A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Steak on a vegan kid???

DangerEric may not eat steak, but now with the help of Noelle at Divine Machine in Buffalo, NY, he wears it permanently (“it’s a vegan irony tattoo”)…

Update: Click here for another vegan steak tattoo, this time by TOPSITURBY at Freak’s Lab Body Kustom (Lyon, France).

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486 responses to “Steak on a vegan kid???”

  1. Emily Avatar

    Who ever said they saw Jesus, I saw him too haha.

    And can someone please point out where it was said that being a vegan is WRONG? I didn’t see anyone say that once.

  2. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    ilovecake, I know I’ve seen it thanks! I recommended meet your meat because it’s short… Earthlings is a very good movie indeed, just incase anyone is curious here is the link to it: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

    I agree with what you said by the way… it’s about making educated choices to lessen the suffering caused by us.

    Meatlax, I have no intention to argue with you… but I’m not convinced about the canine teeth and our digestive system… however I do agree that we certainly can eat meat. I think some peopel have mentioned this before but if you don’t get it, look into it.

    Vance.. thanks for summing that up for some people.

    Kim, you ae right it is personal… but it does effect other sentient beings, and that is when I personally believe that we can say something about this. I don’t sit and preach about this all day, but when there is a relevant topic, I will say something.

  3. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    ilovecake, I know I’ve seen it thanks! I recommended meet your meat because it’s short… Earthlings is a very good movie indeed, just incase anyone is curious here is the link to it: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

    I agree with what you said by the way… it’s about making educated choices to lessen the suffering caused by us.

    Meatlax, I have no intention to argue with you… but I’m not convinced about the canine teeth and our digestive system… however I do agree that we certainly can eat meat. I think some peopel have mentioned this before but if you don’t get it, look into it.

    Vance.. thanks for summing that up for some people.

    Kim, you ae right it is personal… but it does effect other sentient beings, and that is when I personally believe that we can say something about this. I don’t sit and preach about this all day, but when there is a relevant topic, I will say something.

  4. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    ilovecake, I know I’ve seen it thanks! I recommended meet your meat because it’s short… Earthlings is a very good movie indeed, just incase anyone is curious here is the link to it: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

    I agree with what you said by the way… it’s about making educated choices to lessen the suffering caused by us.

    Meatlax, I have no intention to argue with you… but I’m not convinced about the canine teeth and our digestive system… however I do agree that we certainly can eat meat. I think some peopel have mentioned this before but if you don’t get it, look into it.

    Vance.. thanks for summing that up for some people.

    Kim, you ae right it is personal… but it does effect other sentient beings, and that is when I personally believe that we can say something about this. I don’t sit and preach about this all day, but when there is a relevant topic, I will say something.

  5. MatLax Avatar
    MatLax

    MoonChild: I find it funny that you call me MeatLax because I never promoted eating meat and in fact the only reason we ate meat more than once a week when I lived with my parents was because of my brother, ever since I moved out I’m on meat once and occasionally twice a week…

    My critic is about all those videos that shows us how cruel we are, ending up in “be vegan”… All right, I’m going to be vegan as of now but how can I have a healthy diet (since many vegans don’t! a minority, but still…)?

    Show me a video where someone explains to me how it’s healthier to be vegetarian if you make sure you still absorb eat enough iron/proteins and so on, not a video about how cruel we are because those things will convince people in the short run, but most will just go “whatever” after a while and tell themselves that only one person won’t make a difference…

    Now convince them with the fact that being vegetarian is healthier and there you go, people will think “hey, it’s better for me!” because it’s very hard to convince a person with arguments that do not concern her directly, in this case, even more so since most people don’t believe animals have feelings!

    So there you go, that’s why I have a problem with all those shocking documentaries and vegetarians trying to convince other people not to eat meat by saying “it’s cruel”…

  6. MatLax Avatar
    MatLax

    MoonChild: I find it funny that you call me MeatLax because I never promoted eating meat and in fact the only reason we ate meat more than once a week when I lived with my parents was because of my brother, ever since I moved out I’m on meat once and occasionally twice a week…

    My critic is about all those videos that shows us how cruel we are, ending up in “be vegan”… All right, I’m going to be vegan as of now but how can I have a healthy diet (since many vegans don’t! a minority, but still…)?

    Show me a video where someone explains to me how it’s healthier to be vegetarian if you make sure you still absorb eat enough iron/proteins and so on, not a video about how cruel we are because those things will convince people in the short run, but most will just go “whatever” after a while and tell themselves that only one person won’t make a difference…

    Now convince them with the fact that being vegetarian is healthier and there you go, people will think “hey, it’s better for me!” because it’s very hard to convince a person with arguments that do not concern her directly, in this case, even more so since most people don’t believe animals have feelings!

    So there you go, that’s why I have a problem with all those shocking documentaries and vegetarians trying to convince other people not to eat meat by saying “it’s cruel”…

  7. MatLax Avatar
    MatLax

    MoonChild: I find it funny that you call me MeatLax because I never promoted eating meat and in fact the only reason we ate meat more than once a week when I lived with my parents was because of my brother, ever since I moved out I’m on meat once and occasionally twice a week…

    My critic is about all those videos that shows us how cruel we are, ending up in “be vegan”… All right, I’m going to be vegan as of now but how can I have a healthy diet (since many vegans don’t! a minority, but still…)?

    Show me a video where someone explains to me how it’s healthier to be vegetarian if you make sure you still absorb eat enough iron/proteins and so on, not a video about how cruel we are because those things will convince people in the short run, but most will just go “whatever” after a while and tell themselves that only one person won’t make a difference…

    Now convince them with the fact that being vegetarian is healthier and there you go, people will think “hey, it’s better for me!” because it’s very hard to convince a person with arguments that do not concern her directly, in this case, even more so since most people don’t believe animals have feelings!

    So there you go, that’s why I have a problem with all those shocking documentaries and vegetarians trying to convince other people not to eat meat by saying “it’s cruel”…

  8. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    ilovecake, you wrote:

    > Also, I haven’t read the rule book, but I’m pretty sure it’s completely uneffective to go on messageboards, ranting with a “holier than thou” attitude about your beliefs — and I’m directing that, in this particular case, to the overzealous omnivores. I never understood why people, when completely unprovoked (see: this forum), get so defensive about their decision to eat meat. RELAX. You’re not being picked on. There’s a very huge difference between being recommended a book/video and being called a murderer. (Side note: MoonChild, check out Earthlings.)

    Why? Perhaps because experience has taught them that sooner or later someone like Vance would enter the discussion, slinging insults about intelligence/knowledge and morality (“whatever other sick reason you see fit”). Do you think that this is somehow anything other than picking on people, or that his “if you don’t agree with me it’s because you’re uneducated” attitude is anything but “holier than thou”? I’ve lost count of how many Omnivore v. Veg[etari]an bouts I’ve seen over the years and I’d have bet money that someone would come along, saying pretty much everything Vance did.

    MoonChild, if you have doubts about the ability of our teeth and digestive system to handle meat, perhaps you’re the one who needs to “look into it.” Start here: http://www.vistamagonline.com/articles/page.php?tp=3&p=2&id=9&s=the_inuit_paradox Then you might consider doing a bit of research on the Masai, Chewya, Muhima, and Watusi of the past. Look up the survey of sub-Saharan tribes by a Dr. Weston Price in 1935. Nomadic herders. Some vegetables and grains. Mostly meat, milk, and blood. Without many of the health problems suffered by their descendants.

  9. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    ilovecake, you wrote:

    > Also, I haven’t read the rule book, but I’m pretty sure it’s completely uneffective to go on messageboards, ranting with a “holier than thou” attitude about your beliefs — and I’m directing that, in this particular case, to the overzealous omnivores. I never understood why people, when completely unprovoked (see: this forum), get so defensive about their decision to eat meat. RELAX. You’re not being picked on. There’s a very huge difference between being recommended a book/video and being called a murderer. (Side note: MoonChild, check out Earthlings.)

    Why? Perhaps because experience has taught them that sooner or later someone like Vance would enter the discussion, slinging insults about intelligence/knowledge and morality (“whatever other sick reason you see fit”). Do you think that this is somehow anything other than picking on people, or that his “if you don’t agree with me it’s because you’re uneducated” attitude is anything but “holier than thou”? I’ve lost count of how many Omnivore v. Veg[etari]an bouts I’ve seen over the years and I’d have bet money that someone would come along, saying pretty much everything Vance did.

    MoonChild, if you have doubts about the ability of our teeth and digestive system to handle meat, perhaps you’re the one who needs to “look into it.” Start here: http://www.vistamagonline.com/articles/page.php?tp=3&p=2&id=9&s=the_inuit_paradox Then you might consider doing a bit of research on the Masai, Chewya, Muhima, and Watusi of the past. Look up the survey of sub-Saharan tribes by a Dr. Weston Price in 1935. Nomadic herders. Some vegetables and grains. Mostly meat, milk, and blood. Without many of the health problems suffered by their descendants.

  10. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    ilovecake, you wrote:

    > Also, I haven’t read the rule book, but I’m pretty sure it’s completely uneffective to go on messageboards, ranting with a “holier than thou” attitude about your beliefs — and I’m directing that, in this particular case, to the overzealous omnivores. I never understood why people, when completely unprovoked (see: this forum), get so defensive about their decision to eat meat. RELAX. You’re not being picked on. There’s a very huge difference between being recommended a book/video and being called a murderer. (Side note: MoonChild, check out Earthlings.)

    Why? Perhaps because experience has taught them that sooner or later someone like Vance would enter the discussion, slinging insults about intelligence/knowledge and morality (“whatever other sick reason you see fit”). Do you think that this is somehow anything other than picking on people, or that his “if you don’t agree with me it’s because you’re uneducated” attitude is anything but “holier than thou”? I’ve lost count of how many Omnivore v. Veg[etari]an bouts I’ve seen over the years and I’d have bet money that someone would come along, saying pretty much everything Vance did.

    MoonChild, if you have doubts about the ability of our teeth and digestive system to handle meat, perhaps you’re the one who needs to “look into it.” Start here: http://www.vistamagonline.com/articles/page.php?tp=3&p=2&id=9&s=the_inuit_paradox Then you might consider doing a bit of research on the Masai, Chewya, Muhima, and Watusi of the past. Look up the survey of sub-Saharan tribes by a Dr. Weston Price in 1935. Nomadic herders. Some vegetables and grains. Mostly meat, milk, and blood. Without many of the health problems suffered by their descendants.

  11. emma Avatar
    emma

    lawlz e-drama.
    you know, humans eat meat. it’s just what we’ve always done.
    and why should i have to feel bad for eating meat?

    and rofl @ #57
    “It’s ok if you eat meat, it’s your choice to senslessly kill an animal even though you can eat plenty of other things that are way healthier”

    way to just. shove your opinion in there.
    senseless? no, i’m pretty sure we’re killing them to eat. Idk, that isnt very senseless to me.

    i’m very into raising awareness for animal cruelty – i HATE animal cruelty. but eating meat isnt cruel to me. if you kill the animal in a humane way.
    we’re animals, by the way. so why is it so bad for us to eat meat? why is a lion allowed but not us? go tell a lion to stop eating meat, if you’re so caught up about meat consumption. i’m pretty sure their method of killing is alot crueler than what we do. (in the humane places, anyway)

    and plus, those stupid videos about OMGAH LOOK HOW THEY TREAT ANIMALS IN THIS MEAT FACTORY ITS WRONG are really, really annoying. not every place is like that. at all. but then again i live in australia and the town i live in raises their cows/chickens/etc in lovely farms~

    idk, i’m not really going anywhere with this. but all the drama on this picture is rediculous.
    its a cool tattoo by the way~

  12. emma Avatar
    emma

    lawlz e-drama.
    you know, humans eat meat. it’s just what we’ve always done.
    and why should i have to feel bad for eating meat?

    and rofl @ #57
    “It’s ok if you eat meat, it’s your choice to senslessly kill an animal even though you can eat plenty of other things that are way healthier”

    way to just. shove your opinion in there.
    senseless? no, i’m pretty sure we’re killing them to eat. Idk, that isnt very senseless to me.

    i’m very into raising awareness for animal cruelty – i HATE animal cruelty. but eating meat isnt cruel to me. if you kill the animal in a humane way.
    we’re animals, by the way. so why is it so bad for us to eat meat? why is a lion allowed but not us? go tell a lion to stop eating meat, if you’re so caught up about meat consumption. i’m pretty sure their method of killing is alot crueler than what we do. (in the humane places, anyway)

    and plus, those stupid videos about OMGAH LOOK HOW THEY TREAT ANIMALS IN THIS MEAT FACTORY ITS WRONG are really, really annoying. not every place is like that. at all. but then again i live in australia and the town i live in raises their cows/chickens/etc in lovely farms~

    idk, i’m not really going anywhere with this. but all the drama on this picture is rediculous.
    its a cool tattoo by the way~

  13. emma Avatar
    emma

    lawlz e-drama.
    you know, humans eat meat. it’s just what we’ve always done.
    and why should i have to feel bad for eating meat?

    and rofl @ #57
    “It’s ok if you eat meat, it’s your choice to senslessly kill an animal even though you can eat plenty of other things that are way healthier”

    way to just. shove your opinion in there.
    senseless? no, i’m pretty sure we’re killing them to eat. Idk, that isnt very senseless to me.

    i’m very into raising awareness for animal cruelty – i HATE animal cruelty. but eating meat isnt cruel to me. if you kill the animal in a humane way.
    we’re animals, by the way. so why is it so bad for us to eat meat? why is a lion allowed but not us? go tell a lion to stop eating meat, if you’re so caught up about meat consumption. i’m pretty sure their method of killing is alot crueler than what we do. (in the humane places, anyway)

    and plus, those stupid videos about OMGAH LOOK HOW THEY TREAT ANIMALS IN THIS MEAT FACTORY ITS WRONG are really, really annoying. not every place is like that. at all. but then again i live in australia and the town i live in raises their cows/chickens/etc in lovely farms~

    idk, i’m not really going anywhere with this. but all the drama on this picture is rediculous.
    its a cool tattoo by the way~

  14. Jessica Avatar

    Emma, my friend actually said carnivores (like lions) eat meat because they aren’t intelligent enough yet to realize they don’t have to.

    Um, major lolz at that.

  15. Jessica Avatar

    Emma, my friend actually said carnivores (like lions) eat meat because they aren’t intelligent enough yet to realize they don’t have to.

    Um, major lolz at that.

  16. Jessica Avatar

    Emma, my friend actually said carnivores (like lions) eat meat because they aren’t intelligent enough yet to realize they don’t have to.

    Um, major lolz at that.

  17. starspring Avatar

    the tattoo already had me laughing but Vance’s posts regarding ‘judgmental’ meat eaters takes the non-dairy cake and really DO make the tattoo seem ironic. the lulz on this post are deafening.

  18. starspring Avatar

    the tattoo already had me laughing but Vance’s posts regarding ‘judgmental’ meat eaters takes the non-dairy cake and really DO make the tattoo seem ironic. the lulz on this post are deafening.

  19. starspring Avatar

    the tattoo already had me laughing but Vance’s posts regarding ‘judgmental’ meat eaters takes the non-dairy cake and really DO make the tattoo seem ironic. the lulz on this post are deafening.

  20. Fourth Grade Rats Avatar

    Going Vegan Is For Sissies, Give Me Ribs and Give Me Chowder.
    Beggin’ Strips and Chicken Guts, I Eat Pork But I Take Showers.
    I’m Gnawing on Turkey Slathered In Gravy, Ain’t Got No Toilet But I’m In The Navy.

    This tattoo is awesome.

  21. Fourth Grade Rats Avatar

    Going Vegan Is For Sissies, Give Me Ribs and Give Me Chowder.
    Beggin’ Strips and Chicken Guts, I Eat Pork But I Take Showers.
    I’m Gnawing on Turkey Slathered In Gravy, Ain’t Got No Toilet But I’m In The Navy.

    This tattoo is awesome.

  22. Fourth Grade Rats Avatar

    Going Vegan Is For Sissies, Give Me Ribs and Give Me Chowder.
    Beggin’ Strips and Chicken Guts, I Eat Pork But I Take Showers.
    I’m Gnawing on Turkey Slathered In Gravy, Ain’t Got No Toilet But I’m In The Navy.

    This tattoo is awesome.

  23. Shannon Avatar

    Heather Papps wins for dumbest counter argument in the thread.

  24. Shannon Avatar

    Heather Papps wins for dumbest counter argument in the thread.

  25. Shannon Avatar

    Heather Papps wins for dumbest counter argument in the thread.

  26. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    Actually, as flawed as Heather’s argument is, the eating of meat in and of itself isn’t immoral – it’s what we’ve done to produce the meat that some see as the problem. I’m inclined to agree, but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop eating meat.

    And anyway, whats the big deal? If I choose to eat meat, I’ll eat meat. I really respect vegetarians and vegans for the same reason I support feminism – it might not be my cup of tea, but who am I to judge what others think and believe?

  27. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    Actually, as flawed as Heather’s argument is, the eating of meat in and of itself isn’t immoral – it’s what we’ve done to produce the meat that some see as the problem. I’m inclined to agree, but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop eating meat.

    And anyway, whats the big deal? If I choose to eat meat, I’ll eat meat. I really respect vegetarians and vegans for the same reason I support feminism – it might not be my cup of tea, but who am I to judge what others think and believe?

  28. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    Actually, as flawed as Heather’s argument is, the eating of meat in and of itself isn’t immoral – it’s what we’ve done to produce the meat that some see as the problem. I’m inclined to agree, but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop eating meat.

    And anyway, whats the big deal? If I choose to eat meat, I’ll eat meat. I really respect vegetarians and vegans for the same reason I support feminism – it might not be my cup of tea, but who am I to judge what others think and believe?

  29. Sherrie Avatar

    “If you don’t think eating meat is bad for you, you should really do some research.”

    Ha. Haha…. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Wow. I’m not going to sit here and say, “I eat meat and I’m proud,” or “I don’t eat meat and therefore better than you,” or anything else like that. I don’t care if you’re vegan, a veg head, eat nothing but meat or drink blood. I don’t care. You’re a human being and I’ll respect you until you give me a reason not to. This tattoo, for all intents and purposes, is hilarious. And I’ll leave it at that.

  30. Sherrie Avatar

    “If you don’t think eating meat is bad for you, you should really do some research.”

    Ha. Haha…. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Wow. I’m not going to sit here and say, “I eat meat and I’m proud,” or “I don’t eat meat and therefore better than you,” or anything else like that. I don’t care if you’re vegan, a veg head, eat nothing but meat or drink blood. I don’t care. You’re a human being and I’ll respect you until you give me a reason not to. This tattoo, for all intents and purposes, is hilarious. And I’ll leave it at that.

  31. Sherrie Avatar

    “If you don’t think eating meat is bad for you, you should really do some research.”

    Ha. Haha…. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Wow. I’m not going to sit here and say, “I eat meat and I’m proud,” or “I don’t eat meat and therefore better than you,” or anything else like that. I don’t care if you’re vegan, a veg head, eat nothing but meat or drink blood. I don’t care. You’re a human being and I’ll respect you until you give me a reason not to. This tattoo, for all intents and purposes, is hilarious. And I’ll leave it at that.

  32. cocaire Avatar
    cocaire

    on yesterdays specials menu…”Grilled Porterhouse ~ slow fire roasted 18oz porterhouse steak topped with an ancho chile-lime butter and crab meat served over swirled mashed potatoes accompanied by seasoned haricot verts”…thought id throw some positive energy into this thread

  33. cocaire Avatar
    cocaire

    on yesterdays specials menu…”Grilled Porterhouse ~ slow fire roasted 18oz porterhouse steak topped with an ancho chile-lime butter and crab meat served over swirled mashed potatoes accompanied by seasoned haricot verts”…thought id throw some positive energy into this thread

  34. cocaire Avatar
    cocaire

    on yesterdays specials menu…”Grilled Porterhouse ~ slow fire roasted 18oz porterhouse steak topped with an ancho chile-lime butter and crab meat served over swirled mashed potatoes accompanied by seasoned haricot verts”…thought id throw some positive energy into this thread

  35. Joshmeshuggah Avatar
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  38. Shannon Avatar

    There are two significant arguments against eating significant amounts of meat (I’m not talking about “meat as a luxury food” or occasional meat eating — I’m talking about daily consumption)…

    1. It’s unhealthy.

    2. It’s environmentally unsustainable.

    Moral and cruelty arguments are highly subjective in my opinion and difficult to make in earnest. But the above two are irrefutable and quite free of ideology. They don’t say you should never eat meat, but the reality is that it doesn’t make sense on either a personal or a societal level to do it in quantity or with regularity…

  39. Shannon Avatar

    There are two significant arguments against eating significant amounts of meat (I’m not talking about “meat as a luxury food” or occasional meat eating — I’m talking about daily consumption)…

    1. It’s unhealthy.

    2. It’s environmentally unsustainable.

    Moral and cruelty arguments are highly subjective in my opinion and difficult to make in earnest. But the above two are irrefutable and quite free of ideology. They don’t say you should never eat meat, but the reality is that it doesn’t make sense on either a personal or a societal level to do it in quantity or with regularity…

  40. Shannon Avatar

    There are two significant arguments against eating significant amounts of meat (I’m not talking about “meat as a luxury food” or occasional meat eating — I’m talking about daily consumption)…

    1. It’s unhealthy.

    2. It’s environmentally unsustainable.

    Moral and cruelty arguments are highly subjective in my opinion and difficult to make in earnest. But the above two are irrefutable and quite free of ideology. They don’t say you should never eat meat, but the reality is that it doesn’t make sense on either a personal or a societal level to do it in quantity or with regularity…

  41. meredithgraves Avatar

    People who try to justify killing and eating mammals for pleasure are hilarious. We know, intrinsically, that it is wrong to kill. Why does this apply only to other humans (and even then, only in some circumstances– it is TOTALLY ok to kill Iraqi and Afghani civilians if they are mere casualties of ‘necessary’ American justice!)?

    Killing for fun and pleasure is wrong. Meat eating is hedonism. Veganism is better for your health, your spiritual self, and everyone around you. People get pissed when they find out someone is vegan because they have all heard those arguments before– meat kills you via obesity and heart disease, factor farmed meat is full of chemicals and worse, suffering. As a society, we KNOW eating meat is wrong. Yet we continue to do it– and being creatures of habit, we don’t want to be told to stop! Meat eaters who ‘omg love steak’ are defensive. Hopefully someday they’ll soften up and realize that just because something tastes good doesn’t mean they should be eating it– and it certainly doesn’t mean they have a God-given right to genetically modify, inject and subsequently massacre an entire species for the sake of their taste buds.

    For further reference read ‘Living Among Meat Eaters’ by Carol J. Adams…. then follow up with ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’…. and then, if you’re a sexy modified compassionate vegan boy, talk to me on IAM, because I need more of those in my life. Cheers! 🙂

  42. meredithgraves Avatar

    People who try to justify killing and eating mammals for pleasure are hilarious. We know, intrinsically, that it is wrong to kill. Why does this apply only to other humans (and even then, only in some circumstances– it is TOTALLY ok to kill Iraqi and Afghani civilians if they are mere casualties of ‘necessary’ American justice!)?

    Killing for fun and pleasure is wrong. Meat eating is hedonism. Veganism is better for your health, your spiritual self, and everyone around you. People get pissed when they find out someone is vegan because they have all heard those arguments before– meat kills you via obesity and heart disease, factor farmed meat is full of chemicals and worse, suffering. As a society, we KNOW eating meat is wrong. Yet we continue to do it– and being creatures of habit, we don’t want to be told to stop! Meat eaters who ‘omg love steak’ are defensive. Hopefully someday they’ll soften up and realize that just because something tastes good doesn’t mean they should be eating it– and it certainly doesn’t mean they have a God-given right to genetically modify, inject and subsequently massacre an entire species for the sake of their taste buds.

    For further reference read ‘Living Among Meat Eaters’ by Carol J. Adams…. then follow up with ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’…. and then, if you’re a sexy modified compassionate vegan boy, talk to me on IAM, because I need more of those in my life. Cheers! 🙂

  43. meredithgraves Avatar

    People who try to justify killing and eating mammals for pleasure are hilarious. We know, intrinsically, that it is wrong to kill. Why does this apply only to other humans (and even then, only in some circumstances– it is TOTALLY ok to kill Iraqi and Afghani civilians if they are mere casualties of ‘necessary’ American justice!)?

    Killing for fun and pleasure is wrong. Meat eating is hedonism. Veganism is better for your health, your spiritual self, and everyone around you. People get pissed when they find out someone is vegan because they have all heard those arguments before– meat kills you via obesity and heart disease, factor farmed meat is full of chemicals and worse, suffering. As a society, we KNOW eating meat is wrong. Yet we continue to do it– and being creatures of habit, we don’t want to be told to stop! Meat eaters who ‘omg love steak’ are defensive. Hopefully someday they’ll soften up and realize that just because something tastes good doesn’t mean they should be eating it– and it certainly doesn’t mean they have a God-given right to genetically modify, inject and subsequently massacre an entire species for the sake of their taste buds.

    For further reference read ‘Living Among Meat Eaters’ by Carol J. Adams…. then follow up with ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’…. and then, if you’re a sexy modified compassionate vegan boy, talk to me on IAM, because I need more of those in my life. Cheers! 🙂

  44. cere Avatar

    Shannon. Both of your points are not fact and both are completely subjective.

    Cocaire: what restaurant do you work at? That sounds amazing.

  45. cere Avatar

    Shannon. Both of your points are not fact and both are completely subjective.

    Cocaire: what restaurant do you work at? That sounds amazing.

  46. cere Avatar

    Shannon. Both of your points are not fact and both are completely subjective.

    Cocaire: what restaurant do you work at? That sounds amazing.

  47. cocaire Avatar
    cocaire

    Ralph n’ Rich’s in Bridgeport,CT…thank you I do the specials so its nice to hear feed back from ppl…if you come in ask for Pierce ill hook ya up

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    cocaire

    Ralph n’ Rich’s in Bridgeport,CT…thank you I do the specials so its nice to hear feed back from ppl…if you come in ask for Pierce ill hook ya up

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    Ralph n’ Rich’s in Bridgeport,CT…thank you I do the specials so its nice to hear feed back from ppl…if you come in ask for Pierce ill hook ya up

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    Cere – How do you figure? I don’t think it’s up for debate that a heavy meat diet is unsustainable as a planetary norm — we just don’t have the realestate for it, and it’s also I think beyond debate that a heavy meat diet statistically leaves people with a shorter life and increased health problems.

    I’m not saying people should avoid meat — I’d actually suggest that the ideal diet is a limited meat diet — but heavy meat eating is quite difficult to make an argument for.

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