Why do people judge me just because im a veggie!?

Question

i think it's unfair that people just like dont accept me as a person just cause im not obsessed with meat like they are

annoying!

Answer 1

Becaue people cant accept what is different. just ignore them, they're losers with nothing better to do.

Answer 2

Those just don't understand. I used to find that people thought I must be a hippie of some sort and didn't understand that I can't bear animals to suffer. I was also always offered fish when I went to my friends' houses as a 'veggie' alternative. Fortunately fish as a so-called veggie option is only offered in very few restaurants nowadays.

I was called fussy by some people too for not eating meat. It's got a lot better in recent years for us veggies in terms of understanding and choice in shops and restaurants. Focus on the positives and the negatives will iron themselves out in time.

Answer 3

Lol i mean this in the nicest way possible but quite frankly i could not care less it makes no difference if you eat meat or not, i forget out of my friends who does and doesnt eat meat, are you making a deal of it?

Answer 4

we don't judge those that eat innocent animals so they should back off.

Answer 5

Don't worry about it, I think every Vegetarian gets it at some point, people don't like change, or people being different.

I got accused of being an attention seeker because i turned vegetarian. A girl said that 60% of Vegetarians are teenage girls who think they are overweight and want attention..., even though i'd been one for 3 months before I told any of my friends ... And I'm not overweight by any means.

People just want to act smart, and think that everyone should be the same.

Just ignore them :) That's what I do.

Answer 6

I have lots of friends that are vegetarians and some are vegan, I don't treat them any different than my carnivore friends. What you eat doesn't matter, we are all the same!!!

Answer 7

i suppose its not natural; humans have canine teeth which are designed for eating meat and meat is good for a balanced diet

Answer 8

From your statement or question, I would have judged you to be an annoying, full  of yourself teenager.. Just  a coincidence that you are a vegetarian..

Didn't you just judge them yourself by calling them judgmental meat obsessed annoying people? maybe they were not judging you for being a vegetarian per se but your attitude in general/

Answer 9

What sort of Veggie are you? A carrot? A potato?

Answer 10

From what I have gathered from watching this area - and the real world that I live in - compared the two - - the only people that seem to have this problem are those that are rather young.

Get older more mature friends - - or at the worst - - know that it gets better when people get older.

Answer 11

Only the idiots do. They also happen to be the loudest, so it only seems that way. They can't stand the thought of someone not going along with the flow. Anything different is to be shunned and ridiculed ( 'cause THAT'S how you get people to see things your way <--sarcasm).

Answer 12

I wonder how they know ...

Answer 13

because there jelous that they cant stop eating it

Answer 14

i find it really annoying as well. All my friends lecture me, and i get so annoyed that i have to walk away. People shouldn't judge you because of the choices that you make. I just ignore the comments and don't let them faze me, i just keep on being who i want to be.

Answer 15

I know how you feel.  People can be so frustrating.  They just can't keep their opinions to themselves.  It bothers people when we go against what they believe in.  We are all people.  Eating meat or not eating meat is a personal choice.  I definitely think that meat eaters bother vegans/vegetarians a lot more than vegan/vegetarians bother meat eaters.  I don't care what anyone else eats.  However, I am really proud to be a vegan.  It makes me feel really good about myself and I have never been healthier.

Answer 16

They just think your diffrent but they don't relize how much trouble and pain animals go throu when being killed for the cravings of some of us

Answer 17

I don't eat innocent animals, just Guilty animals.I am sorry I have no way of judging you at all I don't even know you.

Answer 18

It's the same here!! My Algebra class found out about me being a vegetarian and all of a sudden i was the center of attention and people were asking me questions. They constantly remind me I'm "weird" (I AM NOT) They think it's weird or abnormal. I constantly defend myself and i plan to keep it a secret that I've gone vegan when i see them all in August for school.

Answer 19

You are a normal person and people judge you because they get some strange idea in their little heads that caring about animals is weird. Be veggie and be proud of it!

Humans are supposed to eat at least 95% fruit and veg, if not 100%, so be proud you are healthier than they are.

And be proud you are saving 5854 animals by going veggie(:

Answer 20

alot of people are lame.

im a veggie too. (:

Answer 21

Because meat is an extremely important part of western food culture. Eating meat is also seen to be natural. What we eat is part of the food chain. People may see you being a vegetarian (although this is not my standpoint) as a reflection either of you being weak minded and too sensitive to the realities of the world or high and mighty. I myself am not a vegetarian but no one sees things exactly the same and unfortunately you are in the minority making it easier for them to judge you for being a vegetarian. The minority is often more harshly judged

Answer 22

You're either hanging out with the wrong people or you're giving them a reason not to accept you by living up to the negative stereotypes people have about veg*nism (that we are pushy or judgemental.)

I have been veg*n for over two decades and no one have EVER not "accepted me as a person" because I didn't eat meat.  Most people never have occasion to even know I'm veg*n unless it comes up naturally in conversation.

Answer 23

because meat is the best part of a mean, but i wouldn't judge you because you are a veggie.

Answer 24

sry. hangout with better ppl.

Answer 25

I dont believe they do! they may make jokes about you going outside to graze but thats called banter no one thinks someone is inferior because all they eat is rabbit food ;-)

Answer 26

I get judged cos I eat veggie burgers an Quorn.

My ex is a veggie so I got used to eating lots of veggie food, still do now :-)

Answer 27

i no tell me about it ive being a vegatarian all my life u just learn to put up with it and try to laugh with them. there just dumb and people can exept people who are different some times dont worry tho its there loss haha x

Answer 28

Most people do not know how to think for themselves and are mean . That's why. Ignore them. They are not worth your time.

Answer 29

Because they are threatened and secretly feel bad about eating meat.  It's like homophobia for meat-eaters.

Answer 30

In Japan they have a saying:

"The nail that sticks out gets pounded back in"

So it has prob nothing to do specifically that you are a veg but that you are doing something that is different from the them. Life is full of choices.  

I once knew someone for two years before I found out he was a veggie.  He didn't hide it but it just never came up in conversation.