are vegetarians hypocrites?

[felifreshh]

Originally Posted by Faye Maybe you should stop watching tv?

Maybe..

My friend sent me a video and was preaching to not eat meat.. and it had on there about milking cows and I mentioned it to her and she acted like it doesn't matter..

I was just asking a question, There is no need for everyone to get defensive.

[CCArmyWife]

Originally Posted by Midge.T Really. Her debates sound more like she wants a justification of her tunnel vision opinions.

[Sophie♥Hatter]

It is possible to buy milk that is not factory farmed (you can buy milk shares of a cow or goat) also not all veggies are veggie for ethical reasons. some do it for health reasons, or to deal with food allergies. You are assuming that people choose the veggie way of life for just the ethical reasons. You are thinking of pure veggies or pure vegans. Most people transition into the vegan life style slowly over the course of years some never do.

[Amy]

No. I don't care why a person is a vegetarian, or what they choose to eat. If they choose to only consume eggs and milk because they are not actually animal "flesh" (I hate that word), then so be it.

[felifreshh]

Originally Posted by Wicked I know a lot of vegetarians who don't eat meat because they don't like it, or because they don't think it's healthy, or because they were raised that way. Most vegetarians I know also drink soy milk, not cows milk. What is your point? I really think this is one of those things that is not for you to judge. What someone else puts into their body, and the reasons why they do that, is really none of your business. Unless it effects you, which is doesn't, it seems pointless to make judgments on their dietary habits, because how can you ever really know? Even if they are hypocritical in your eyes, does it matter? This is just one of those things that is strictly personal, KWIM?

Well, My friend sent me a video that had torture of milking cows yet she still drinks cows milk.. I thought it was some what hypocritical..

I was just asking what others thought, Perhaps I should have explained the OP better.

[xocassandralee]

No, because the eggs arent animals, theyre just eggs. They arent fertilized and cant turn into chickens. Milk is the same way, its not going to turn into a cow.

[joshsbeautiful]

This is why people say that you are judgmental.

[Ellie]

No i do not. I was a vegetarian for 4 years. I didn't eat anything that an animal had to be killed to make. Milk and eggs don't fall into that category so i had no problems eating them.

[eelo]

Originally Posted by Felisha Maybe.. My friend sent me a video and was preaching to not eat meat.. and it had on there about milking cows and I mentioned it to her and she acted like it doesn't matter.. I was just asking a question, There is no need for everyone to get defensive.

[Midge.T]

Originally Posted by Felisha Maybe.. My friend sent me a video and was preaching to not eat meat.. and it had on there about milking cows and I mentioned it to her and she acted like it doesn't matter.. I was just asking a question, There is no need for everyone to get defensive.

It's not your asking questions that gets people up in arms, it's the fact that you word them in such a way that doesn't put the debate out there as an objective subject for people to comment on.

Basically you form your opinion in the form of a question and argue with anyone that doesn't agree with you despite facts being given to you over and over showing the holes in your thought process.