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Originally posted by valkyrie
I care because when there are people running around calling themselves vegetarians when they eat chicken, it results in people who don't know better thinking that vegetarians eat chicken. That's stupid and it makes life harder for the real vegetarians who belong to the exclusive club.
Also, vegetarians don't eat chicken noodle soup. If you eat chicken broth, you're not a vegetarian.
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<-- ditto on that
i've been a vegi for a little over 12 years now and it is SERIOUSLY frustrating when i am questioned about my food choices because "well my daughter is a vegetarian and she still eats chicken" or something along those lines. som random worker at the school cafeteria tried to give me chicken in my vegi lo mein last week. i usually just explain that i don't eat things with legs or anything that has been portrayed as a disney character...
i will say that being vegi can definetely have its' advantages though - our last convention had a few awesome vegi meals whereas the meat-eaters had a few questionable items... =)
and i will definetely go ditto on the "double check" the food comments. you NEVER know what some people consider vegi and i have almost been on the losing side a couple of times with foods cooked in fat or containing fat chunks or gravies made from anything meaty... grrrrrrrr