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I don't think I ever told my kids that meat eating is the 'right thing', though I can believe veggies telling theirs that it's the 'wrong thing'. I don't think I'd have told them where it comes from either - I'll have just casually exposed them to the awesomeness that is the bacon sandwich.henryscat said:
We have had a short chat about synthetic meat before..henryscat said:
I guess that doesn't have to be spoken though - if kids are fed meat and told to eat it then most will assume that it is.Mikinton said:
All I can say is my experience.... My brother and I were brought up vegetarian. But, my parents went to great lengths to remind us that was our choice and meat would be bought if we wanted it. Neither of us were told it was "wrong" to eat an animal, but we were told what meat was. I went vegan in 1997 and my brother has remained veggie. We both had the same upbringing, but his beliefs on the subject are quite different to mine.
If a kid asks where meat comes from, why shouldn't they be told it's dead animal?
Don't get me wrong; I'd have been quite happy telling them what I knew or more likely pointing them at their local library or to look it up on the internet. It's just that I don't think they'd ever have asked. I certainly can't remember them doing so, though it was getting on to 15 years ago.henryscat said:
I don't expect people to agree with me... It isn't a case of "no other view is allowed", though there is a but - I dislike when people put forward a view then can't put forward a reasoning for it. And there are some issues like this one I intensely dislike being trivialised.andy w said:
According to what ive read (on the people who have famously done it and are thankfully locked away forever) - we taste closest to pork! So you will have to get a jar of apple sauce in stock lol - om nom nom nom hahatek-monkey said:Ah, the other other white meatMiss Red said:
Interesting thought though, would you eat human? Flesh is flesh, food is for nutrition. If the flesh holds the nutrition and is not adverse to your health, why not? Obviously nobody wants their own species back in the food chain, but I'm sure most would baulk at eating our closest relatives too like apes. I guess henryscat just draws his line a lot further than most of us, as discernable pain appears to be his guide on what to eat. What if you could synthasise it? They already grow organs in labs, could make a human haggis!
Its been a long day!
I've been vegetarian for 30 years and nobody has ever invited me to join a circle. Should I feel offended? Still, it might be easier now I know how to spot other vegetarian types. I've just got to keep a look out for someone with exactly the same political views and lifestyle as me. Presumably we all wear the same clothes, too? It is a shame that Graham didn't like any of the vegetarians he met when he was going round in circles but what a wonderful way to save time when meeting someone new. In future, I think I'm going to follow his example. Anyone who likes nutty chocolate - they're out for a start. Got to be Tories. Oh and I once dated a man who was thinning on top and I didn't like his friends - so I'm going to exclude anyone with a receding hairline. And bald people. They're bound to be worse. They can go on the list. I tell you who else really gets my goat - people with hair. I once met someone with hair and he looked really shifty. I think he might have been homosexual because he had that kind of shoe. Yes, I'm definitely going to put people with hair on the list. Hey this type-thing is brilliant! I wonder if anyone has thought of applying it to people who have different religious beliefs?Graham said:
Mmm, I really like porkMiss Red said:
Having had 2 skin grafts on my face,I can tell you for a fact,yes burning human skin smells like roast pork,I don't know the medical terminology,but after the infected skin had been cut away,the doctor "burnt" the area to stop the blood I suppose,he also burnt the area where he took the skin graft from. All I could smell was burning crackling.tek-monkey said:Mmm, I really like porkMiss Red said:
