Not all Indians are vegetarian. In fact, a majority aren't, but for some reason it seems like a large portion of the Indian community does not eat meat. Maybe it's just the Gujaratis, or the Jains, or the Gujarati Jains that are skewing the statistics.
Within those vegetarians there's a group that confuses the rest of us Indians. They are the vegetarians that still eat fish. Don't ask them to justify their diet according to logic, scripture or even a made-up allergy to protein. To them cows are sacred, chickens can't be touched, lambs are creatures of honor and goats are solely meant for milk. But fish? Fuck those motherfuckers.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
#19: Being Vegetarian But Still Eating Fish
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Maybe it has something to do with the idea that fish do not have a very developed capacity of pain perception (according to our univ vet who initiates us into the "humane" use of lab animals)
anyways.. I think the misconception that Indians do not eat meat stems from the fact that most Indian immigrants are in fact Gujarati or South Indians and at least first generations of both prefer to stay away from meat.
Um there are different vegetarian diets the ones who do not eat RED meat but still eat fish Semi-vegetarianism, there are others as well such as: Lacto-vegetarianism, lacto-ovo vegetarianism, pesco-vegetarianism etc. So do your research before posting such comments on the net you dumb ass.
I'm not a peta person or anything, but I know fish feel pain. I know this because I am a fisherman. The fish will become calm, but when you try to pull the hook out it will thrash. If the barb is stuck, the fish might grunt or cry. Once the hook is out, the fish stops grunting. I think most living things feel pain of some sort, so if I need to kill something for food I try to be quick.
Thanks for the post.
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