Why do people care so much that I'm a vegetarian?

Question

I mean really! Why are people so obbsessed with what I eat?? I get ptrotein and everything and it has nothing to do with them! People will be like "I hate vegetarians!" judjing them before they even know the person because of what they eat. Why does it matter? Why do people care?

Answer 1

ignorance,  small genitals and no lives.

simple as that.

ignore them.. let them kill themselves their way and you yours...

don't let them bother you...   stick with your goals and belief.

it's the meat.. it's empty calories...   they can't help it,  that meat has damaged their chromosomes and genes.    that's why they can't reach around their butts to wipe them and haven't seen their thingies since the nixon administration.

Answer 2

Mostly because vegitarians and vegans are preachy,as for me I dont give a F#ck! You dont want steak,fine with me.

Answer 3

i dont know, it bugs me sometimes. i only eat chicken sometimes and thats the only meat i eat, i dont eat fish or anything like that either.. people are like why not though? are you thinking of the animal? im like no i just dont want it thanks, meat just doesnt appeal to me. dont judge us because of it though.

Answer 4

i think people automatically assume we think we are better than them because we don't eat meat. I've gotten crazy reactions from people when i tell them I'm a vegetarian. i know i don't judge people who eat meat I'm just making a personal choice but people don't understand that sometimes.

Answer 5

Exactly,  why do you care that they care?  

Why do they even know that you are a vegetarian?

Do you flaunt your vegetarianism?

Answer 6

Because they don't have anything better to worry about.

Answer 7

Just because it is still not quite widely accepted, by everyone, it is still not the norm.

Answer 8

i think u should toughen up. I NEVER judge a vegetarian. (my mom's bff is one) so stop stereotyping. seriously.

Answer 9

Save a cow.... eat a vegetarian.... ;D

Answer 10

I wonder the same things... I don't know why its such a big deal. and I don't understand why there are idiots on the vegetarian and vegan section wasting their time thinking theyre funny, we're not hurting anyone... and theyre not bullying us, its not like we were born with some type of disease. People are dumb, ignore them.

Answer 11

Because you probably talk about it ALL the time!

Answer 12

because people are f-ing ignorant thats why. I'm vegan and people are so frustrating about it, I don't get it either love, just hang in there with a HUGE smile on your face and think tyo yourself how freaken stupid these people are, and what unhealthy ignorant choices they're making.

Answer 13

i don't care and i lot of people i know doesn't care either... so maybe its just the people you surrounds yourself with.

Answer 14

Why do YOU care? You seem like one of those vegetarians who is like "GOD GUYS! So what if I'm DIFFERENT and don't eat MEAT- JEEZ?! Yeah thats right I'm a VEGETARIAN people..."

Get over yourself, and stop making an ordeal....people won't notice nearly as much as you force them to notice now.

Answer 15

I'm a omnivore and really don't care what other people eat.  

I have a lot of friends who are vegetarians, and I have enjoyed learning to cook for them and their preferences.

Answer 16

because meat is the best food ever

Answer 17

It's alien to them

Answer 18

y do u care that people care.

Answer 19

Because deep down they know that you are doing the right thing, they feel guilty but can't alleviate their guilt as they cannot/will not give up meat, so they take it out on you!

And all these people who reckon you "talk about it all the time" or try and "force vegeterianism" on others, I have NEVER known a veg*n EVER even attempt to convert an omni, however, I get plenty of omnis who try and "convert" me back to eating meat.  It's all in their heads.

Answer 20

Why do people care so much that I'm not?

Answer 21

The thing that annoys me the most is when I tell people and they say things like..

"*disbelieving silence*.....but....why....?"

or

"You know, you wont make a difference.."

Most of my friends don't really care though. We always have a veggie option when we have parties and no one is really bothered.

Answer 22

Some people probably "hate" vegetarians because of the people that are all "Oh, I'm a vegetarian. Blah, blah, blah."  Some vegetarians also try to force vegetarianism on others as well.  It's annoying. (And I'm a vegetarian!)  Because of the stereotype of vegetarians, I usually say "I don't eat meat," rather than "I'm a vegetarian."  People generally get the point I'm making with my word choice.

Answer 23

do u eat gummy bears or worms anything gummy? well unless ur buying the vegetarian/vegan gummy bears... ur not a vegetarian

didu know wat makes it gummy is something called bovine or porcine and it comes from pig, calf and other like the bison ? its the part of the intestine that makes it gummy...same thign with gum

sorry to ruin ur dreams

yum yum yum

Answer 24

Because people don't have enough willpower to not eat meat and secretly admire (and hate) you for it.

When I was vegetarian (I eat chicken now) everyone decided to put me in a pre-judged box with extreme and wordy liberals. If anything, I am certainly not an extreme liberal and I also would never impose my belief of  vegetarianism on anyone either - so they couldn't hate me like the "other" veg's even if they wanted to.

I totally feel you - People are idiots.

Keep it up and you're doing great.

Answer 25

I wish I knew.

I went to a BBQ this past weekend and you would have thought I had some sort of deadly disease just because I didn't want a hamburger.

I live in Oklahoma - everyone around here wants to hunt, fish, shoot, kill, stuff - BBQ!!!!!!!!

I try not to bring it up, even though I don't feel like I should have to be ashamed of myself for what I choose to eat. It's just easier to not eat - almost like people had rather think I have an eating disorder verses being vegetarian...

Answer 26

i have no idea.. people are constantly saying ".. well its because you don't eat meat" or "its because you're a vegetarian"..

i don't criticize your choice to eat meat so you should not criticize my choice not to. i've personally come to realize that the people i get this from are the people that do not understand my reasoning but instead of asking my reasons, they just start throwing out these comments left and right..

its rather annoying if you ask me. what i eat is my business and no one elses.

Answer 27

i dunno, some people are retarded like that, but you shouldn't care if people hate you 'cause you're veg, i mean, i'm not veg, but i know some good people that are veg, like this girl named shelby, and then my girlfriend was veg for a while but she had to stop 'cause she didn't get enough iron into her body, and yeah. but you are who you choose to be, so if anyone hates you because you're veg, it's their problemo.

Answer 28

im a vegetarian

try not to make a big deal out of it and just tell them that you respect their eating habbits and they shoul respect yours

they are probably just not used to the idea

most people i know are not rude but are like "i could never do that i love meat why dont you eat it"

there are only a few kids i aruge with about it, but it was friendly and kidding around

just don't let it bother you people can be really stupid