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
You have not one valid point. Not one. Sorry you think like this and you are so confident with what you write. Maybe actually listen to what people tell you and learn when you have a chance, don’t just ‘bullshit your way way through’ life. You are wrong, just plain wrong, and I’m not talking about your delivery being tragically awful. You just make no sense. Maybe enrol in a few more classes in that college and open your mind.
he is not wrong, it’s he’s opinion on the matter. Vegetarian have every rights to be, but moralistic one don’t have the right to impose me their life choices. They love to talk about Nature as a big conscience thing, but that doesn’t exist, there is no Gaia, and nature is not submitted to the human sens of moral, and at the end she will eat you no matter what you’ve done in your life and what you fighted for.
Vegans/vegetarians aren’t imposing their life-choices on you any more than meat-eaters impose their life-choices on them… i.e. THIS POST.
No, dude’s straight up wrong. So, because we may hurt some small animals with our lifestyle we should just all stop and go ahead and start supporting factory farms again that are destroying our land far more than any veggie loving human can? Let’s not forget.. that people who eat meat often also eat vegetables. Also, no scientific evidence that not eating meat is healthier than eating meat? Go do a google search and read the slew of articles, medical journals, documentaries, etc that prove that it does. This article is fucking stupid.
I didn’t know there were people in the world who could rationale complete facts into total fiction. It’s almost impressive. Perhaps you should have done some research first on animal agriculture? Here, let me help you a little bit.
More animals are killed in a meat-eating diet than a vegan one: http://www.animalvisuals.org/projects/data/1mc/
Kaiser Permanente now recommends a plant-based diet for patients: https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/issues/2013/spring/5117-nutrition.html
Animals spared on a vegetarian diet (more would be spared on a vegan diet):
http://www.countinganimals.com/how-many-animals-does-a-vegetarian-save/
Of course there are animal products in almost anything, from plastics to tires to computer parts. By that rationale, no one is 100% vegan, and by your logic, no one should be vegan. This is known commonly as the Nirvana fallacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy and is not an actual argument against veganism.
You cannot do anything animal products being in nearly everything while we rely so heavily on butchering animals and having so much blood, visera, bones, and inedible flesh “left over”. If the world ate plants instead of animals, there would be no reason to kill them and to put their “wasted” body parts into nearly all products.
Thank you for listening.
Ok, i would like to make a completely unbiased yet logical and respectful statement (Prepare for CONSTRUCTIVE and respectful criticism from another omnivore). You are so misinformed bro. Like super bad. I can see that you have not done near enough research to create a knowledgeable article because the result would have been very different. You also do a little bit of hating on herbivores when all they are doing is helping the earth man!! Your facts bro, are backwards. The rain forest is being cleared to raise “grass-fed livestock” Not veggies man. There are already WAY more than enough plants to feed the entire earth (including the smallest tribes who are starving to death that everyone sees and hears about). But its all being eaten by livestock. 70% of all plants are fed to livestock to support this meat eating addiction we have. Not to mention the water and space required. Bro, man to man, you got it all wrong Youre bashing the good guys. They only care for the earth and the ones who live on it on a higher level that most people understand just yet. Dude veggie lovers are gonna save this planet some day. Ive got mad respect for them.
The author of this article is suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect. Here is actual justification that eating a vegan diet is healthy:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19562864/
Wow! Apparently your meat eating ways caused severe brain damage.
Author, you are a loser. I am blown away by your waste of words and time. That was the most pathetic excuse for an article ever. You really couldn’t come up with anything? Foolish babble. No legitimate points made. None. Who let’s you write anything?
wow this whole article is the worst read I’ve ever seen. You are so wrong and completely misinformed. I’m vegan and extremely healthy and I’ve gotten blood tests and everything.. I’m not deficient in one vitamin. I study nutrition. Watch the documentary “Cowspiracy” on youtube.. and you will be blown away how herding animals is the leading cause to the destruction of the world. Causing pollution, deforestation (to feed the herd of animals), huuuuge water crises (to produce the meat) … We have enough crops to feed the entire world population yet we feed it to animals that consume soooo much morebthan we do and we don’t even absorb all of the nutrients that we need in a meat diet. Vegans obtain every essential vitamin including b12, iron, and omega 3. that is all a myth.. wherever you get your sources from are not reliable.
These arguments are so flawed I don’t know where to begin.
1. You cannot compare animals that die from harvesting wheat (for example) to factory farming. That’s simply idiotic. That’s like saying because I’m vegan I shouldn’t drive a car or even walk on the ground because I might kill a bug on my windshield or under my shoe. When you eat meat you are supporting the industry who’s sole purpose is to raise and kill animals for profit. When I refrain from eating meat it has the same economic impact as when I choose to buy an iPad instead of a Kindle Fire. One less Kindle fire purchased, one more iPad purchased. So yes I can judge you for eating your steak because you are directly supporting that industry. Of course you can judge me for buying an iPad too if you want…
2. You are ignoring all of the scientific proof that the three big diseases that plague us right now (heart disease, diabetes, and cancer) all can be treated and prevented with a whole foods plant-based diet. I’m not talking about a veg diet that includes dairy or a vegan diet that consists of highly processed foods. Read up on the work of Dr, John McDougall, Dr. Roy Swank, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr. Neil Barnard just to name a few. And what you should really be looking for is RESULTS. Who’s going to pay for a double blind study of a vegan diet over five years? A pharmaceutical company? A University funded by the pharmaceutical dollars? Right. Dream on. You should be asking if if these doctors get results when treating patients for these conditions using diet? Answer… Yes, nearly 100% of the time when people follow directions and eat as recommended.
3. As far as your third argument goes you seem to be talking more about yourself or about people trying to convince you that meat replacements are as good as real meat. I personally don’t eat those products. Nor do I crave meat. Nor do I have any room in my diet for beef, fowl, or fish because I’m too busy enjoying 1000 other better tasting things. Meat sucks. I hate the taste of it. And most of the meat (chicken for example) is known to be contaminated with feces. So enjoy your shit burger. And though I agree that some vegetarians and vegans eat far too much processed grains, that’s hardly an convincing argument against adopting this way of eating.
4. So you think people who are vegetarian deny being part of the food chain? Are you really that stupid? And WOW! It took a college course to teach you that? That doesn’t put you at the top of my list of smart people. Everything lives. Everything dies. And somewhere along the line you me and everyone else get reused and recycled. But that doesn’t mean that eating an apple is the same as putting a bullet in Bambi’s head. Stop being an idiot.
This article is nothing but a rant that serves to give people an excuse to a) not think about their eating habits and b) offend people.
De.nise Minger is paid by the meat and dairy industry…just read her bio. And she is an English major – not a scientist. To date, no one has discredited The China Study.
You just gave the world one big reason you should kill yourself.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience
EATING MEAT…selfish?
ENVIROMENT
Livestock is killing our planet. It is the no ONE producer of Greenhouse gases and cause of climate change. The animal agriculture produces 18% of all GHG (according to UN FAO report “livestock’s long shadow” http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm and up to 51% according to WorldWatch Institute http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf). For comparison purposes, the transport sector produces 14% of GHG.
FAMINE
5 million children in the US go hungry every month.
•Approximately 40,000 people die each day worldwide due to hunger or hunger-related causes.[44]
•If Americans reduced their intake of meat by merely 10%, 100,000,000 people could be fed using the land, water and energy that would be freed up from growing livestock feed.
•10 BILLION PEOPLE could be sustained from present croplands if all ate a vegetarian diet.
•If everyone in the world cut their meat consumption to reduce their fat intake to the 30% level, there would be enough grain to feed the world’s population increases through the year 2000.
POLLUTION
Manure produced by all farm animals in the US annually is roughly 10 times the waste produced by the human population.
Factory farms are the biggest contributors to polluted rivers and streams in the US.
1,785 water bodies were impaired by feedlot pollution in 39 states in 1993.
About 60,000 miles of streams in the US have fisheries impaired by feedlot pollution.
More soot is emitted from the grills in Los Angeles fast food restaurants than all the city buses.
LAND UTILIZATION AND SOIL EROSION
One-half of the Earth’s land mass is grazed by livestock.
More than 60% of the world’s rangelands were damaged by overgrazing during the past half century.
As much as 85% of rangeland in the western US is being degraded by overgrazing.
Overgrazing is by far the most pervasive cause of desertification.
35 pounds of topsoil are lost in the production of one pound of grain-fed beef.
64% of US cropland produces livestock feed.
Only 2% of US cropland produces fruits and vegetables.
Pounds of edible product that can be produced on an acre of prime land: Apples 20,000; Carrots 30,000; Potatoes 40,000; Tomatoes 50,000; Beef 250
WATER CONSUMPTION
The number of gallons of water needed to produce one pound of edible product: Apples 49; Carrots 33; Potatoes 24; Tomatoes 23; Beef 2,500
Endangered Species •At least 100 animals are added to the endangered species list each year. Between 19 and 22% of all threatened and endangered species are harmed by livestock grazing.
RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION
5 million acres of rainforest are felled every year in South and Central America to create cattle pasture.
Cattle ranching has destroyed more Central American rainforest than any other activity.
70% of cleared forests in Panama and Costa Rica are now in pasture.
http://www.earthsave.org/environment.htm
SUSTAINABILITY OF MEAT
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/549
He is right!
GO VEGAN!!!
Haha, oh my God this article cracked me right up! The other day a friend of mine asked me what I thought about him becoming a blogger. I replied: sure why not, you seem to know a lot about the subjects you wish to write about, go for it!
In hindsight, after stumbling upon your blog due to reasons I will not disclose on here (it’s just not very nice), I realize my answer should have been different than my original….to be a blogger, you dont need to have any knowledge. In fact…forget everything connected with intellect, throw emotional intelligence out of the window and get rid of the last ounce of shame left in your body, and voila! You’ve got yourself a blog.
So congatulations dear wannabe writer, you have done it!
You are now officially the joke of the day! Woohoooooo
everyone is now stupider for having read this article. I award you zero points, and may God have mercy on your soul.