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hundreds of millions of indians are vegetarians just fine, people who talk like this have usually read too many anti-vegetarian memes
by micromacrofoot 5y ago
hundreds of millions of indians are vegetarians just fine, people who talk like this have usually read too many anti-vegetarian memes
- oDot 5y agoOr are just aware of the individuality of food.
- micromacrofoot 5y agofear mongering about vegetarianism implies a distinct lack of food awareness
- oDot 5y agoI forgot we all mustn't question the current narrative
- micromacrofoot 5y agoWho are "we" and what is the "current narrative"? I'm afraid you'll have to elaborate, I'm a bit of a luddite. If you'd like to discuss any problems with widespread vegetarianism in India, which again, includes hundreds of millions of people, then I'm happy to continue this discussion.
- mbg721 5y agoTo be fair, vegetarianism isn't unhealthy (or necessarily healthy--you could still eat Oreos all day), but leaping into a rapid dietary change out of fear might be. Vegetarianism works in India because there's an established tradition of cooking varied foods that meet nutritional needs and are tasty. Stereotypical American vegetarianism is 1/3 rabbit-food, 1/3 gooey cheesy pasta, and 1/3 synthetic meat-substitutes.