appropriate bottle of wine to share with the dinner, if possible.

While we primarily do that so we can be good guests (and because I like to drink), one bonus is the fact that you find out what you're having.

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I'm a fairly picky eater and hate being in a position where I end up being a rude dinner guest. If we're invited over to someone's house for dinner, it's inevitably an invitation from one of my girlfriend's friends, so she always makes sure to call up and vet the menu. I feel like it's the most polite thing to do if you doubt your ability to force an unappealing meal down.

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Never trust a vego.

[jd2b2006]

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Never trust a vego.

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And vegetarians are the ones with the superior attitude?

[dustyn]

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Forget the vegetarian debate.

If I went to someone's house and they served me something (a) that I couldn't identify and (b) tasted horrible, I'd smile politely, eat as little of it as possible without being rude, and never accept another invitation to dinner.

I think it's a little rude to invite people over to your house and serve them some bizarre food that you like without even bothering to consider that they don't like it.

What if, instead of bizarre vegetable meal, the people served an Indiana Jones-type meal with eels and chilled monkey brains?

If you're going to cook for someone, cook something accessible and mainstream-ish.

I tend to side with the OP on this one.

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I completely agree with this as well, especially if it's the first time you invite someone over for dinner. As a host, you should be cooking things your audience will enjoy, and deliberately cooking obscure food when you have no idea what your audience will think about it is pretty rude, imo. Whether you are cooking meals with meat in them or not, it's poor taste to serve obscure meals for people you barely know and have no idea what their taste in food is, especially without giving your guests a heads up beforehand.

To use another analogy, say you are inviting another couple over for a movie for the first time, without any idea of their taste. Would you seriously put on something like La Dolce Vita or The Battle of Algiers? Putting a foreign film from the 60s to an unknown audience is a freakin terrible idea. A better approach would be a recent, well reviewed movie that attracts a wide variety of audiences. From there, you can inquire about the couples specific tastes and choose something more targetted for the next occasion. Same deal with food.

[ElaineMonster]

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Elaine, If I remember correctly from another thread you own a cat. Do you feed your cat meat?

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First, no one "owns" a cat.
Second, cats are carnivores, humans are omnivores. A cat cannot survive without meat, humans can.

[Evan]

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First, no one "owns" a cat.

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This can't be real.

[El Ishmael]

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First, no one "owns" a cat.

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Be more a nit.

You may have gotten mixed up in the sea of forums you seem to frequent. This isn't vegan-lovers, GLAAD, PETA, or NOW, where people talk they own unicorns.