Part III --
Don't these people get it??
I did not one time say "WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD!" sheesh - they're killing me!!
Here's another thing I hate (which I kind of stated in the vegetarian post):
Being picked on because I don't eat meat -- here are common replies:
"Why - don't you know that God gave humans dominion over the animals" - uh, I guess my Bible left out the part about "On the 8th day God created Factory Farms so that the slaughter production could be significantly increased"
"[shocked] YOU DON'T EAT MEAT?????" duh - didn't I just say that?
"Do you wear leather?" -- sometimes - as far as trim on my tennis shoes go or maybe a pair of shoes -- but I'm so broke that I usually get the pleather stuff...lol! But no leather pants, jacket, tank top, etc. Not even leather in my car -- too hot in summer and cold in winter.
"[with disdain] You must be one of those animal people!" -- uh, yeah, I love animals, but I'm not some psycho who's going to jail for cementing myself in front of the Loreal office
And when they find out I plan to raise my kids as vegetarians:
"That's not right - they should have the right to choose" -- my fav reply "Oh, like my mom gave me the right to choose NOT to eat meat?" -- hardly! Then they say "well that's different?" -- whatever! My doctor even told me she preferred that children not have a lot of meat - she isn't a vegetarian, and all 3 of her kids were raised that way -- and *wow* they're healthy!
And I also hate passing the trucks carrying livestock or chickens to the slaughterhouse -- especially when you can see some that are already dead and hanging out...gross!
Sorry for being so long....I really need some work to be doing around here
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[This message has been edited by AXO Alum (edited January 31, 2001).]