Vegies?-all true punks answer

i don't want to label my self but i consider myself a punk i listen to punk, im an anarchist, and i hang out with punks. What I want to know is whats with the vegetarian thing, i don't get it. Sure animal rights is wonderful and necessary but i know i don't and many other don't have the money to buy vegetarian/vegan food or free range meat. Also, its probably true that if animals had the brains and thumbs they would eat us, so just comment on you thoughts of vegetarianism, peta, veganism, and so on.

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Permalink Reply by Alex on September 6, 2008 at 7:09am

when i get chicken wings i feel the best part is actually the celery in the hot sauce and i pretty much dont eat fries without it

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Permalink Reply by Leigh Eloise on September 4, 2008 at 5:02am

I agree with Joey on this one.
The way animals are kept is horrid.
I would eat meat if I had the nerve to kill a wild animal.
But no, I'm soft.

...And I don't get what it is with 'punks' these days being veggie.
Back in the 70's, no-one gave a damn!

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Permalink Reply by Sonic Architect on September 5, 2008 at 12:02pm

well, you kind of answered your own question with this statement "The way animals are kept is horrid." Though it also extends to animals being exploited horribly for profit, bred for death and not captured (not that either one is particularly friendly) pollution/environmental effects of factory farms, and also health issues. A lot of issues involved in it.

As for punks...I don't think an overwhelming majority of punks are vegans or even vegetarians..a lot of people in the crust scene yes but crust is really a niche it seems in punk. I think most people involved in "punk" perpetuate and believe in the stereotype you mentioned...the 77 punks or the 82 punks and get influenced more by big hair, and their fashion than anything political.

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Permalink Reply by Hunter on September 5, 2008 at 1:16pm

veg for ev

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Permalink Reply by Charlie on September 5, 2008 at 8:12pm

For me, the two aren't really connected. I see it as an issue of whether you feel ready to kill for your food or not. I personally won't kill for my meals (I have killed before though) and since I won't kill for them, then I do not deserve the right to eat meat. My parents used to have a pig farm. We kept them and they were happy, none of that factory farming shit. The most we'd ever have at a time was 40 and we'd auction them when they got bigger. But yeah, we'd butcher them too and that ham was a whole lot different than what you get in the stores! That's for sure.
But yeah, if you can't kill it, you shouldn't eat it. It's stupid to go to the store, buy the meat, and eat it if you couldn't ever kill it yourself.

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Permalink Reply by plastastik on September 6, 2008 at 9:37am

I'm not really a punk but I am a vegetarian. I do not think eating meat is wrong, I think the way the animals are treated is wrong. If all the animals would be treated well I would not mind eating meat at all.

I started eating vegetarian when I was 12 or 13. I had to stop for a couple of years though because I had very limited options, either eat meat or only eat bread with peanutbutter. As soon as I started providing for myself I started eating vegetarian again, which has been for about a year now.

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Permalink Reply by tsunami suicide on October 17, 2008 at 12:45pm

just because u give a fuck about animals doesnt mean your not punk man
only u can understand why u dont like to eat anaimals tho
btw im veg to n tbh i couldnt give a fuck wether ppl say its not punk

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Permalink Reply by Protagonist on October 17, 2008 at 5:10pm

Well, I've never eaten meat since I can remember. I don't know, must not have agreed with me when I was a baby. Also, I really hate plants, and I'm doing my part to rid the world of them. Well, thats what I tell people when they ask. Besides meat looks freaking nasty.

So, I'm not true vegetarian, as I drink milk, eat cheese and the like. Whatever.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on October 18, 2008 at 12:47am

I really enjoy gardening, but that doesn;t mean I don't eat veggies (well, most veggies). I don't care for squash (think it's the texture).
I enjoy milk products, most meat (haggish is one I won't eat).

My schnauzers and I eat balanced meals. They don't eat chocolate, though... it's not good for canines.

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Permalink Reply by plastastik on October 19, 2008 at 10:37am

Drinking milk, eating cheese, etc. has nothing to do with being a vegetarian. Vegetarians just don't eat meat. Vegans don't use any animal product, not only in food.