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Started 4 years ago by Mercurius
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Mercurius
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Who on CU is a vegetarian? I am always interested in why people are vegetarian. Tom Regan is probably my favorite philosopher regarding animal rights. I saw him give a lecture in Athens about the three types of vegetarians.
1. Da Vincians, who inherently respect animals
2. Demascans, who are converted through some event or epiphany
3. Muddlers, who need proof in order to change their minds and become a vegetarian kicking and screaming the whole way
I am definitely a muddler and doubt if I will ever be a vegetarian (wow, do I love sushi and Memphis ribs.) I only buy what I consider humanely treated meat and wild fish that according to what I read is not overfished. What kind are you?
http://www.amazon.com/Case-Animal-Rights-Tom-Regan/dp/0520054601
http://www.cultureandanimals.org/animalrights.htm
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2004/02/17/2153/

Posted 4 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Not me. I like meat.

Posted 4 years ago #
Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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All about carnivorous. Hell, I'm hardly even an omnivore, as I think I like a total of like 4 vegetables.

Posted 4 years ago #
bayrea
Dublin, Oh
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If you want to not eat meat due to personal tastes or healthy eating habits more power to ya! But when people start playing the "Meat is cruel" card it pisses me off. Its either all or nothing, if its cruel than stop wearing leather or using any other animal byproduct. I am sure there are a small portion of people on this earth that can actually live without using ANY animal byproducts but they are few and far between. But when you start shouting "Meat is Murder!" in your calfskin loafers it just comes off as hypocritical.

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desecration
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I am not a vegetarian.
Which must be why....
I was diagnosed with cancer. I have a pre-disposition for diabetes.
I am overweight.
Still have an immune system that allows me to catch colds.
according to Enzo's report

Posted 4 years ago #
chaptal
West Side
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Meat is murder, but meat is tasty.

Posted 4 years ago #
bonniefide
NE Side
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geez des, you're falling apart.
I'm a wanna-be vegetarian I suppose. I hardly eat meat at all. If i do, its usually grilled chicken about once/week or so. Every once in awhile though (maybe twice/year) I get a craving for a seriously huge burger and succumb to the desire of the MEAT.

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Mercurius
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Regan and I are more concerned with the ethical arguments, which health does not really seem to be. Are there any people who reduce how much meat they eat for health reasons? In addition to ethical reasons I know I do not eat it because it cost too much economically and ecologically. Bayrea, yes we are hypocrites, I completely agree, but I also have an ethic and for my ethic, it doesn't allow for killing other sentient animals. Therefore, I guess all I can tell you is yes; I feel bad and believe I am behaving unethically every time I buy a product made from animals. I also try not to lecture or look down upon people who have a different ethic than I.

Posted 4 years ago #
Ndcent
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I sometimes will eat a thumb tip sized piece of raw ground beef with a little salt on it, before that beef goes into the skillet.
Does that answer your question?

Posted 4 years ago #
KSquared
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I love raw meat. It's like playing tasty pathogen roulette.

Posted 4 years ago #
osulew
My house...in the middle of my street
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Speaking of raw meat...
beef carpaccio has to be one of the greatest culinary developments ever.

Posted 4 years ago #
enzo

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I am a vegetarian. My aversion to beef, pork and lamb began when I was 5 and was forced to eat such items that made me gag (I had to sit at the table sobbing in tears until I ate one full bite).
Honestly, I do not like the taste of muscle tissue. It does not make me feel energetic and alive. I think about body musculature and biting into it does not appeal to me at all.

Posted 4 years ago #
The Hegemo
Delusions of Grandview
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I spent several summers working in the meat department at Kroger. I figure if that experience didn't turn me vegetarian, nothing will.

Posted 4 years ago #
caitlin
brewery district
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i stopped eating meat altogether when i was about 12. but then while in college became pollotarian (although i never really use that term) and now eat chicken. if i had to identify with any of regan's types, i suppose i would be demascan. i really stopped eating meat because the thought of it grossed me out. and that holds true today.

Posted 4 years ago #
MikeReed

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Kinda.
I was a strict vegetarian for a decade. Now I will occasionally eat meat. There are two things I will occasionally eat- pepperoni and fish.
After a decade I stopped thinking about it as an identity-making thing. I just eat what I want. Meat isn't a very sustainable, democratic, or compassionate choice, so I make that choice very rarely- but I no longer identify with this or that kind of diet.

Posted 4 years ago #
somertimeoh
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osulew wrote Speaking of raw meat...
beef carpaccio has to be one of the greatest culinary developments ever.
Mmmmm, tuna too!
I really hate it when restaurants won't let me have my hamburger medium rare. I'll sign a GD release, just don't ruin my burger!! I think it's why I like steak places, they understand my need for the meat to be moo'ing when it comes out of the kitchen :)

Posted 4 years ago #
laChewla
Victorian Village, The Heart Of It All
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desecration wrote I am not a vegetarian.
Which must be why....
I was diagnosed with cancer. I have a pre-disposition for diabetes.
I am overweight.
Still have an immune system that allows me to catch colds.
according to Enzo's report
Not gonna lie - I went vegetarian last March. I've lost 65 lbs. I (also diagnosed with a precursor to diabetes) can eat sugar and bread with the rest of them. I am regular as a baby who's eating metamucil and I have gotten sick maybe twice since I started this business. That being said - I am also a HEALTHY eater. Cutting meat was just one way to get me there.
I don't see myself going back anytime soon.

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Mercurius
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enzo wrote I am a vegetarian. My aversion to beef, pork and lamb began when I was 5 and was forced to eat such items that made me gag (I had to sit at the table sobbing in tears until I ate one full bite).
Honestly, I do not like the taste of muscle tissue. It does not make me feel energetic and alive. I think about body musculature and biting into it does not appeal to me at all.
I really wish I was a Da Vincian like Enzo. I am a meataholic. I am sitting here right now thinking about beef carpaccio. It won't be long till I fall off the wagon again. Seriously, replace the word drink or alcohol with meat and this is me. I'm a early to middle stage meataholic, well except for the memory stuff.
Early Stage: Preoccupation with alcohol, sneaking drinks, gulping drinks, increasing tolerance to alcohol, guilty feelings about increased drinking, refusal to talk about oneÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s drinking and the beginning of memory blanks are early symptoms of alcoholism. Because of increasing tolerance, the person may rarely appear to be drunk. This stage may continue for a prolonged period of time.
Middle Stage: Identifiable symptoms of this stage are beginning loss of control (drinking more and for longer periods than intended), expressed feelings of remorse and repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut down or quit. Important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced due to drinking. Alcohol-centered behaviors, characterized by legal problems (DUIS), job loss, hospitalizations and family disruptions occur in a progressive pattern. Minor to major alcohol withdrawal syndromes are a part of this stage of the disease. Rationalization becomes the way of explaining all the consequences of drinking that accumulate during this stage. In spite of adverse consequences, drinking continues.
Late Stage: exceeded only by heart disease, stroke and cancer.

Posted 4 years ago #
sheyanicole
Grove City, Ohio
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somertimeoh wrote
I really hate it when restaurants won't let me have my hamburger medium rare. I'll sign a GD release, just don't ruin my burger!! I think it's why I like steak places, they understand my need for the meat to be moo'ing when it comes out of the kitchen :)
I like steaks med. rare also. Especially prime rib! But i would only get something like that at a good steak place. Because they know how to do it, never at a chain restaurant like Applebee's or Lonestar.

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caitlin
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enzo wrote I am a vegetarian. My aversion to beef, pork and lamb began when I was 5 and was forced to eat such items that made me gag (I had to sit at the table sobbing in tears until I ate one full bite).
i had to do this too! but i'd have to eat it all. i also had to drink milk with dinner. so i'd be sitting in the dining room at the back of my parent's house, all alone, while my siblings watched tv or played games. and i'd wait until my mom got on the phone or started cleaning dishes and i'd drink a few sips of milk and then shove that nasty hamburger/pork chop/whatever into my glass and walk right past my mom and toss it in the trash. worked like a charm!

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