How to answer peoples silly questions?

It has already died, what does it matter if i eat it?
more people who don't eat meat the less shops will order thus less animals killed.

We're keeping animals under control, if it werent for mcd's there would be too many cows who cause methane?

I try to push veggetarianism on to people but with silly questions i'd like to be prepared

i know there are more, i just cant think of them now, if you can post Q&A

 

I saw a rat laying in the street a few minutea ago. It's already dead do you want to eat it?

If it weren't for factory farms we wouldn't be breeding so many cows.

Kathi

 

Couple of links that'll help ...
http://www.animal-rights.com/arpage.htm
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/vegetarian/faq/

 

when people ask me why I dont eat meat i say something along these lines

"If a group of beings landed on earth who considered themselves as superior to u as you feel yourself to be over other animals---would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over the animals?" and then walk away...

but in all honesty i know it can be hard...people ask alot of hard questions sometimes.

 

Its a matter of supply and demand....if you demand hamburgers and steak (aka: cow) then they have to supply & raise even more livestock for you to eat. So technically, if you eat cow-you create more of them on factory farms.

 

I never answer.
It's personal. I don't eat meat and it's my own choice.

 

I'm to the point where I say, I eat what I like. too many damn people to educate. i pass the torch to the willing.

 

I work in a cafeteria & alot of my co-workers are foreign exchange students that come & go every 3-4 months.

Most of them now think nothing of it when I ask for a pizza...they don't even ask what kind I want, they'll just automatically grab the veggie pizza. Course when I first got here, they thought it was because I was on some weight-loss diet till I explained that sausage & pepperoni taste gross.
If I'm getting mashed potato, some don't even ask anymore if I want gravy. In fact last week, when a manager was standing nearby & reminded them to ask everyone if they wanted gravy...one line server turned around & told her that I don't eat it.

 

How is pizza in any of it's forms a weight loss supplement. lol. that made me giggle.

 

grrr i hate when people do this.

i went to the bar the other night with my b/f and his friend and his g/f...and his firend gave me some trouble.

like, "oh, why dont u eat meat? well you're killing plants too....so whats the fucking difference???"

"you need protien!!!!!!" i answered, "well alot of other foods have protien. beans, grains, etc" and hes like "no but thats not enough"

(ugh i just should of said "i get my protien from swallowing" and added a wink.

but i tihnk that people say stuff like that because,

1) theyre ignorant and grew up to tinking eating meat is normal, and are shocked when they meet someone who doesnt do somjething that is so "normal".

2) they think we are insulting them and implying that "meat is gross" jsut because we say "oh i dont eat meat..." so they try to insult us back with stupid stuff like "u must be unhealthy!" "u dont eaaat meeeeat? HAHA all u eat is SALAD???!"

because the other day i was talking to a group of guys and they asked me to a steakhouse. wanting to just turn them down anyways, i also added "sorry dont eat meat!" and one guy was like "whaaaa? not even fish? fish aint meat...it doesnt have a soul!"

and one guy replied, "but.....maybe u cud still go to dinner with us, just eat something else...you dont get grossed out by people eating meat around you, do ya?"

(i dont)

but that made me think, well maybe some ominvares just think veggies are like discrimainting to people who eat meat or something....? like quick to judge? i mean i can understand why they have that stero type in mind...

ANYWAYS - i think Anstajia said it best - dont answer, just tell them you do it for personal reasons and its your own personal choice.

 

Here is a good one:

What about killing plants, aren't you still killing?

Each animal represents a lot of killed plants that it ate. Killing plants is still a lot less killing.

 

for certain people who seem ignorant and dont want a huge going nowhere debate with them..

i jus simply say "i just think its gross" "it tastes yucky to me"

haha.

the same reason u'd use if someone asked you why u didnt like cucumbers or something, right?

 

lol thats good.

 

There is no way you can explain to these people you need to show them.Even then alot of people will choose to remain ignorant(Ego thing i reckon).