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So I'm 13 and was a vegetarian. I stopped because I lost too much weight. But i noticed that sometimes when people figured out I was a vegetarian they would always make jokes about killing animals around me on purpose. And some people just hate vegetarians..why???

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some people just dont know how to live and let live. they just want to tell you how to run your life. dont listen to them. i know people like that and when i ignore them they stop.
Because people are ignorant and stupid. They think that vegetarians and vegans, especially vegans for some reason, are losers and/or stupid. They also like seeing other people get mad, thus explaining the horrible jokes.
I've been a vegetarian for about 6 years. I've experienced people asking questions about it but no one has ever made cruel jokes around me. I don't think people hate vegetatians, they're just not used to us yet.
I think it is ignorance. They just don't understand what might be different from them. I get the same sort of jokes and people telling me to go eat a burger, even though I am within a healthy BMI. I don't understand it either.
some people don't like what they don't understand. the insecure often feel threatened by a set of beliefs that differ from their own. I had some mean relatives that mocked me like that. Thanksgiving was a field day for them to make fun of me. To heck with them. I no longer talk to them! just do what you do. it's your life--your decisions. P.S. there are TONS of ways to get enough calories as a veggie cheese pizza mac and cheese lasagna burritos grilled cheese sandwiches spring rolls veggie burgers pb&J sandwiches veggie sandwiches vegan: pb and thai sauce plus veggies =thai stirfry salsa, black beans, and rice good luck!!!
Because it's more common to eat meat here in America, so since you chose differently, people feel as if they have the right to make fun of you. Trust, I know exactly what is like. I can't go to school without defending my case on being a vegan. Even though this happened, there is something you can do to stop if you decide to be a vegetarian in the future, or you could've did First, you should have tried to expose people to the cruel life animals are forced to go through. Maybe you could've print out some links to some videos that inspired you to become a vegetarian or some that you touched you. Asked your teacher if can make a power point on the pros and cons of being a vegetarian(who knows, he or she may give extra credit). The next thing you should have done is demand respect. I'm not saying when someone says being vegetarian is stupid, knock em' out, but tell them how that made you feel. That you aren't going to put with comments you feel are offensive; that offend your beliefs. Don't be aggressive when telling someone this or passive, yet assertive. All of theses thing worked for me and I'm sure they would have worked for you! :)
obviously ur not a true vegitarian stop being such a poser!!!!!! and ppl don't hate vegetarians it's just stupid the animals are killed anyway yeah it's horrible they kill them i agree if i was president i wud stop it to bad were not get over it!
Good Grief! Caroline what do you mean 'you lost too much weight'? Didn't you make sure to get the complex carbohydrates you needed and the protein you needed? If not why not? Brown Rice is plentiful, cheap and easy to prepare, so is Quinoa which has all of the essential amino acids. Tempeh and Tofu are easy to work with also and cheap. So what's the problem here? People having no respect for individual choice or people with a conscience; or you not having the fortitude to get on with the program and learn how to do it correctly? Surely you know that the only way to still people's chattering and ignorant babble is to ignore it and by living well, living healthfully, demonstrate their foolishness. When the bloom of youth has faded the glow of health remains only to those who live in a conscious vegetarian manner. It is really rewarding to find that I have more energy than people one third my age. People still take me for twenty years younger than I am. I am on no medications and many of my flesh eating peers are on at least 11 of them. She who laughs last laughs best and longest. Think about it. And when you are ready to do it right go to http://www.your-vegetarian-kitchen.com/home for information, support and great recipes.
Some people have the idea that vegs are pot smoking,hippie people and do not think that an animals life is worth s**** my friends do that, theyre just ignorant to the subject. Dont let it bother you.
Don't listen to haters. They're just ignorant. wow, great answer Chef Bette. :)
u r afooooooool u can not loose weight coz u r a vegatarian ....? actually u will be very healthy n fit by only eating vegatarian ..... and u have lot of idiots n fools around us .... they have no work or are stupids n thats why they were making jokes about u ? do not worry about others always thik n do with ur mind be vwgatarian n see the difference killing something for yourself is wrong .....always wrong
People don't hate vegetarians, they respect them if they give up meat purely because they care so much about animals and think it is wrong. However, vegetarians are given a bad stereotype by many teenagers, often girls who give up meat in the hope that it will lose them weight. Its awful and sad just watching them slowly deprive and eventually kill themselves because of diseases like anorexia. They often become obsessive, pale, anorexic and don't eat enough of what they should eat in a healthy vegetarian diet, which does exist. Vegetarianism is widely linked with anorexia and eating disorders. People don't like vegetarians because they are sometimes fake and are only vegetarian to lose weight, not because they care about animals. Hope this helps.