Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.Why call yourselves "Vegetarian" or "Vegan?" Why not say you-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Why call yourselves "Vegetarian" or "Vegan?" Why not say you),it will help you,my kids.
Do you actually define your whole identity by what you eat?
This question is not meant to offend, just looking for some inetesting well thought out answers from Vegetarians and Vegans.
Answer:
No I don't define myself by what I eat, nor do I define others. But it's less of a mouthful.
And with vegan, it does mean more than diet. It's a lifestyle. With 'vegetarian' I see your point but it's one of those things we're used to saying.
you have a point political correctiveness
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet." Vegetarians and Vegans, vagrants or variants, you still eat plants & avoid animals in your diet, who cares what you're being called
By practicing a vegetarian diet, one becomes a vegetarian. Similarly, by fixing cars, one becomes a mechanic. By running one becomes a runner. People may be "defined" by their diets, jobs, hobbies, or any number of other things. The important thing to note is that they aren't necessarily being "defined as a person," but rather they're being classified. This is a common convention in most human languages which is used to save time and to better describe things.
That would be a sad identity if you'd define your existence by what you eat, wouldn't it? But don't say people for example I'm Catholic, Muslim, a musician, a runner, etc...and there is still room for a life?
These terms are widely used and recognized by everybody, that is it! I don't "practice" anything, by choosing what to include or exclude from my menu. Hope that helps! :)
I am not either, I understand your point. Being a Vegan or even Vegetarian is life changing. It is a whole different lifestyle, it isn't just in the food you eat, Vegans do not wear leather or use any products that were made from animals or their byproducts. It defines an identity because once you choose this lifestyle, it is life changing, so your identity changes, your now a vegetarian or vegan.
i think it's becasue that's what they are, it's kinda like a car is a car, and a horse is a horse of course of course.
if a meat eater is on a vegetarian diet for a short time then, yes that meat eater should say oh i'm on a vegetarian diet.
but if someone have chosen a life long commitment to doing something good for others, then er, i think they're granted the use of vegetarian or vegan, we didn't do it to be called anything, we just want to get better
Your question doesn't make sense. People don't introduce themselves as, "Hi, my name is [whatever], I'm a vegetarian." But when it comes to dietary choices, then yes, it's something you bring up because a lot of people don't necessarily consider it when they invite you to their homes for dinner or out to eat.
all i say is im a vegitarian because i love and care about animals too much
I don't have to "practice", because I am really good at being a vegetarian. Yes, I am defined by what I eat. You ARE what you eat, and I don't fancy myself as a dead animal. The majority of peope (I don't mean all) dash out for a fast food breakfast, fast food lunch, and quick supper. I carefully plan out my menu, grow my own vegetables, milk my own cow, make my own butter and cheese, and prepare everything from home made. I eat differently from my daughter, due to food allergies, so I carefully plan and prepare seperate nutritious vegetarian meals, including a hot lunch for her lunchbox. Food is very much part of my daily routine, and so yes, I AM a vegetarian, among being many other things as well. I don't obsess over the label, but it IS who I am.
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Kitty said: Yes.Why call yourselves "Vegetarian" or "Vegan?" Why not say you-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Why call yourselves "Vegetarian" or "Vegan?" Why not say you),it will help you,my kids.
Do you actually define your whole identity by what you eat?
This question is not meant to offend, just looking for some inetesting well thought out answers from Vegetarians and Vegans.
Answer:
No I don't define myself by what I eat, nor do I define others. But it's less of a mouthful.
And with vegan, it does mean more than diet. It's a lifestyle. With 'vegetarian' I see your point but it's one of those things we're used to saying.
you have a point political correctiveness
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet." Vegetarians and Vegans, vagrants or variants, you still eat plants & avoid animals in your diet, who cares what you're being called
By practicing a vegetarian diet, one becomes a vegetarian. Similarly, by fixing cars, one becomes a mechanic. By running one becomes a runner. People may be "defined" by their diets, jobs, hobbies, or any number of other things. The important thing to note is that they aren't necessarily being "defined as a person," but rather they're being classified. This is a common convention in most human languages which is used to save time and to better describe things.
That would be a sad identity if you'd define your existence by what you eat, wouldn't it? But don't say people for example I'm Catholic, Muslim, a musician, a runner, etc...and there is still room for a life?
These terms are widely used and recognized by everybody, that is it! I don't "practice" anything, by choosing what to include or exclude from my menu. Hope that helps! :)
I am not either, I understand your point. Being a Vegan or even Vegetarian is life changing. It is a whole different lifestyle, it isn't just in the food you eat, Vegans do not wear leather or use any products that were made from animals or their byproducts. It defines an identity because once you choose this lifestyle, it is life changing, so your identity changes, your now a vegetarian or vegan.
i think it's becasue that's what they are, it's kinda like a car is a car, and a horse is a horse of course of course.
if a meat eater is on a vegetarian diet for a short time then, yes that meat eater should say oh i'm on a vegetarian diet.
but if someone have chosen a life long commitment to doing something good for others, then er, i think they're granted the use of vegetarian or vegan, we didn't do it to be called anything, we just want to get better
Your question doesn't make sense. People don't introduce themselves as, "Hi, my name is [whatever], I'm a vegetarian." But when it comes to dietary choices, then yes, it's something you bring up because a lot of people don't necessarily consider it when they invite you to their homes for dinner or out to eat.
all i say is im a vegitarian because i love and care about animals too much
I don't have to "practice", because I am really good at being a vegetarian. Yes, I am defined by what I eat. You ARE what you eat, and I don't fancy myself as a dead animal. The majority of peope (I don't mean all) dash out for a fast food breakfast, fast food lunch, and quick supper. I carefully plan out my menu, grow my own vegetables, milk my own cow, make my own butter and cheese, and prepare everything from home made. I eat differently from my daughter, due to food allergies, so I carefully plan and prepare seperate nutritious vegetarian meals, including a hot lunch for her lunchbox. Food is very much part of my daily routine, and so yes, I AM a vegetarian, among being many other things as well. I don't obsess over the label, but it IS who I am.
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