I’m adopting a new policy and I invite all other veg*n bloggers to join in:
A comment from a user isn’t worthy of a thoughtful response if they use the “plants feel pain” argument (this goes double if it’s already been discussed in the comment thread. The way I figure it, anyone who brings out this unbelievably tired and limp argument isn’t serious about having any real discussion, so I’m refusing to waste time on them.
I think this goes for real life situations, too.
10 Responses
Marcy
25|Sep|2007 1i think it goes triple when they refer to themselves as a “spiciest”. or rail against all vegetarians & vegans as hypocritical for eating fish, when if they were they wouldn’t be veg or vegan, duh. *shakes head at complete and utter lack of intelligence*
bazu
25|Sep|2007 2so much word.
can we add to that list:
-but cows need to be milked, if it wasn’t for us, farm animals wouldn’t even be here
and
-how sad that you care about animals more than you care about people (as if compassion and justice are limited to one species)
Jul
25|Sep|2007 3I obviously care about other living beings more than you, because I only eat plastics and metals. So there. :)
Quirky
25|Sep|2007 4Someone always says they are “off to eat a big juicy cheeseburger.” Every. Single. Time.
tubs
26|Sep|2007 5Yes, it’s not worth it to validate specious & tangential hypotheticals (such as being stuck on some godforsaken island) by bothering to answer them either.
Lazurii
27|Sep|2007 6Ooo, ouch. I’m a vegetarian that believes plants can feel pain, but when misused. Eating a plant is not misusing it. Torturing a plant (like ripping or burning leaves, etc) I believe can cause pain to the plant, especially when there is no point in the torture. But now you can all call me weird. I’m off to eat a big juicy Boca Burger.
Kate Saltfleet
08|Oct|2007 7“You know root vegetables scream when pulled up, don’t you?”
*rolls eyes*
Gary
11|Oct|2007 8Well, I have to respect the carrot liberators for dealing with the roots of the problem.
Greenwood
02|Dec|2007 9Good idea - I mean, the “assume good faith” principle is great, but you can only take it so far.
BTW, can you add canine teeth to the list?
Greenwood
02|Dec|2007 10“I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian!”
This one is right down there!
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