Note: This post is not meant to target those who are vegetarians for religious reasons or those who are vegetarians because they have some chronic disease that doesn’t allow them to eat meat. Instead, I’m targeting every single idiot out there who is a vegetarian for reasons like animal cruelty and health benefits.
Edit 9/10/14: Alright time to clear some air here. I started FitMole back in June 2011 and wrote this article in Aug 2011. Back when I started the blog I was trying to discover the best way to generate more traffic. So I thought to myself, “what’s the best way to get people talking?” So I came up with this article and the slightly edgy, and some might even call immature headline. And yes, I know the article can be seen as a bit offensive and ignorant. I still stand by my claims 100% that going vegetarian isn’t healthier than eating meat, but I do take full responsibility for some of the slightly ignorant comments I’ve made about animal cruelty. Other than that, can the person who keeps sending me death threat emails stop now 🙂
First off I just wanted to say I’m sorry. I normally don’t swear in the post title, but I just have to emphasize how stupid it is to become a vegetarian. It’s stupid, ridiculous, unnecessary, stupid, and did I mention it’s FUCKING stupid.
I have a couple of friends and family members that are vegetarians, and don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate them. I just can’t understand why they decided to follow this lifestyle.
When I ask them why they decided to become a vegetarian, they give me reasons like “Oh, it makes me feel good,” “Because meat is bad for your health,” or “I don’t want to harm animals.” Whenever I hear these reasons, I just put on my best “nod and pretend to agree with you” face.
So why is becoming a vegetarian stupid? Lets take a look:
1) You aren’t saving the lives of animals
I get it. You don’t like it when the heads of baby cows and pigs are chopped off, but do you really think eating that tofu burger is saving lives.
Fruits, vegetables, and grains are a staple among vegetarian diets, but did you know that millions of animals die just so you can enjoy that piece of bread? Eating foods like grains means destroying ecosystems and all of its inhabitants. It means killing all the little animals, birds, bugs, and microorganisms that live among the fields.
Do you know how many little animals and microorganisms die when farmers use machines to plow through wheat fields? The answer is a lot more than 1 cow.
As cheesy as it sounds, everything in life requires sacrifice. Animals are killed to get meat and ecosystems are destroyed to get grains. So the next time I’m eating a steak, don’t you dare judge me for killing a cow.
2) There is absolutely zero scientific proof showing that going vegetarian is healthy
When I want to believe something, I need proof. I need definite scientific proof.
And no, proof doesn’t mean reading a quote in Shape or MensHealth magazine. In order to convince me about anything I need to see a scientific study that shows causation not correlation.
For example, eating less food will make you loss weight. This is a stone cold fact that will remain true no matter what.
However, there is absolutely ZERO proof showing that going vegetarian will decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, or whatever nasty stuff you can think of.
The only thing we have are thousands of studies showing a correlation between an increased risk of disease and an increase in meat consumption. We have studies that conclude that eating meat “may increase” your risk of heart disease, but this doesn’t mean crap. It’s inconclusive and doesn’t prove anything. Saying that your risk of heart disease “may increase” from eating red meat is like saying you “may” be able to breath fire if you eat enough jalapenos.
And yes, before you get all crazy on me, I have read the China Study a.k.a the vegetarian’s wet dream. For those who don’t know, the China Study was a big study conducted by Dr. Campbell who basically concluded that meat is killer.
While the China Study garnered a ton of media attention a couple years ago, it is also an incredibly flawed study despite it’s massive scale. But talking about all the flaws in the China Study is beyond the scope of this article, so let me turn you over to a great article written by Denise Minger of Raw Food SOS. She did an amazing job in analyzing the China Study and basically debunked every single aspect of it.
People need to stop believing the mainstream media, and need to start looking at the actual research and facts.
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3) You don’t get to eat meat
I know this is a bit obvious, but being a vegetarian means that you don’t get to eat meat. EVER. That means no steak, bacon, horse, or BBQ ribs. The closest thing you’ll ever get to meat is some glued together crap made of wheat and soy.
And please, don’t tell me that your veggie burger tastes better than my double bacon cheeseburger, okay? Don’t tell me “Oh, but it tastes just like the real thing.” No it doesn’t, you rationalizing crazy person. It doesn’t matter how hard you try, a piece of tofu will never taste as good as a greasy piece of beef.
So if vegetarians are so concerned about their health, then why do they opt for highly processed foods likes breads and cereals that are not found in nature as opposed to real animal meat which has been around since…. forever. It makes no freakin sense.
4) Vegetarians are actually eating animals without knowing it!
This past summer, I took a Biology 101 class at a community college to fulfill some general education requirements for my degree. While the class was a complete waste of my time and I pretty much bull-shitted my way through it, I did learn something quite interesting.
I learned about the food web, which is basically description of “who eats who” in the environment.
It goes something like this:
fox eats rabbit => fox poops into the soil => the living soil then absorbs the poop(which includes the rabbit) => fruit and vegetable plants absorb that exact same soil to grow => humans eat those same fruits and vegetables
This process happens EVERYWHERE in nature.
So even if you’re a vegetarian, you’re technically eating dead animals, albeit in a more indirect liquid form. But last time I checked, vegetarians were all about saving lives no matter what.
Don’t be a vegetarian
Despite everything you’ve heard, vegetarians are NOT the health conscious animal saving saints that they’re made out to be.
Instead, vegetarians:
- Support the destruction of ecosystems to obtain their food
- Kill millions of small animals, bugs, and microorganisms
- Aren’t saving their health since there’s absolutely zero scientific proof showing that meat is bad for you
- Are actually eating meat without knowing it
- Are simply misinformed about every aspect of the vegetarian lifestyle
So if you’re a vegetarian, then hopefully I’ve done my job to piss you off beyond belief, and if I converted you, then that’s cool too.
Once again, the only reason why you should be a vegetarian is for religious reasons or because you have a some chronic disease that doesn’t allow you to eat meat. But even if you’re a vegetarian for religious reasons, you might want to start questioning the logic behind your beliefs, just saying.
Alright guys, be sure to share this article with every single vegetarian you know, and to close out this article I have 3 parting words:
FUCK YOU PETA
I mean, you’re entitled to your opinions. But some of this is just blatant lies. There ARE studies showing that being vegetarian/vegan is healthier. As long as you’re still getting your nutrients (which you CAN get without eating meat), you’re actually better off in the long term! Being vegetarian/vegan actually reduces your risk of heart attacks by a lot. In addition, one thing I wanted to point out — you claim that there is absolutely no possibility some people prefer the taste of vegetables over meat? I cannot stand 99% of meat — the tastes and textures and flavors just make me cringe. So yes, I in fact, do prefer the taste of veggie burgers to regular ones. Of COURSE it doesn’t taste the same — why would we want it to taste like something we are trying to avoid? We don’t. We eat it BECAUSE it tastes like vegetables. 😀
So yeah, just wanted to weigh in with my own perspective!
Are you fucking retarded from where are you going to need what your body needs Stop being a retard i hate vegans so fucking much IDIOTS DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT IF YOU DON’T EAT MEAT You are not a human ( those who just can’t are not included ) you are nothing more then a monkey you have evolved back to a monkey ITS NOT HEALTHY you idiots WHY the fuck can’t you eat both you are not saving anybody NO fucking animals at all that 1 burger you didn’t eat somebody else will you are only making your life worse
But a lot of vegetarian arguments have huge fallacies that appeal to others, I am fine with vegetarians so long as they aren’t a part of the dogma that they want to coerce others into joining.
So since vegetarians cannot use anything that has something from an animal does that mean that they dont use makeup and stuff like that?
You’re confusing vegetarian with vegan. Vegetarian simply avoid eating animals directly. So they still eat cheese and milk and what not. VEGANS avoid all animal products. Including make up and leather boots.
And modern buildings, crayons, oil paints (in some cases), Most if not all plastics, Ducktape and other tapes, and if you think about it crops.
Lmao I can’t believe people can be this stupid and congratulations you have made a blog…try educating yourself first. Nobody cares about your opinions.
You obviously do care about his opinions, otherwise you wouldn’t have read it.
You obviously care if you took the time to write this comment.
Christ you are not the brightest. You put some real bullshit arguments forward. There is only one good argument for eating meat and that is “it tastes good.” It’s not the best but it’s all you’ve got. If that is more important to you than your morality and your health then that reveals a lot about you.
What we think mighty be moral is mostly a personal choice. Yes, most people prescribe to moral views held by some or other group. There are morals that we all share. However, at the end your moral views are your own and no one is in the wrong just because you disagree with them.
It’s the truth though. For everyone here. Things have to die for you to live. And people start to believe what they want and with there belief behind those things. You can’t eat this or this makes you sick. It’s crazy. People will not eat this because of the animals they will hurt. What about the trees cut down for the places they live. Are the very room they take up and the animal’s loosing there homes. I am not saying we could treat animals better. And we could kill them more humane ways. But people who live the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They have to replace what meat gives us. Vitamins or what not . And people have put faith in the belief of helping the universe. But they are really doing absolutely nothing. And let’s say it helps. And I guess there would be no way to get milk from animals in a friendly way. So even milk and cheese are bad. Really. But make no mistake. Things have yo die for you to live. From the land to the gas you use. Things have died and will always die. Then in your belief. You are helping the animal’s and saving them. But I do believe we could do things better. Hell! In Japan they treat cows well. Even give them a beer a day. Lol . Next! If everyone stopped eatting meat. There would be a over population of animals . Then what ? Would we start killing ourselves or having kids at all. So ! Keep thinking y’all are doing the right thing. Pat yourself on your back and have a great life. Without every harming anything.
This article is true I just came out of the HOSPITAL for being VEGETARIAN.
Are you an idiot that doesn’t know how to eat a balanced diet
And that’s an ad Hominem attack by a radical vegetarianism. The stigma is strong with this one.
vegetarians are bullshit, go full vegan.
Both are bad for the body. Only anecdotal and spiritual beliefs support that choice.
Do you know how much grain needs to be grown to feed the agriculture? Much more than people….
This article is brilliant. It is perfectly true and I will share it with everyone.
Hi all,
“Appropriately planned” is the operative term. Unless you follow recommended guidelines on nutrition, fat consumption, and weight control, becoming a vegetarian won’t necessarily be good for you. A diet of soda, cheese pizza, and candy, after all, is technically “vegetarian.” For health, it’s important to make sure that you eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. It’s also vital to replace saturated and trans fats with good fats, such as those found in nuts, olive oil, and canola oil. And always keep in mind that if you eat too many calories, even from nutritious, low-fat, plant-based foods, you’ll gain weight. So it’s also important to practice portion control, read food labels, and engage in regular physical activity.
You can get many of the health benefits of vegetarianism without going all the way. For example, a Mediterranean eating pattern — known to be associated with longer life and reduced risk of several chronic illnesses — features an emphasis on plant foods with a sparing use of meat. Even if you don’t want to become a complete vegetarian, you can steer your diet in that direction with a few simple substitutions, such as plant-based sources of protein — beans or tofu, for example — or fish instead of meat a couple of times a week. Compared with meat eaters, vegetarians tend to consume less saturated fat and cholesterol and more vitamins C and E, dietary fiber, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, and phytochemicals (plant chemicals), such as carotenoids and flavonoids. As a result, they’re likely to have lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and lower body mass index (BMI), all of which are associated with longevity and a reduced risk for many chronic diseases.
Only you can decide whether a vegetarian or vegan diet is right for you. Having said that I have been vegetarian for over twenty years and have recently become vegan.
I am a happy chappy for living the way that I do!
stoopd carnist
bush did 7/11
What on Earth do people who think like this think cows, chickens and other animals we raise for food eat? Grain. A lot more grain than the produce flesh.
So? Meat is more nutritious than simple grains. Everything goes around and around. The only thing that is really consumed is solar energy(and maybe helium, lol). We are apart of this system and there is no argument why we shouldn’t eat meat. So what if animals are being treated cruelly? Not my fault. I’d be all for eating ethical meat, even if it costs a little more. That is a simple solution. Animal farming hurts the environment? Animals have been farmed for thousands of years and it can be made environmentally friendly in places it isn’t.
Humanity will never turn vegetarian so your crusade is pointless. The ONLY way you can help animals escape cruelty or help the environment is to buy ethical, organic and environmentally friendly meat. You have to vote with your money, make the market focus on the right kind of meat and the wrong kind will disappear. You being vegan is helping NOBODY, doing NOTHING. So you being vegetarian/vegan is actually very selfish feelgoodery when in reality you are contributing nada.
These arguments are ridiculous. I can in fact say that my tofu tastes better TO ME than meat does. That’s clearly an opinion. I am vegan for environmental reasons, and if you have ever read any studies on the affects of animal agriculture, you would know it is incredibly inefficient, and greatly contributes to our greatest worldwide problems such as global warming, habitat destruction, mass species extinctions, water pollution, ocean dead zones, and hunger…just to name a few. I stand by these reasons because they are facts and actually not stupid reasons for being avoiding the consumption of meat. In the end it’s OUR OWN environment that we are actively toxifying, so correct me if I’m wrong, but if you care about the environment at all, you should be eating less meat. Unless of course, you take all that is around you for granted, and live oblivious of how the quality of life will be for your childrens children, or if there will be an Earth at all. Then again, if you know how the food web works, I assume you can’t be that ignorant.
Incredibly superficial reasoning. You think that tofu tastes better because you are biased against meat. Bull testicles mite taste like heaven but most people would be too disgusted to even think about trying it. Veganism is your religion. You may have your opinions but scientifically tofu can’t taste as good as beef. You just engage in mental gymnastics to make yourself believe what you want. Just like some people think that they have talked to angels or that divine intervention has saved their life, everything happens for a reason or some such nonsense.
Humans by nature are meant to eat both flora & fauna, there is no argument what so ever to state irrefutably that eating one strictly over the other is the proper way. If you say being a non meat eater is better or being a meat eater only is best then YOU. ARE. FUCKING. SO. SO. FUCKING. STUPID. The way the human body is made is to allow both flora & fauna to be disgusted. Get used to it you fucks.
I cant belive I read this bullshit article just for fun, just to see how stupid can a human be and I can see clearly how meat eaters being so nervous, aggressive and rude while vegans and vegetarians being cool and gracious, trying not to hurt anybody but still giving salid arguments. Thats my communitty-so refreshing!
Sadly, the writer has some legit points, you are just fogged by an unbelievable amount of bias for the anecdotal benefits of vegetarianism.
How about proving him wrong? You can’t. Facts are facts. If it was right and factual to be vegetarian i would be. It’s not. IT’s a fad. Feelgoodery, ego tripping, holier-than-though pontification. Open your mind to science, disengage your emotions and in-group biased instincts. Throwing around ad-hominems is easy. Also really ironic in your case.
You can’t label all meat eaters as being nervous, aggressive and rude. That’s like saying all cat owners are shy, quiet and self concious. IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE. At least most of the comments are giving a fair opinion. Your comment simply said vegetarians and vegans have a better personality than meat eaters. Do you realise how unfair that is? I’m pretty sure there isn’t any scientific proof to say that personality is changed by how people choose to give their fucking body nutrients. And yes, people can still love animals and NOT be vegetarian or vegan before you use that in an arguement.