I never understand why people get so defensive whenever the words vegetarian/vegan come up. It's like the simple act of declaring, "I'm vegetarian" is somehow slapping a meat-eater in the face.
Which I'm not! I'm going to be at a Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey which has been so overbred until it has no flavor and must be brined for a day in plants in order to taste good. :-)
The only time I ever feel really militant about eating meat at all is when I think about the factory farming and all of the clear and obvious health problems involved. It's ok to be a little enlightened and still eat meat! It's not inherently wrong in and of itself, but we've certainly created a gross, unsustainable process when there are other ways to get your fatback fix.
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I never understand why people get so defensive whenever the words vegetarian/vegan come up. It's like the simple act of declaring, "I'm vegetarian" is somehow slapping a meat-eater in the face.
Which I'm not! I'm going to be at a Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey which has been so overbred until it has no flavor and must be brined for a day in plants in order to taste good. :-)
The only time I ever feel really militant about eating meat at all is when I think about the factory farming and all of the clear and obvious health problems involved. It's ok to be a little enlightened and still eat meat! It's not inherently wrong in and of itself, but we've certainly created a gross, unsustainable process when there are other ways to get your fatback fix.