Why are people so hardheaded? | Animals Australia Unleashed

Ava United States • Posts: 23

21 15 Jul 2009

x.Tara said:

jack said:

Ava said:

Ok i dont know if its like this in Australia but in America especially in the south, a vegetarian cant go a day without being questioned about their sanity or getting picked at by a non-veg. They cant just leave us alone? No, they want to start and arguement on why we should eat meat, even though its very obvious that its out choice we DONT want to. Its just very frustrating to me why i cant go out to eat without being a spectical or "offending" someone while they are literally waving a piece of meat in my face!

Does anyone else ever have this problem or is it just me?

yea its like that her 2

its a different lifestyle and its a easy thing to pick on
They will learn

exactly. it's like when people bag me for being a christian.

Whoa girl feel ya there too! Its hard in todays society..... and i use the Bible even in refrense to vegetarianism with my christain friends, it gets THEM off my back at least. happy

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Ava United States • Posts: 23

22 15 Jul 2009

gaytee. said:

i think sometimes its not so much that they are completely weirded out your a vego, I think alot of people want to argue with you to try and justify there own lifestyle. I have friends who use to rip into me about being a vego, but have later gone vegetarian!
i think you just need to hold your ground (:
if you put up a good argument, maybe one day they'll think twice about THEIR lifestyle. (:
vegetarianism (is that a word lol) has grown so much in the last ten years, and i think its just a matter of exposure till everyone realises it isnt crazy at all!

Ahhh thank you!
Yes thats how it has been actually with a couple of good friends of mine, at first they were like "YOU"RE DOING WHAT?" but they saw how great i felt and what a difference it makes to the animals and now we sort of have our VEG support group for newbies to the lifestyle. Since people never understand them and we help them in the transition and support them when their friends and family wont.

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Ava United States • Posts: 23

23 15 Jul 2009

Jamison said:

Yeah, i've had it before. People do it because they realy do know that meat is wrong in the back of their heads, and they can't accept that it is wrong, so they will try and challenge you. Just say that 'I'm not an addict like some' and walk off if they're arguing. You're better off not to waste your time.

I actually went to a fish and chip shop and asked for a burger with the lot but no meat, when he found out I was vegetarian he was like 'you can't have babies with no meat' and was going to give me free fish and free meat. i felt like saying 'I'M A LESBIAN YOU *word for appendage* I DON'T WANT KIDS!!!' but I kept my mouth shut and walked out and left my mother to deal with him.

There are some fights worth arguing for, there are others where you just don't bother happy

OMG i will so say that one day if i ever get the chance, even though im not but its a great comback!! I cant stand for people to challenge me and i know its better to just let well enough alone, but dang it iv got this part of me that LOVES to pop off. Esp at my school where they are very NON VEG, the mean lunchladies get it from me when they refuse to serve me my way. But the nicer ones will just simply comply and not put meat on my plate at all and i appreciate that alot. It makes life easier and i get a meal!

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Ava United States • Posts: 23

24 15 Jul 2009

Shirley said:

dont even get me started. people pick on me all the time!
i so understand you all right now! (we are all on the same plane) cloud9

i hate it when everyone is like,
you cant do that coz your vegan. arh!
or what do you eat shirley?
you cant have chocolate,icecream nothing.
are you crazy! im get so annoyed of explaining it.
i am vegan for so many reasons i get so much more benfits.
best thing is to ignore. seriously. i know its hard to bite back your tongue but you have to do it, because you win on the inside anyway.
besides vegetarianism/veganism is becomming mainstream now.

Oh i love responding to What do you eat!!!!!!!
I look at the person with this blank expression
and say "nothing", wow its great to see their reaction!
Oh and i commend you on vegan!
its much more difficult than veg!
so you have all my respect!
And yes you do always feel better
because you dont have fat and cholesterol
blocking up your insides happy

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- Kitty Freak - SA • Posts: 1070

25 15 Jul 2009

My boyfriend who is very much into religion. (hes not religious but he likes to learn about it) told me the other week that there are some christians i think it was that believe vegans were sent here by god as a plague.. -.-

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- Kitty Freak - SA • Posts: 1070

26 15 Jul 2009

Ava said:

Shirley said:

dont even get me started. people pick on me all the time!
i so understand you all right now! (we are all on the same plane) cloud9

i hate it when everyone is like,
you cant do that coz your vegan. arh!
or what do you eat shirley?
you cant have chocolate,icecream nothing.
are you crazy! im get so annoyed of explaining it.
i am vegan for so many reasons i get so much more benfits.
best thing is to ignore. seriously. i know its hard to bite back your tongue but you have to do it, because you win on the inside anyway.
besides vegetarianism/veganism is becomming mainstream now.

Oh i love responding to What do you eat!!!!!!!
I look at the person with this blank expression
and say "nothing", wow its great to see their reaction!
Oh and i commend you on vegan!
its much more difficult than veg!
so you have all my respect!
And yes you do always feel better
because you dont have fat and cholesterol
blocking up your insides happy

i tell people i eat leaves, grass and tofu. Then i just smile and continue with whatever else was being said. XD

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Gaara-Rulez United States • Posts: 6

27 15 Jul 2009

- Vegan Freak - said:

My boyfriend who is very much into religion. (hes not religious but he likes to learn about it) told me the other week that there are some christians i think it was that believe vegans were sent here by god as a plague.. -.-

lol they're are deffinantly not a plague. XD like Ava i use the Christian approach with a lot of ppl. lol we spent an hour in the bible finding verses and stuff.

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Ava United States • Posts: 23

28 15 Jul 2009

- Vegan Freak - said:

My boyfriend who is very much into religion. (hes not religious but he likes to learn about it) told me the other week that there are some christians i think it was that believe vegans were sent here by god as a plague.. -.-

wow thats one i havent heard before!
Haha i cant wait for the day i get a finger pointed
at me and someone yells "PLAGUE!"

But i havent had any christians tell me that...
Or heard that before, i couldnt see
where it would be percieved as such
being a christian born and raised i havent heard it
ever to be said like that or otherwise in fact in
"the begining" we were made to be vegetarians
but i feel it would be a comical scene
if it happened XD

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- Kitty Freak - SA • Posts: 1070

29 15 Jul 2009

Ava said:

- Vegan Freak - said:

My boyfriend who is very much into religion. (hes not religious but he likes to learn about it) told me the other week that there are some christians i think it was that believe vegans were sent here by god as a plague.. -.-

wow thats one i havent heard before!
Haha i cant wait for the day i get a finger pointed
at me and someone yells "PLAGUE!"

But i havent had any christians tell me that...
Or heard that before, i couldnt see
where it would be percieved as such
being a christian born and raised i havent heard it
ever to be said like that or otherwise in fact in
"the begining" we were made to be vegetarians
but i feel it would be a comical scene
if it happened XD

theyre one of the branches of christianity that think that i think. but yes, it would be hilarious xD

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ckimana NSW • Posts: 2539

30 15 Jul 2009

- Vegan Freak - said:

i tell people i eat leaves, grass and tofu. Then i just smile and continue with whatever else was being said. XD
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LMAO! Love it!!!

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