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    nessalicious: Ah brilliant! I was vegetarian from birth to age 19, and now at 25 have decided to go back to it. Yes bacon is delicious, but the way animals are trea... more »
    Quecchua (Subversive Unschooling Witch in Toronto): I was a vegetarian since the age of 17 until about 6 months ago. I was and probably am quite anemic with VERY HEAVY menstrual bleeding. I felt like to... more »
    kaiwhakamarie: Kind of off topic, but one thing that has always bothered me, since I went vegetarian and even before when I've been around other vegetarians/vegans, ... more »
    msAnthrope: i've been a vegetarian (not vegan) for 20 years. prior to that, a tBone steak, cooked rare, was the high point of my week. i came to the conclusion th... more »
    kittenmobile: More people need to realize that by going vegetarian and only consuming eggs and milk products, they are STILL supporting the suffering of animals and... more »
    SarahMC: Can someone please explain the following line of thinking: "A lot of people who (are veg*n) are obnoxious jerks. Therefore, (veg*nism) is wrong." A lo... more »
    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: i love this man. there are so many things that i would like to say, but i'll keep it "short" 1. vegans who are so because of their health are perfec... more »
    you've got red on you: Maybe I'm the only one to notice this, or maybe I need to make new friends, but I'm kind of thrilled that a man is advocating the vegan cause. I'm ful... more »
    poires et poireaux: Like I said previously, I've been a long-term vegetarian. Last year, I spent 5 months living in Morocco. I was invited by a Moroccan friend of mine to... more »
    baraqiel: Awesome! That's exactly my rationalization for why I eat meat! It's delicious! more »
    tscheese: I have never once felt guilty or inethical in any way over my meat consumption. I grew up on a cattle ranch and I saw the long, fuzzy, slow-eyed, long... more »
    TheExperience: I was vegetarian in college and a vegan for three months, and the reason I gave up eating animal products was not animal rights, but because I refused... more »
    theminutepast: I'm not a judgmental vegan, but one thing does get to me. I hate when people say they cannot give up bacon. Because pigs are the most intelligent, won... more »
    tashiking: My parents became vegetarians in the 1960s due to cultural issue and then imparted that to myself and my siblings. I have never eaten meat in my life.... more »
    Jeenzy: I've been a vegetarian for a really long time, but every time I try to "go vegan," I just end up dreaming about cheese. Mmm..cheese...*drools* more »
  • #foodforthought

    The Ethics Of Eating: Veganism, Food & Fashion

    Today's New York Times features a piece on Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, a former psychoanalyst, Freudian scholar, vegan activist, and author of the new book The Face on Your Plate. More »