Is this whole vegetarian thing starting to become a fad?

[Mark Wilson]

Don't get me wrong. the whole vegetarian/vegan this is great.
But, the more and more people I talk to don't really have a valid reason for becoming vegetarian. And it seems like EVERYONE is becoming vegetarian, or some some sort of variation of it.

What do you guys think?

[blendermassacre]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

Don't get me wrong. the whole vegetarian/vegan this is great.
But, the more and more people I talk to don't really have a valid reason for becoming vegetarian. And it seems like EVERYONE is becoming vegetarian, or some some sort of variation of it.

What do you guys think?

I'm pretty sure that it's been a fad for quite a while...

[hover]

A fad? no. Fashionable? to a point. But it's always fashionable to be healthy, so I say go with it.

I for one could not do it, but have cut down red meat take considerably, replaced by fowl or fish....it's a start.

[73jbass]

Not a fad,just another lifestyle. Not for me.

[Rocker949]

I' d say it's way more than just a fad.

[Yerf Dog]

I don't even know any vegans or vegetarians.

[Cosmo420]

I don't know, but if it is becoming a fad, I wish it would catch on in my town. Being vegan, it's hard to go out to eat anywhere. There are some restaurants that don't offer a single thing on their menu that I can eat. We don't have a single vegetarian restaurant, and the restaurants we do eat at we always have to order food without cheese or whatever else is on there that we don't eat. And even then they usually get it wrong. We have a "natural foods" store, but they are nothing more than an overpriced grocery store with a lot less stock.

We are vegans for ethical reasons, so it's never been a question of whether it's "popular" or whatever. But, I'd like to see this place become at least a little more vegan-friendly.

[warwick.hoy]

It can go either way. I know people who do it for health reasons and people who do it because they think it will get them laid.

[Kawai-chang]

LOL.

[Kawai-chang]

Been a veggie for years, purely ethical reason for me. Veganism is tough, though.

[Cosmo420]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

It can go either way. I know people who do it for health reasons and people who do it because they think it will get them laid.

It definitely won't get you laid.

Unless I'm doing it wrong...

[Din Of Win]

Originally Posted by Cosmo420

It definitely won't get you laid.

Unless I'm doing it wrong...

+1

[Skitch it!]

It depends on your reasons IMO, better health, less problems with certain things, conditions that animals are exploited in, personal choice, whatever...I agree completely and understand the reasons....the only one thing that bugs me is this I posted earlier in another thread,

Herbivores and carnivores usually get along just fine IME, I have a few good friends whom are vegetarians and I respect that, they have their reasons, I eat very little meat myself ....the only thing that bugs me about vegetarianism is the people who think spiritually they have become 'holier than thou', I understand this isn't a universal feeling, please don't get me wrong...but when I come across those whom think they have been elevated in judgement because of their 'purity'......that's more of a head problem than a nutritional one IMO.

This kind of mentality doesn't do vegetarianism any favours IMO, there are many good reasons to be a vegetarian/vegan which I have considered myself, but just giving yourself a 'head trip' without any understanding of the reasons other than superficiality and 'cool', is not cool at all IMO.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

It can go either way. I know people who do it for health reasons and people who do it because they think it will get them laid.

From the limited experience of vegan chicks, no thanks!

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

But, the more and more people I talk to don't really have a valid reason for becoming vegetarian.

There are a number of valid reasons for becoming vegetarian/vegan regardless of whether the individual vegetarian did so for those reasons.

The environmental costs of the meat industry are unsustainable, regardless of the personal health costs associated with it.

I'm not vegetarian but I agree with a lot of their views, even if I'm not ready to adopt the lifestyle myself.

[sloasdaylight]

All the vegetarians I know are hipsters, so I'm going to go ahead and assume that the two are related.

[sloasdaylight]

[warwick.hoy]

Yeah,..."thinks" and reality are two different things.

To me the extremes are all a fad,...anarchism,...veganism,...it's all stuff people do so they can label themselves.

I certainly have to agree with Skitch It,...on the "holier than thou" comment. I've run into some people who claim to be vegan,...but really just have their heads up the arses.

[SMILEYSIXX]

My reason forwanting to do it is rooted mainly in the fact that my health suffers from my usual eating habits. Also I have a bit of an issue with the modern meat industry and thee mistreatment of animals. It's mainly my religion that dictates my belief that all living things have rights. But I'm not gonna start preaching...

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

Yeah,..."thinks" and reality are two different things.

To me the extremes are all a fad,...anarchism,...veganism,...it's all stuff people do so they can label themselves.

I certainly have to agree with Skitch It,...on the "holier than thou" comment. I've run into some people who claim to be vegan,...but really just have their heads up the arses.

As is , but in juxtaposition, I have met some of the coolest cats I know, they respect that personal choice is part of what you are rather than part of how you'd 'like' to appear
They don't force it down your throat to put it crudely