TheQueen
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
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- Joined
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Hi guys. I just posted about a sort of problem I'm having at school. None of my friends support me being vegetarian, even though I've been one for almost a year (9mos to be exact!). So, sometimes they poke fun at me for it, and every time I try to explain to them why, and what good things can come from being a veg, they just shoot me down. Even my bio teacher does it! I'm simply trying to educate them, if nothing more, and they come up with the lamest arguments.
Some of their favorites are "PETA is a radical group and their videos are old and outdated, etc, etc." First off PETA could be considered a radical group...a GOOD radical group. Second, none of their info is outdated or wrong. Another more popular argument is "You say that you don't eat animals because of their feelings blah blah blah but you eat vegetables! And vegetables are living things that deserve to leave too! You don't know, they could feel pain as well!" Or something to that effect, at least. I can't really come up with any retaliation for that one, as vegetables are technically living things, but it's different, you know?
It just amazes me that some people cannot see the horror that happens right in front of them. All the murder that happens just to satisfy their taste buds for less that fifteen minutes. Anyways, sorry, I just had to rant. I mean, you'd think my biology teacher at least would support me! So, anyways, hoping to get some good out of this thread, anybody have some ideas that I could tell my friends the next time they bug me? Thanks.
Some of their favorites are "PETA is a radical group and their videos are old and outdated, etc, etc." First off PETA could be considered a radical group...a GOOD radical group. Second, none of their info is outdated or wrong. Another more popular argument is "You say that you don't eat animals because of their feelings blah blah blah but you eat vegetables! And vegetables are living things that deserve to leave too! You don't know, they could feel pain as well!" Or something to that effect, at least. I can't really come up with any retaliation for that one, as vegetables are technically living things, but it's different, you know?
It just amazes me that some people cannot see the horror that happens right in front of them. All the murder that happens just to satisfy their taste buds for less that fifteen minutes. Anyways, sorry, I just had to rant. I mean, you'd think my biology teacher at least would support me! So, anyways, hoping to get some good out of this thread, anybody have some ideas that I could tell my friends the next time they bug me? Thanks.