Friday, January 15, 2010

I bleed tree sap.

I have been vegetarian for about four and a half years. Today I am giving all that up. As of today I am no longer vegetarian, I am not pescatarian, I am not lacto-ovo-vegatarian, I am not vegan. I just choose not to eat meat, gelatin, dairy, or eggs. The label is just a hassle. I am sick of people saying, "Oh you are vegetarian, can you eat eggs? Do you miss bacon? I can not live without bacon." Then I would always have to tell them I can do whatever I want I just choose not to eat eggs. I would explain to them that I always hated the taste and texture of meat anyway, that it was not hard for me, that the smell of bacon grossed me out. They would always reply with "oh that sucks" or "poor you," like someone had forced me into it. Then they would always ask why I do not eat meat, and for the longest time I would say, "I can not justify killing something when it is not necessary." Then I just got sick of explaining myself, and just started telling people, "I don't know, I was bored." This is the last time I will explain myself. I do not eat meat, gelatin, or now eggs because it is not necessary, the human race has evolved past it, if we were meant to eat meat we would eat it raw, in my opinion, and I can not justify killing something that does not need to be killed. I am giving up dairy because It is not necessary or natural. We are the only species that drinks milk past infancy, or for that matter another species milk. That is it. I am giving it up on moral almost spiritual grounds. I know it is just an opinion, not everyone agrees, obviously, I do not expect them to. I just wish instead of harassing me for it, even playfully, that they would realize my choice not to eat meat is just like their choice to eat meat and I never bother them for their reason. It is more of a hassle to explain myself then to do it, which is why I refuse to identify myself with a label, from now on I am not a vegetarian I just do not like meat, eggs, milk, or gelatin.

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