vicki wrote:Three points:
1. When I argue religion and politics I get pissed when people blatantly insult my views by making dumb comments but have no intelligent arguments. Such is the case here. "Vegetarians are dumb" "Mmmm, meat" "Save a cow, eat a vegetarian" and endless other comments. If you want to argue with me about nutrition (or potential lack thereof) then so be it. State your argument and I won't be insulted. It's those dumb insults and jokes that I take offense to. It's like going up to a priest and saying "Christianity is DUMB, let's kill all Christians or convert them into atheists". What kind of reaction fo you think you're going to get?
2. NEVER NEVER NEVER have I ever tried to force anyone else into being a vegetarian. I don't even mention it unless asked. I stated my reasons for becoming one in response to a question posed by SmithSR. Don't agree with my reply? Most don't, hence the reason why you are still meat eaters. I've never said, OMG you kill cows, we can't be friends anymore. I STILL cook meat for my friends when we get together for our weekly dinners, I just choose not to eat it because I get sketched out. Does this warrant fvcking insults in every other reply to a thread simply soliciting good and easy recipes? I don't think so.
3. I listen to intelligent opinions. And I am all about jokes. But when my thread just gets turned to **** due to some people's deliberate and repeated flames and insults, then I start to take offense. Oh, and hypocracy much? You're offended because I'm offended that people are being offensive?
Whatever, this thread is fvcking retarded so if any mod wants to lock or delete it then have at it. Now I know why Soph doesn't even post here anymore. Close minded people need to be caged.
Modified by vicki at 1:29 PM 9/14/2004
1. There you go again comparing a dietary preference to religion. Eat whatever the heck you want. You can JOKE ABOUT FOOD! Hell, you can even joke about politics. On the ladder of issues that matter to most people, I promise you, food is somewhere at the bottom along with whether to drink Coke or Pepsi, how to style your hair, whether to upgrade to HBO on your satellite service, and whether to get the frappucino or the latte at Starbucks.If you want to make an issue out of something, try something of greater impacct.
2. Once again, you are overreacting in an unnecessary way. You have moved dietary preferences into a protected higher level reserved for race and religion. What you eat does not and will never fall under that category... unless you become an orthodox jew and someone starts leaving pork chops under your pillow at night. Actually, a pork chop fairy would be kind of neat.
3. I'm not giving an opinion nor even ATTEMPTING to make an intelligent argument. It is a non-issue to me. I am ignorant on the issue and being -entirely- sarcastic! What part of "Hitler was a vegetarian" even remotely implies that I'm giving a serious opinion? If you have an issue with what someone else has said, perhaps you should also tell -them- to "G.F.Y."
Try to get offended over something of greater impact. Lets see... women are abused every day -- that should get you started. Oh yeah, remember that recent terrorlst attack in Russia where a hundred children were stabbed or blown up? Put that in your mind. That'll give you some perspective.
And this is the part where I leave for school.
-Jesda
Modified by Jesda at 10:29 AM 9/14/2004