"I fed meat to a vegetarian" - What do you think of this article?

Question

My flatmate Simone was a vegetarian and loved to lecture me about how I was murdering animals every time I came home from work and cooked a steak or lamb chop for my dinner.

I had nothing against vegetarians — I had been one myself for many years after a food poisoning incident involving suspect beef — but what really irritated me was that, five minutes after she'd finished berating me for my "senseless cruelty", she'd be tucking in to a meal of chicken or fish. According to her, birds and fish weren't real animals. I couldn't believe her hypocrisy!

One day I decided to hold a dinner party and invite all my closest friends. I invited Simone, too, and assured her that there would be at least one chicken dish for her to eat.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly as I prepared for the dinner; Simone even helped with the vegetables as I basted a lamb, my pièce de résistance, carefully preparing the marinade and mixing the stuffing until it was just right. By the time my guests arrived, I was confident it would be a lovely evening of delicious food and cheerful conversation. I had no idea how wrong I could be!

As soon as I had cut and served the lamb, Simone cleared her throat and stood up. My stomach back flipped as she proceeded to give each of my friends the same lecture she always gave to me, calling them slaughterers, and murderers, and animal haters. Several of my friends, who in fact loved animals very much, got very upset at this and left, while all the rest of us could do was pick at our food unhappily after Simone had finished her tirade. The party was ruined.

I couldn't believe that Simone could be such a hypocrite. As she finished her chicken with satisfaction, I knew it was time to teach her a lesson!

A week or so later I was in the supermarket and I noticed that pork mince was on special. The thought struck me that it looked not unlike chicken mince. The plan for my revenge was hatched: I was going to prepare a meal of pork for Simone, and pass it off as chicken!

It wasn't unusual for us to cook for each other, so when I offered to cook for my flatmate that night she was delighted and must have assumed I had forgiven her for the dinner party fiasco.

I very carefully mixed pork mince with some chicken mince so the consistency wouldn't be so different, and then added a variety of herbs and seasonings and a coating of bread crumbs to disguise the taste.

As she ate the rissoles, I waited anxiously for Simone to discover my trickery, but she simply declared them to be the best rissoles she had ever eaten, and begged me to make them again. I was more than happy to oblige!

I didn't take offence the next time Simone hassled me about eating meat. I simply offered to cook her my famous rissoles, revelling in the secret knowledge that Simone really was a proper carnivore, and she didn't even know it!

Answer 1

she was eating meat anyway , I would like to award her the Hypocrite of the year award. She was eating chinken which was tortured also then telling people not to

Answer 2

Vegetarians don't eat chicken, so I really don't care.

Answer 3

she is not a true vegetarian anyways, just a real jerk.

Answer 4

If she was eating chicken and fish, she wasn't a vegetarian to begin with.

So an annoying person was made to look stupid. Happens all the time.

I have seen a lot of instances where someone is extremely preachy about something and it turns it out they don't really believe in the thing they preach about.

Answer 5

how can simon be a vegetarian and still eat birds and fish .i dont know i just dont like people who lecture people about animal crulty and then eat animals that have been tortured

Answer 6

Wow, those people are both morons.

Answer 7

Simone got what was coming to her!!

A fish is a chicken is a pig is a cow is a human.  Obviously the narrator was correct in pointing out her hypocrisy.  

If I knew her, and I saw her tirades against omnivores (not unlike herself) I would talk some sense into her and make sure she knows that she is far from vegetarian.  And, in fact, that preaching is counter-productive to the veggie "cause."

If someone feeds you any meat, whether it be pork mince, chicken mince, or otherwise, you can be assured that a real vegetarian would know the difference.  

What kind of tree, bush, vine, or root does chicken and fish grow on?

Some people seem to want to belong to a minority community without putting in any sacrifice or effort, as is the case of the dreaded "Simone."

Answer 8

While I agree that Simone is a hypocrite for eating chicken, to trick anyone into eating anything that that person doesn't want to is wrong! No matter how rational you think that person is being, it is disgusting to trick someone into eating something that he/she doesn't want to. If someone, for example, wanted to eat no sugar, you wouldn't serve him/her a meal you said was sugar-free but had actually put sugar in. Well, this is no different.

I would have used education and compassion to convince Simone to go completely vegetarian, by showing her the conditions that chickens have to live under and teaching her how intelligent chickens are. I would NOT have tricked her into eating pork! Sickening. If someone tricked me into eating meat (or eggs/dairy), I would feel betrayed and would likely not see that person ever again.

Answer 9

that's pretty f-d up.  you realize you could of made her really really sick?  how would you like that done to you?  you could of handled this MATURELY and talked to her.  instead you took a really childish, sneaky route instead. i hope i never meet anyone as low and childish and horrible as you.

if you wanted to be mature, you'd of talked to her. she is a hypocrite- she's not a vegetarian and chickens undergo the same torture in factory farms as cows.  and lecturing people at a meal is really really rude of her.  if she wants to inform people she could do so in a convo not at the meal and politely and only if they're interested really.  

sorry, it wasn't you, it was an article you read, well that's what i have to say to that person than lol

Answer 10

I know that this is going to sound horrible, but i'm happy that Simone ate meat without knowing it. Mind you i have NOTHING against vegetarians, but i hate people who are always pressing their habits onto others...not to mention the fact that she couldn't keep her mouth shut during a dinner that wasn't hers?! It was entertaining...

Answer 11

Haha

Answer 12

"Simone" is not a vegetarian.  Assuming this story is real, she is a hypocrite of the worst sort, lecturing people on abusing animals when she eats the animals that have it the worst--chickens.

But deceiving someone is equally wrong.  What would have been better is to tell Simone she's no better than the murderers who eat cows, lambs, and pigs because she eats murdered chickens.

Answer 13

*GIVES U A STANDING OVATION*

Answer 14

One thing immediately came to mind: he/she did not feed meat to a vegetarian since the flatmate is not a vegetarian to begin with.

She is a (insert choice expletive here) but not a vegetarian

Answer 15

"She" was not a "vegetarian". "She" was not even a "proper carnivore" as carnivores are meat eaters only. "She" was always a "proper" omnivore as she always ate meat and vegetables.

I do not mean to be rude or judgmental but I think your story is fiction. This forum is not the proper place for your story as there is not really a question to be answered.