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
This is the best example of a biased article, and it is a perfect rant. My favorite part is you don’t actually provide any facts to justify the “claims” you create. Almost like saying “Scientists say there is gravity, but that just isn’t true, and you would know if you did your research.”
Lol wtf coweater69 haha
Read articles written by people who have done the studying instead. Different diets work with different people. Looking at this from a more health conscious perspective, I do believe being an omnivore is the way to go (and would rather have a diet without the need for so many supplements, things that are to be found in meats but not in vegetables, really).
When you read articles about diets, look for something more informative…
Scientific proof and numbers. You should be concerned about your health.
To the writer,
I’m writing this as someone concerned for your well-being. Dont make articles that won’t get you anything else but hate mail. It will fill you with negativity and loathing for your fellow man. It won’t be good for you psychologically!
I’ve read point one of your article and I know your ignorant. Go read some book. Srsly?
*you’re
get a life you spell checking idiot
Woah, embarassing.
Well, I’m a vegetarian because I feel sorry for animals. Lots of athletic people eat meat, and it has always been my dream to be an athlete, but I’m willing to give that up to help the animals, just tonight, when I was eating, my dad said I was stupid for being who I am, and you know what, ITS MY LIFE, SO MY CHOICE
Well it is your life though you aren’t helping anyone since we are omnivorous animals and animals eat other animals, even herbivores do it(go look it up especially the duck cannibalizing the other duck). Your dad seems like a smart guy since someone else will just eat the meat you don’t want and alot of products you use contain animal byproducts. Also if you don’t want to eat farm animals then just eat wild game or fish since they are usually killed without suffering.
This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever read during my time on the internet. I’m not even mad, just amazed.
These weakly constructed points are nonsensical, ignorant and lack research. Vegetarians try to reduce their impact as much as possible, there’s no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism. Look up supply and demand.
Ugh
OH MY GOD YOU ARE LITERALLY MY LORD AND SAVIOR. I can’t agree more with every inch of this article, like wow. My friend not-so-recently went vegan and she has an extreme ash hole about it, but we love her, so.. Anyways, she was a complete stick about it and she kept saying “Oh the animals are getting slaughtered..” and stuff and completely ignoring my points? Like I was just talking about animal abuse because of some sad videos I saw and then she like lost her hit about it. (Yes I’m trying not to cuss.) LIKE BEACH I WASN’T EVEN TALKING ABOUT EATING THEM JUST HURTING THE POOR PUPPERS
Like a cow isn’t half as important as a dog, like the only reason it exists is to eat it, milk it and have it breed, they aren’t dogs! Now if people were eating dogs, horses and other pets I would be ticked… but otherwise animals don’t live forever, and most ways they die are painless and some die from age and sickness so calm the frick down.
K I’m done ranting, byeeeeeeeeee
I’m going to copy down a couple quotes for you to read.
“we find it so difficult to overcome traditional ideas and ways of thinking, that we rarely stop to question the fundamental ethics and underlying morality of killing animals for food”.
“Under american culture we are taught that certain animals are for eating, others for companionship, and others are wild animals. The idea of eating a dog is repulsive, yet in other parts of the world completely normal”.
It’s all a matter of perspective, and your opinion hat dogs are more important than farm animals is your opinion, definitely not fact. It has been proven that pigs possess a level of cognitive functionality on par with dogs…
Omg this is the dumbest thing I ever read in my entire life.
Humans are herbivores by nature , we have much longer digestive system and we don’t have neither carnivores teeth or claws then secondly what do you mean vegetarianism doesn’t save lives the animals wouldn’t be slaughtered if humans stop eating meat and finally meat is extremely unhealthy for humans,because it rottens in our body and has extreme level cholesterol that we,as herbivores,cannot digeste. Your a very disgusting person.
Humans have been omnivores since the our creation which means we eat both meat and plants, why do you think we have canines. Also just because you’re a herbivore doesn’t mean you are unable to eat meat since alot of herbivores like deers and even fucking ducks eat meat when offered to them and it doesn’t mess them up in any way. Same with fucking humans because humans are fucking animals. Go read a book you half brained deplorable moron otherwise shut the fuck up since it has become apparent that you possess no knowledge whatsoever of shit that is taught to you in kindergarten, since you obviously are braindead I mean the digestive system.
If anything it’s alot more vegetables that our bodies have a hard time digesting such as corn which can’t be fully digested by humans. Seriously, go read a book or go back to school because you can’t form proper sentences for shit(or english isn’t your first language) and aren’t helping the environment at all. And don’t call yourself doctor.
i love this, its sooo funny.
is it ok if i copy this completely for my english aural presentation? i think its great
I’m agree with everything!
The ignorants must understand that some of the Beauty products use Fatty animals just to keep all Customers happy “in Theyr Beauty”.. or you drive on a countryside and suddenly a rabbit comes out or a “posh chicken”…what you do…You Vegetarians???…you are ready to die and put other people life in danger just because you are a fucking ignorant!!!
All vegetarians this days they are and they will become more “Slow Minded” just because our body is made to have from Everything a little, with moderation and they refuse to understand how A Human Body Works !! You Vegetariasns go and lock the lions for trying to stay alive by eating a Fansy Antilope….Being vegetarian this days is a Way of Life that ignorants choose, just because is “Trandy”…Fuck off
So true. I dated a vegan, and I would always say that he would never be able to convince me that eating meat isnt ok for the main reason that we aren’t the only animal in the animal kingdom to eat another animal. Of course, to which his reply is “We aren’t animals.”
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Although this article had good pints and got me thinking most of it is idiotic, look all this up its all easily countered, and there are studies that vegans are healthier. BTW i do agree with the statement “vegetarians are stupid” they are trying to save lives but still eat dairy and eggs which are part of the same industry as meat so they arent doing much.
Please post those studies and enlighten us.
I am a meat eater but after reading your article i just realized the only stupid person here is you
I’ve met quite a few vegetarians. They have good and bad apples just like the rest. But I swear all vegans are batshit crazy, with half functioning brains at most. I don’t know if going vegan just attracts mentally disabled fuckwats, or if becoming vegan gives you such disorders. Hmph.