No, no, no, no, no, a thousand times no!

[legalmoose]

Can You Be a Vegetarian and Still Eat Meat?

Um, no. If you eat meat, you are not a vegetarian. Vegetarians, by definition, do not eat meat, they eat plant-based foods. If you are mostly vegetarian and occasionally eat meat, you are still a meat eater. End of story. This is not a difficult concept, people!

The truly annoying part is that when people refer to themselves as vegetarian and then eat, say, chicken or fish, they make it that much more difficult for those of us who are vegetarian, who know what that means, and who really and truly don't eat meat. I can't believe the number of times I've been told/asked, "But it's just a little bit of chicken/fish/meat/egg/etc..." Ugh! That's the point, I don't eat it, but thanks.

Comments

[childeofthesun.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is what I have come to understand about the whole vegetarian thing. I was always under the assumption that veggers didn't eat red meat, but that white meats (aka fish, pork, and poultry) were still okay. Then there were the ovo-lacto-vegans, who don't eat any meat, but will eat meat by-products, like cheese and eggs. Then you have the die-hard, uber strict vegans...no meat, no meat by-products. But this is just me. I honestly couldn't do it. Feel free to correct me where I'm wrong.

[eyow.livejournal.com]

Um...Merriam-Webster says that a vegetarian is someone who practices vegetarianism, and that is defined as "the theory or practice of living on a diet made up of vegetables , fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products." No fish/pork/poultry mentioned.