Pseudo Vegetarianism
There are 3 forms of vegetartianism:
1. Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian---These vegetartians eat no meat but consume dairy and eggs.
2. Lacto-Vegetarian--These vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs but do consume dairy.
3. Vegan----I am a vegan. I do not eat meat, dairy or eggs. I do not consume use or wear any products of animal origin.
These are the only 3 types of vegetarians. Many people have been misinformed. Some "vegetarians" refer to themselves as such and still eat------seafood.
Fish, despite some peoples thought process or lack thereof are not vegetables. They are living animals. They have eyes and central nervous systems, hearts etc.... If you eat these "vegetables" you are in actuality eating what once was a living animal. Eating animal flesh (even of the lowly ocean/lake bound variety) takes away one's claim to vegetarianism. If you have a friend or acquaintance who professes to be a vegetarian and then eats seafood please call them on it. The above definitions of vegetarianism are paraphrased from Webster's Dictionary. Seafood is nowhere mentioned as being "vegetarian". If you want to be a vegetarian then please do so, however do not insult the rest of us by mistaking seafood for vegetables. Vegetarianism of any form is a commitment, there is a rule. The rule is very simple----do not eat animal flesh.
There are 3 forms of vegetartianism:
1. Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian---These vegetartians eat no meat but consume dairy and eggs.
2. Lacto-Vegetarian--These vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs but do consume dairy.
3. Vegan----I am a vegan. I do not eat meat, dairy or eggs. I do not consume use or wear any products of animal origin.
These are the only 3 types of vegetarians. Many people have been misinformed. Some "vegetarians" refer to themselves as such and still eat------seafood.
Fish, despite some peoples thought process or lack thereof are not vegetables. They are living animals. They have eyes and central nervous systems, hearts etc.... If you eat these "vegetables" you are in actuality eating what once was a living animal. Eating animal flesh (even of the lowly ocean/lake bound variety) takes away one's claim to vegetarianism. If you have a friend or acquaintance who professes to be a vegetarian and then eats seafood please call them on it. The above definitions of vegetarianism are paraphrased from Webster's Dictionary. Seafood is nowhere mentioned as being "vegetarian". If you want to be a vegetarian then please do so, however do not insult the rest of us by mistaking seafood for vegetables. Vegetarianism of any form is a commitment, there is a rule. The rule is very simple----do not eat animal flesh.
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