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.
[The leaders of anti-vegetarians]
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
Now that you’ve realized that this article is full of ignorant shit could you please make the necessary edits required?? Mention why exactly it is just lies. There are lives here at stake for God’s sake..you moron!
I’m sorry for my rude manner, but this is bull shit. All these reasons make no sense. I mean “we’re practically eating meat because it gets absorbed into the soil and plants.” What are we supposed to do, eat a rock? Also, There actually is proof about the health benefits, I suppose it is up to you wether to believe it or not, but the facts are there. And you never get to eat meat again? …really? I had no idea. Anyways, even if we are killing a certain number of bugs, it’s better than killing those bugs and those animals, who are actually quite intelligent and deserve life. Please, learn your facts before you hate.
-Someone who cares
(P.s.- I do not enjoy being targeted and called an idiot, so if you would like to “inform” people with bullshit at least try to make them want to be on your side. Good day.)
Lol. This article is such a fail. I’m not exactly going to dissect it because I can’t be arsed, but in a nutshell:
1. The absolutist extremist dumbasses you’re referring to are latching on to vegetarian/veganism as a way to express their bile, it could be anything, they just happened to choose that because hell knows. I do not agree with these people. They are hypocritical and nauseating.
2. You missed the most important reason for being vegetarian/vegan: the planet. We are currently experiencing mass carbon poisoning and the effects of climate change due to so much manmade pollution. While we cannot reverse this, we don’t have to make it worse. Farming animals for food causes more than half the pollution on Earth. Given that it is easy for us to be healthy and at least 90% vegan, it would make sense to stop killing ourselves with cow farts just because we like the taste of steak!
3. You’re also killing poverty stricken children every time you eat meat. Water that could be going to them goes to the precious fucking cows. Crops they could be eating go to the COWS. Antibiotics are routinely used on the – cows – and are not available to the kids.
4. Humans aren’t even designed to eat meat other than about 5% of our diet. We are monkeys. Monkeys eat animal products but they tend to be wild game, eggs, shellfish and bugs. Bacon does not belong in this category. If you don’t have the guts to munch on spiders, snails, pigeon eggs and dead squirrels, legs and all, what in the name of whatever makes you think its okay to eat the flesh of a mammal that is so close to you genetically that you could consider it cannibalism?
I agree wholeheartedly with fuck you peta. I just think you’re looking through a lens that’s been misted up by bacon grease.
Be a man and fry up some spiders. That’s what they do in Brazil!
I’m sorry but how does cutting down trees and terraforming ecosystems that normally wouldn’t be able to grew food to make way for farmland to grow fruits and vegetables help the environment? Also animals aren’t saved by growing fruits and vegetables because farmers shoot the wild herbivores that eat their crops. In fact in some places farmers let you kill hogs that are attacking their crops from a helicopter with a machine gun! Not to mention the pesticides need to stop all the bugs eating the crops so there is enough of them to form enough protein that’s equal to 1 pound of beef.
First and foremost, you don’t even know the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan. That shows with highlights how of a moron and ignorant you are. This also shows how little did you research before you created this shit article.
You are an under educated fucking asshole. No Doubt! I’m not even Vegan and think your an asshole. Oh, and I don’t usually use foul language while writing a reply. Dipshit!
Worthless vegan parisite, please do society a favor and kill yourself. Only an obnoxious vegan freak would be offended by this article.
Are you that ignorant? You really think only vegans/vegetarians would be offended by someone basically giving an uneducated rant offering nothing not even basic logic?
There is a difference between opinion and just being rude.
Not going to waste too much time on this but with that last comment to the person above alone you are proved to be irrelevant. Eat whatever you want but don’t inflect the world with your lies.
Damn, didn’t know personal decisions outraged people this much. Unfuck yourself before you attempt to bash people for no fucking reason.
What a crock of shit.
“. 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.”
I thought it was common knowledge that you arent supposed to eat too much red meat? so if a study says small amounts “may increase” your risk of heart disease thats not good enough? Im not vegan but this guy is delusional. I want to learn why veganism isnt all its cracked up to be, not listen to some guy who just doesn’t give a shit, and doesnt plan to.
Here’s the best source ive found so far if your interested, let me know if you can find a real argument against it
https://www.facebook.com/notes/michael-slusher/common-anti-vegan-arguments-how-to-quickly-refute-the-same-lame-excuses-that-are/120926087965760/
Since becoming a vegetarian in 1976, I have noticed that major objections raised against me and other vegetarians is backed predominantly by animosity. And this article has that in spades. I”m not a vegetarian for religious reasons. It’s because 1) I don’t want to kill animals unnecessarily for food. 2) It’s environmentally less destructive. 3) It’s much healthier. I also gave up dairy in 1990, and since then it’s SO much easier not to gain weight. Dairy is bunk any way you look at it. This guy’s objections are bogus. It is healthier, and it’s been proven. Meat production does kill more animals. Yeah, some insects undoubtedly die in plant production, but why add to that. Also, the brain of a cow is much more developed than the brain of a moth. Meat production drains the environment. Why is this guy so loaded with anger, resentment, guilt, hostility, hatred, and (most appropriately) B.S.? I’m not so naive as to think it’s caused by his meat eating. But it sure doesn’t help him. Cheers, Mick
I like vegans because they save more meat for us to eat. Yum.
The fact that you use insults say everything about you.
You can get a psychologist or have more experience in life so you can point solid arguments.
blah blah blah. Every human being uses insults. you are mocking and insulting the author of this interesting article by insinuating that he is mentally deranged, that he is an ignorant and irrelevant. If you really believe what you wrote then you are dumber than I thought.
Fuck vegans.
I fucking hate these people who are vegans.I wish there was a law that wont let u be vagan.This comment is not aimed at religius people or people with diseases that dont allow them to eat meat.
I am on your side keith.
HAHAHAHA! This article makes no sense! Man…poor author. They must be especially insecure to feel so threatened by people who eat plants. I hope they lighten up and start getting more fiber!
By your logic, we should not wash our face because all of the flora and fauna, you know, bacteria that lives in our eyelashes.
This is how I view meat. Flies like to grow their children (maggots), on rotten meat. Flies also like any kind of excrement. So by this logic, meat = excrement. Secondly, the ship sailed on meat some time ago, probably the 1950’s or 1960’s. Nowadays you can go to a restaurant, order a filet, and instead they use meat glue to glue together some beef stew meat and serve it to you. Thirdly, I am sure you knew I would go there, but the antibiotics and hormones they use in most meat. Forth, disease, viruses in particular. Fifth, digested and undigested meat builds up in your large intestine. Sixth, I will give you a small point by pointing out how many animals die when we grow grains and vegetables, but that is balanced by the number of animals killed by hunters. Seventh, Meat requires more refrigeration than fruits, grains, and vegetables. So I deserve one point for that. Eighth, More people get food poisoning from bad meat, than from bad fruit or bad grain or bad veggies (I am guessing on this one). Ninth, More people choke from getting a piece of meat stuck in their throat, then from eating a veggie burger. Tenth, eating gristle in meat is enough to make some people to quit eating meat.
The are my ten ideas about why I quit eating meat. My favorite one is that flies like rotten meat and most kinds of Poop. The reason must be that when you eat meat, your body rarely processes all of the nutrients out of the meal, and so what comes out, still has meat in the poop.
Good Regards To You And Yours
I am sorry you got threats over this matter.
LukeDaniel
what a load of bollocks. Keep you’re opinions to yourself.
Everyone is different and it’s good we have the choice to find what’s best for us.
And the killing Eco system thing! Sure monocrops are bad don’t get me wrong but cattle farming is FAR WORSE!
You dont like to heart the truth. the article is 100 correct. man up and realise that what vegie people do is stupid.
You vegans are all fucking brainwashed. Athletes who are vegans are skinny as fuck and not so healthy and the ones who look built are juiced to the hilt. In the old days, farmers ate meat and worked hard and they lived at a riped old age. My grand pa worked on the fucking farm until 99 years old and he died of old age not meat. My grand ma is 98 and still walks as fast and goes shopping with no walker and guess what? She eats meat. Get your head out of your ass.
John, I suggest you just shut up, I don’t want to hear the stupid crap, I’m Vegetarian, but for you info one of the strongest men in Europe is a Vegan (Patrik Baboumian)