http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/compassion-over-killing-featuring-in-the-washington-post/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/compassion-over-killing-featuring-in-the-washington-post/#comment-1004 Nancy Bell Fri, 12 Sep 2003 03:41:14 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2003/09/10/compassion-over-killing-featuring-in-the-washington-post/#comment-1004 I get so tired of the question: "If you're a vegetarian why do you wear leather?" Always asked in a "gotcha" tone. I just don't understand this attitude. Just because you don't or can't eliminate your impact doesn't mean you shouldn't minimize it. I think getting more people to eat less meat rather than no meat is a great idea. This is what I feel I'm doing when I give a dinner party for non-veg friends and I show them how satisfying a meat-free meal can be. It gets them to consider the idea that maybe they should explore the cuisine further. This is so much more effective than preaching or evangelizing which I NEVER do. Rather I feed them great veg food with love and without apology. Many of my friends have been turned on to meatless dining this way...but not converted entirely to meat-free living. That's cool with me, though. If everybody ate just HALF the amount of meat they eat now, consider the impact! I get so tired of the question: “If you’re a vegetarian why do you wear leather?” Always asked in a “gotcha” tone. I just don’t understand this attitude. Just because you don’t or can’t eliminate your impact doesn’t mean you shouldn’t minimize it. I think getting more people to eat less meat rather than no meat is a great idea. This is what I feel I’m doing when I give a dinner party for non-veg friends and I show them how satisfying a meat-free meal can be. It gets them to consider the idea that maybe they should explore the cuisine further. This is so much more effective than preaching or evangelizing which I NEVER do. Rather I feed them great veg food with love and without apology. Many of my friends have been turned on to meatless dining this way…but not converted entirely to meat-free living. That’s cool with me, though. If everybody ate just HALF the amount of meat they eat now, consider the impact!

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