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more about #veggietales Ultraprison!: Food judgeiness is a time-honored family tradition over here. "You're eating THAT? Do you know how fatty those are?" I tried being vegetarian for a ... more » banana-bread: Whatever, I'm a level 5 vegan. I don't eat anything that casts a shadow. more » pichou: Question I would hate to see on any SAT: "brussels sprout compounds that summon caterpillar-eating wasps" are to "vegetarianism" as "sick people" are... more » bandofconsciousness: My food choices are my own and I don't expect anyone else too be a gluten-free vegan, nor do I expect anyone to understand why. What I do expect is RE... more » msAnthrope: I was prepared to roll my eyes at this post, but Anna, you've worded the whole situation very well. None of us are perfect. We all make choices. Many ... more » lunacydress: "I'm a level 5 vegan -- I won't eat anything that casts a shadow." more » HereComesMyBaby: This article pissed me off to no end. Plants do not have nervous systems. They can't technically feel pain. The end! more » camera_obscura: My food politics point me towards organic and local foods, regardless of whether they're animals or plants, with a minimal amount of the former. That... more » rodmanstreet: The only truly humane diet is one in which no living thing has been cruelly murdered and devoured. Stick to the inanimate food items created by man: ... more » NotChoinski: I'm sticking to my favorite vegan dish: Scotch. more » Zulkey: I'm a flexitarian and I would like to know when I get my turn to wave my finger in the air and raise my voice above everyone else's. Because I've jus... more » AvantGardenia: This article is fucking ridiculous. So it's okay for me trim Ms. Angier's dog's legs with a weedwhacker? Look if you don't want to be a vegan or ve... more » bluetrain84: So is there anything I can eat that I WON'T feel guilty about? more » bananaballs: Actually, human consumption is the best thing for a plant to thrive. If we like it, we farm it, we harvest it, and then we plant more of it. If brus... more » onestrawplz: I don't understand people who are so insistent about arguing against vegetarianism. Don't be a vegetarian if yon don't want to, but what's the point ... more » AnnieSaBu: I've been thinking about this article, this post, and these comments. It's true, unfortunately, that arguing about food is a thing. But respectfully d... more » cand86: These discussions always make me think of the fruitarian in "Notting Hill", who only ate the fruit that had fallen off the tree/vine/whatever. more » psychokitty: I support anyone who chooses to become a vegetarian, but not because of animal rights. It is my belief that as a human it is my duty to help humans fi... more » marks-alot: I like bacon wrapped around asparagus....kill 'em all and let the diety (or digestive track) of your choice sort them out. more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide." -Albert Camus Anna- I must take issue with your extremely loaded assertio... more » -
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The Passion Of The Parsnip: Vegetarianism And The Feelings Of Plants
Arguing about food is totally a thing in this waning year, and now Natalie Angier has thrown her hat into the ring by claiming that plants have feelings too.
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The Challenges Of Raising Kids Vegetarian
Today's LA Times brings up an interesting issue (and one that Jonathan Safran Foer will surely face at some point): how do you raise kids vegetarian without making mealtime a battle? More » -
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Giles Coren: "Vegetarianism Is An Eating Disorder"
Giles Coren of the Times of London believes that vegetarianism is just another form of disordered eating, an illness hidden under layers of moral or religious reasoning. "Vegetarianism is a cry for help," he writes. More » -
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Porno For Parsnips
Gothamist has discovered what it terms "possibly the most obscene parsnip(s) ever." The full monty can be found after the jump. Gives "root vegetable" a whole new meaning. [Gothamist]
