By revan546 - 26/04/2013 13:23 - United States - Hillsborough

Today, while he was eating chicken, one of my friends asked me why I'm a vegetarian. I responded that I believe in animal rights and don't like the conditions the animals are forced to live in. He looked at me incredulously before explaining that "chickens aren't animals, they're birds." FML
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revan546 24

Hi guys, OP here. Yeah I've been a vegetarian for a few years and my friend finally decided to call me out on it. I think i died a little inside when i heard it haha. He eventually did admit that he was wrong and we're still friends and whatnot. Common sense isn't so common nowadays though is it.

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This friends, is why us vegetarians have a bad reputation for acting like we're better than people.

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I know people who think chicken eggs are meat. I can tell how you feel

I know what you mean. I'm vegan. I hate being asked why

...So? That is just what vegans and vegetarians oppose, that they are treated so badly. A fair share of vegans and vegetarians wouldn't have any problem with eating meat if the animals were treated better.

Im vegan and i don't eat animals for many reasons but the main reason that animals do have a soul and emotions too .. So in this case what is the different between birds and animals?? Why you eat chickens?

Oh sorry idk why i though you were eating chicken ! Lol

Octwo 16

You do understand that you can buy free-range meat, right? I really hope that isn't your only reason for being a vegetarian. Supporting organic and free-range goes much farther than not buying at all. Money talks and if the money is going toward humane treatment people will follow.

Agreed; unless someone truly feels uncomfortable eating meat, I really see no point in being vegetarian or vegan if you can just buy free range products.

beklyon 7

I think he has 'animals' confused with the term 'mammals' which birds aren't. If not, then he really is ignorant. Strangely, I've heard this mistake before where chickens are birds and not animals.

MarisaCB 16

Hey. Don't hate on Ancient Alien theorists.

It's kind of scary how many people think like this. My middle school principal and my high school history teacher both believed fish aren't animals. And not in the vegetarian sense either, but the biological sense. They honestly believed only horses, pigs, dogs, ect. are considered animals. Just one of the many examples of how the education system is going downhill.

MarisaCB 16

This is funny.. why are you downvoted?