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
Wonderfully valid. Thanks for an excellent article
Sorry, I just couldn’t read the whole post, because it is obvious that OP is kind of unintelligent. This fact is pretty clear not only by the thread of his/her thinking, but the way s/he expresses his/her thoughts.
Well, whatever, we live in a free world, where everyone can demostrate, how dumb s/he is.
(btw English isn’t my native)
Wow… the content matter in this post is about as ignorant as my aunt who think’s fish are a vegetable because they aren’t very smart according to her. Or my 550lb dad who lives on steak and potatoes as well as hamburgers and hot pockets and despite having 3 heart attacks continues eating the same crap. Or my brother who says plants don’t have protein and if you don’t eat them you’ll die in a year!!!!
Well, after 9 years and 7 months of veganism I think I’m still alive and I’m the fittest person in my family by far so I blame bad math LOL.
I’m a marathon running 63 yo omnivore also capable of doing a 200mile, 1 day bike race. Basically, Travis, as the author said, some people are incapable of understanding correlation vs causation. You are evidently in that group.
An omnivore that still eats dead rats and is a living example of animal cruelty how do you sleep at night Dr. Jay?
That is one of the most ignorant things I have ever read. Poor thing….luckily your type rarely survives past middle age….whew!
Just like all vegans terrible and misinformed readers.
I truly wish I could see the world as all sunshine and rainbows. Truly I do
dumbdumb did you watch the new sonic movie
that was the most uneducated piece of shit argument I’ve ever heard in my life. What s load of bullshit. At least ecosystems regrow and can become maintained. Life of any sort is valid and can not. What a dickhead, a dickhead that clearly feels so subconsciously guilty about meat consumption that he has to validate himself through unintelligent and highly ignorant comments in a poorly written and put together article.
This is the most uneducated piece of shit response to a well organized blog.
If you’re going to result to name calling you we would like to see some evidence. Just like i know you must be uneducated due to the fact that you can’t prove single point you have made
I, sir am a vegan, and you,sir are are a moron.
Hey, I understand that you don’t like vegetarianism for whatever reason, but can you maybe not insult us?
Some of this is a good point. Other bits are just petty or, not to be insulting, either obvious or overused.
Point no. 1: We aren’t saving animals lives’
No, admittedly, the vast majority of people still eat meat. Despite that, we can still enjoy our veggies knowing no animals died. You may scoff, but for many of us, it is a genuine empathy for other creatures that leads us to this lifestyle. Also, your point about farming is a good one; it led to a lot of us eating organic food instead. It’s not much better, but it’s a little better.
Point no. 2: There’s no proof it’s healthier
Well, whilst vegetarians are normally healthier, that’s just because we’re more conscious of our diets. I’m not saying most people aren’t, we just have to take a bit more care.
Point no. 3: We don’t get to eat meat
Did it not occur to you that maybe some of us don’t like the taste of meat? Not just because it’s meat, but because we don’t like the way it tastes, much in the same way you might dislike sprouts or kale.
Point no. 4: We eat animals without knowing it
Actually, we are aware of the food web, and whilst it is true that it is impossible to avoid killing something, somewhere along the line, by the time we eat it it is far enough back that we consider it a moot point.
Hopefully, you take these points into consideration and maybe keep them in mind next time you meet (meat heh) one of us. Thank you for your time and consideration. Have a nice day!
you fucking idiot. some people like to know that they’re not the cause of millions of deaths of farm animals every year. We are saving the planet, we are helping with world hunger and we are also trying our hardest. We know that there are animals everywhere, you can’t eat anything without killing some bugs or some cells. life is hard enough right now with climate change and the orange in the Oval Office, so we really don’t appreciate people insulting us because of our diet choices.
“Saving the Planet” you can’t even take care of yourselves, and you want to save the fucking planet?????
Im sorry to say but if everyone was bloody vegan then a majority of animals would all be killed anyway. Farmers are not going to waste money keeping generic farmyard animals around. They would all become an annoyance and an obstacle on society. Therefore if nobody has a need for them then they will probably be killed off anyway.
I personally believe that the idea of being vegan/vegetarian is dumb, but at the same time more power to the people who love to do it. No reason to insult anyone. As long as no one tries to force me to change my diet lets all live happily ever after!
What does tick me off are those vegan/vegetarian people who, when they see someone eating meat, say things like, “OMG can you hurry and eat that?”, “That is so gross!”, “Ew, the smell!”, “Did you know that meat….”
We are all free to choose are diet.
The problem is that there are so many humans on earth that it puts a huge stress on the environment to feed all of us regardless of what our diet is.
Why can’t everyone just accept different ways of life and live happily together. That’s the problem is that everyone wants everyone else to believe what they are doing is the right and only way to do something.
Vegan is just like praying to satan, doesn’t mean it makes you healthy or comfortable, it’s become a right think.
While I do think this post is both funny (minus the language) and lacking depth. He does have a point about the circle of life thing. It is true and if you believe in God, you also believe that animals are here for our survival. Whether it be for food or companionship. Torturing of any living thing is wrong, but animals were put on earth for a reason. It’s pretty naive to think that their only purpose is to befriend, or to admire every species beauty. Come on now!… Aside from all of that, scientific studies do show that the combination of amino acids and nutrients within red meat, lean meat, fish etc… are vital to human health. Now, you can survive as a vegetarian by mixing a specific combo of different foods together to achieve this balance. However, it isn’t a “natural” food routine. Before grocery stores and mass production was invented… this wasn’t possible. What people should do to be healthy is to consume a moderate portion of red and lean meats ,along with vegetables, and multi grains. It is said however, that Americans do consume a lot more meat than is required. When done in excess, you do run the risk of heart disease and other ailments.
Excellent article! Very interesting and informative 🙂
Time for a CULL!
You know what burns best? Plant eaters…just sayin… time to light em up, before this genetic toilet bowl infects the rest of us. Viva the BEEF!
Haha, def would be interesting to see them go against cannibals. Who would win? lol!
I understand where you’re coming from, really. My issue is that you fail to consider everything that goes into meat production. You make the point that ecosystems are destroyed to grow crops, and thousands of animals die. Fair enough, I can agree with that.
The problem is that eating meat is NOT just killing that one cow. Most cows are not grass-fed anymore. They are fed CORN because it makes them fatter. And where does all this corn come from? Cropland. Huge swathes of cropland that are tilled just to feed cows. And so in order to produce that beef, you killed one cow AND an entire ecosystem.
Eat plants = destroy ecosystems
Eat meat = destroy ecosystems and kill additional animals on top of that
That particular point I could not agree with, and felt the need to say something about.
So you’re telling me animals need food to survive? Damn I didn’t know…
Be what eve you want to be just don’t feel you have to tell me and bore me to tears with it or asking for options on the menu like it’s religious right.
I also can’t stand it when people say stupid things like “I truly don’t believe we where meant to eat meat”. Sapiens have always eaten meat it’s in our DNA and is part of the reason mankind came to dominate the earth.
Just realized the hypocrisy in some people is real. Nice article for pointing it out
Nr1 No matter what you choose animals die harvesting crops (unintentional deaths), that in comparison to killing animals for food (intentional death). Alot more crops go to feeding livestock than it does feeding humans. So the conclusion is you kill alot more animals (both intentionally and unintentionally) by feeding livestock. There are ways to reduce the number of unintentional deaths by leaving some vegetation and fold it so small animals can hide from predators etc.
Nr2 There are so many studies on how eating plants is better. As you mention the china study. Now you say look at denise minger whos not a scientist btw and didnt do research for 47years. Remember where you get your facts from matters. A bloggers opinion doesnt change the research. What she is saying is like oh smoking cigarettes isnt bad look at how ppl in Japan is smoking and they are not dying in the same rate as in other countries. You can do stupid things and not die from them immediatly, but that doesnt make it healthy. You are simply sharing your opinion not stated on facts on that one.
Highly doubt you read the study. It actually said that animal protein not meat work by starting mutations and those mutations can be cancercells. Animal protein works as an on switch for cancercells.
Listen to your own advice. “People need to stop believing the mainstream media, and need to start looking at the actual research and facts.”
Nr3 Some food is good some is bad, depending on the chef. Doesnt matter if it is vegan or not.
Nr4 you took a course and didnt care about it. Basic biology is 90% of nutrition is lost every time you filter it through another being so more nutrients in plants than in animals.
Veganism is essentially better for the environment, health and correlates with peoples moral code not to be part of animal cruelty. Align your actions with your beliefs.