I was thinking about my previous essay a little more, and another realization occurred to me.
I think I finally figured out why so many middle-class white kids, especially teenage girls, claim they want to be vegetarian.
Perhaps the real reason people are vegetarian-- is something ludicrously, stupendously, astoundingly, misleadingly simple: It is very difficult to cook meats. It requires much more effort, skill, precision, attention, and labor to cook any meats than it does to cook vegetables.
With vegetables, one does not have to devote nearly the same amount of time, effort, or ability
There is really not any skill required to cook vegetables. Just make sure they don't burn. And if they do burn, ehh whatever, just eat it. They're undercooked, not a big deal; they're overcooked and a little mushy, not a big deal.
Veggies are undercooked and a little stiff, ehh not a big deal. That's roughage, good for your intestines. Aren't raw vegetables supposed to be good for you? Humans subsisted and survived for tens of thousands of years without cooking vegetables all the way. No risk of sickness the way there is if chicken is undercooked. Not going to be infected with salmonella or shigella and contract horrible food poisoning.
They're overcooked and a little mushy, ehh not a big deal. Half the chewing work is done for you. They'll go down more easily, whatever.
And so, to try to make themselves not sound so lazy or scared, vegetarians start spewing some crap about animal rights.
I realized this because I'm scared to cook meats for the reason that I am afraid I would mess it up. I was pondering this and rationalizing it. And I began seriously considering if I could make it as a vegetarian. With all nutritional requirements, vital nutrients, essential amino acids, minerals that are all required for a healthy normal diet.
And then, ding! It hit me. This is why people want to be vegetarian.
I think I finally figured out why so many middle-class white kids, especially teenage girls, claim they want to be vegetarian.
Perhaps the real reason people are vegetarian-- is something ludicrously, stupendously, astoundingly, misleadingly simple: It is very difficult to cook meats. It requires much more effort, skill, precision, attention, and labor to cook any meats than it does to cook vegetables.
With vegetables, one does not have to devote nearly the same amount of time, effort, or ability
There is really not any skill required to cook vegetables. Just make sure they don't burn. And if they do burn, ehh whatever, just eat it. They're undercooked, not a big deal; they're overcooked and a little mushy, not a big deal.
Veggies are undercooked and a little stiff, ehh not a big deal. That's roughage, good for your intestines. Aren't raw vegetables supposed to be good for you? Humans subsisted and survived for tens of thousands of years without cooking vegetables all the way. No risk of sickness the way there is if chicken is undercooked. Not going to be infected with salmonella or shigella and contract horrible food poisoning.
They're overcooked and a little mushy, ehh not a big deal. Half the chewing work is done for you. They'll go down more easily, whatever.
And so, to try to make themselves not sound so lazy or scared, vegetarians start spewing some crap about animal rights.
I realized this because I'm scared to cook meats for the reason that I am afraid I would mess it up. I was pondering this and rationalizing it. And I began seriously considering if I could make it as a vegetarian. With all nutritional requirements, vital nutrients, essential amino acids, minerals that are all required for a healthy normal diet.
And then, ding! It hit me. This is why people want to be vegetarian.
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