The vegetarian vs. non vegetarian The debate is not new. This heated dispute between the two dietary preferences has resurfaced on social media, thanks to a seemingly innocent post by a food blogger. His simple dish of dal and rice, seasoned with the right spices and chopped onion, became the epicenter of a serious argument. The food blogger’s claim in her title that vegetarian food is “free from tears, cruelty and guilt” has received both support and criticism. Sharing the photo of her meal on X (formerly Twitter), she wrote: “I’m proud to be a vegetarian. My plate is free of tears, cruelty and guilt.”
I am proud to be a vegetarian. My plate is free of tears, cruelty and guilt. pic.twitter.com/4artksAzwr
– Nalini Unagar (@NalinisKitchen) October 17, 2024
The post recorded around 3.7 million views and users flooded the comments section.
“I don’t understand why it has to be about cruelty, etc. Everyone has their own preferences. Would you ask a carnivorous animal to be a vegetarian? Nature has created us all in a certain way, let’s respect that and get on with life. “We are made to consume plants and meat… plants are also living beings…” said one user.
I don’t understand why it has to be about cruelty etc. Everyone has their own preferences. Would you ask a carnivorous animal to be a vegetarian? Nature has created us all in a certain way, let’s respect that and get on with life. We are made to consume both plants and meat……— Sayan Dutta (@sayandutta) October 17, 2024
In response, the food blogger defended: “Plants do not suffer the pain of child labor; animals do it. Plants do not suffer pain; animals suffer. Plants do not have brains; “Animals do it.”
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“What’s so proud about that??? Keep your thoughts and ideology with you, without problems. Don’t tell the other side that they are cruel. Your mentality is crueler than what is in a non-vegetarian dish. Better change your mind or change your posts. Coexistence is the ultimate goal in a social community,” commented one user.
What’s so proud about that? Keep your thoughts and ideology with you without problems. Don’t tell the other side that they are cruel. Your mentality is crueler than what is in a non-vegetarian dish. Better change your mind or change your publications…. Coexistence is the ultimate goal in a social community. — deepan (@dpanchn) October 18, 2024
Another person added: “Did you grow this rice at home? If the answer is no, how does she claim to be blameless? Because everyone knows that farmers kill animals and insects with pesticides. And the same goes for non-vegetarians who don’t kill animals at home to be able to say the same thing.”
Did you grow this rice at home?
The answer is no, so she claims she is blameless… because everyone knows that farmers kill animals and insects with pesticides…
And the same as this
Non-vegetarian people don’t kill animals in their homes so they can say the same— Nitin rathee (@nitin03_98) October 19, 2024
“Even plants are living beings… But most will say that the plant does not speak, etc… So food is a personal choice, and we should not degrade others with that. That’s the point…” said another.
Even plants are living beings… But most will say that the plant does not speak, etc. So food is a personal choice and we should not demean others with it. That’s the point….— deepan (@dpanchn) October 18, 2024
One more user asked: “How do you think milk is expressed?” The food blogger responded: “In the dairy industry, mother cows cry for days after their calves are taken from them. Now, imagine if human babies were separated from their mothers; It would be illegal. But there is no one to listen to those silent animals. It seems that animals have no right to live.”
How do you think milk is extracted?— Manchu (@Manchu__) October 17, 2024
“It is better to approach food from our own health and well-being from our own point of view than as a woke/activist ideology,” one user joked.
It is better to approach food from the point of view of our own health and well-being than as a woke/activist ideology.—Sanjeeva Reddy Dodlapati (@dodlapati_reddy) October 17, 2024
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