What are the great vegetarian/vegan myths?

Question

What are the great vegetarian/vegan myths?

Answer 1

that all vegetarians and vegans are PETA supporters who burn down animal testing labs and throw tomatoes at people wearing fur.

i'm a vegetarian and i have never donated to PETA or attended their events.

Answer 2

1) That vegetarians/vegans are poor dirty hippies and week! -

I have great a education, and a wonderful salary to match. Plus I am healthier and fitter than most of the people at my work place.

2) Real men are not vegetarian/vegan

Actually I think not eating meat is very s**y and attractive

3) We can only eat salads

I actually hate salad, and I have been vegatarin all my life, now vegan.

Answer 3

Tofu is good!

Answer 4

"Vegetarians/vegans care more about animals than humans"

"Veg*ns eat bland food"

"Veg*ns want to ban pet ownership"

"Veg*ns want to take the fun out of everyone's meals"

Answer 5

1.  We only eat vegetables

2.  We don't get enough protein

3.  We are pale and skinny

Answer 6

we're all pale, skinny and sickly

we don't care about people

we murder plants

we hate meateaters

we're all pushy

we're all part of peta

Answer 7

Tough..I'd say the impression people have that vegetarians don't understand that humans are omnivores, and if you brow beat them with it, they'll realize the error of their ways and revert to meat.  *sigh*

Answer 8

Vegans are healthier than non vegans

Answer 9

- That eating soy is bad for guys

- That vegans can't be body builders

- That all vegetarians are animal rights fanatics

Answer 10

The protein myth that WILL NOT DIE.

The "what about the plants" question.

That we're pale, sickly, skinny, have thinning hair.

That we're hippies.

That we don't enjoy food (yes, we do.  If there ever is a job opening for vegan foodie, sign me up!).

And some of the other ones mentioned here.

Answer 11

The funniest one I heard was that we smell bad. I died laughing at that one. I think I smell just great thanks. LOL

That we are sickly. (Never been healthier)

And that the food we eat is bland. (Not even close!)

And I would never throw a tomato at someone wearing fur.. Waste of a perfectly good tomato. Duh.

Answer 12

That plants have feelings too.

Answer 13

The worst vegetarian stereotypes are:

That we somehow are protein deficient and lacking in iron

That we all have thin, brittle hair

That we are all sandal wearing hippies tying ourselves to trees. LOL

Also some people think vegetarians eat fish. Wrong! ;)

Answer 14

That they are somehow all of one mind and all behave in the same way, and that making sweeping generalisations about them somehow proves this.

Eh, exsft?

Answer 15

I think it's pretty funny when omnivores think they have to defend their meat eating ways to me.

A myth about vegetarians/vegans that I find funny is the fact that people think we hurt plants.  I'm sorry but mowing your lawn is not like skinning a cat.

Answer 16

Protein deficient, pale, anemic, self-righteous, g*y/L*****n, "plants feel pain", "fish don't feel pain", "God made animals for us to eat", "vegetarianism isn't natural so therefore we shouldn't be vegetarians", left wing/liberal/hippies, mock meat made of soy is the same thing as eating meat,  don't support charities that benefit people, too weak to hold a job, we live with our parents, we all belong to PETA, we all like the same kind of music, wear the same clothes, read all the same books, Hitler was a vegetarian, you can eat fish/chicken/meat and still be a vegetarian, if you are vegetarian you will never get sick, if you are vegetarian you will always be sick, if you are vegetarian you will live longer, if you are vegetarian you will live shorter, if you are vegetarian you will be skinny, if you are vegetarian you will be fat, if a vegetarian has any kind of health problem it's because he or she is a vegetarian, vegetarians really hate their food and crave steak, or they are vegetarian because it's "trendy."

Answer 17

vegetarians taste better

why do people start eating vegetarians and see if we taste better than meat eaters?

Answer 18

Vegetarians and vegans never get enough protein.

Vegetarians and vegans are pale and sickly looking.

Vegetarians and vegans are all extremists looking for attention.

The list goes on and on...