Why do people give me a hard time about being a vegetarian?

Ok so im in High School and im a vegetarian, people in my 1st period are ALWAYS talking to me about meat. They say suff like God doesn't like me beacuse i dont eat meat, or that im going to hell for not eating animals, or they tell me there going to force me to eat meat. But the worst one of all is they say in gay because a guys dic* is meat.


I know none of what they say is true, but is still hurts|||It's whatever. Don't worry about it. I'm not a vegetarian and I only give vegetarians crap about being vegetarians when they give ME crap about being a meat eater.





Just ignore it. They just want to prove that you are wrong and they are right. Ignore it! :)|||Don't worry. Once you become an adult and get out in the real world no one will care. High school isn't reality.|||You should just ignore them, seriously. Do things for you and if being a vegetarian makes you happy then its your choice. Others might not understand because they're used to eating meat since whenever so maybe nobody has explained it to them properly. If they are being immature like that, they aren't worth your time. Move away from them or tell the teacher to tell them to stop talking to you.





When I was a vegetarian when I was younger, my friends called me a vegetable and made fun of me for not eating meat. They weren't bullying me or anything, it was just harmless fun to them but nevertheless it annoyed me. I don't want to eat an animal just for my own pleasure so I can say ''That was nice'' I stopped eating meat when I was 8 and then I started eating just chicken again when I was about 13, I'm 15 now and I've stopped eating meat again. I just don't want to eat it. If other people want to eat meat, they can but I don't want to.|||To the first guy- High school last FOREVER. Like in that song, high school never ends.


People will give you a hard time about it because you choose to be different. I'm a vegetarian too, and I know how you feel except with different reasons. If I go to the mall sometimes, and we go to burger king or whatever then they will say "I don't want to eat meat in front of you..." I honestly don't care if you eat meat or not, that's your choice.


You're not going to hell, for not eating processed meat.|||They probably aren't used to people not eating meat, especially if you live in the United States; a major meat-eating country. Don't worry about what they have to say. I would ignore them or smile it off. Eventually they will stop. Or, if you aren't that kind of person, come up with a witty insult. From experience, feeding insults with insults usually doesn't work, though. Just remember, unless you don't get the right proteins, you will be the one looking and feeling better in the long run.|||relax. Tell them that you dont care or "i dont give a ****" and walk away. Its ok. Im a vegitarian and people used to give me a hard time about it. I said "i dont care or "ya know what? I dont give a ****" and walked away. Ignoring works too. stay strong!!!!|||i get **** about being vegetarian all the time, the best thing to do is not show them that it affects you. I'm an animal lover and to be honest it's no ones business why or why not i don't eat meat. F**k off usually suffices LOL. being veg is your choice and narrow minded people that are scared of anything other than conformity are simply pathetic. Just remember that THEY have the problem not you. As a fellow veg my advice would be to try to get a thicker skin, it will hurt at first but over time you'll be used to the ignorance and brush it off your shoulders. Hope this helped. STAY STRONG :)|||It really depends on why you are a vegetarian. If it is because you dont want to hurt poor furry animals then it is kind of silly, because they are going to die and if we didnt control their population they would overrun us.





At the same time, many people are vegetarians because they simply do not like meat or for other health/taste preferences. There is nothing wrong with being a vegetarian as long as you are giving your body the proper amount of protein.





P.S. I'm a Christian, and God loves you.|||High school kids can be so cruel. Just carry on the way you are because why they are putting all processed meat crap into their body from McDonald's you have a healthy diet I'm assuming. They are the ones that will end up obese in 10 years, not you :)|||From my knowledge nothing in the bible says you can go to hell cause you don't eat animals Thats BULLSH** i love animals and i don't want to eat them but i been eating meat all my life so its kind of difficult for me to stop. Tell them suck your d*** and grow up.|||mmm stop careing so what its you by the way i eat meat but now i am not i am doing the vegetarian diet so its cool and its good so you are health 100%|||I just want to say thank you to you for saving our animals because I don't have the strength to do so. They are just stupid, don't listen to them. What your doing is amazing.|||Yeah what they're saying is stupid and not true to any degree. They might be jealous or they think you think you're morally superior than them because you don't eat meat. Some how in their narrow mind they feel insulted or some dumb thing like that.





I may not be a vegetarian (I'm not gonna lie I do like my meat), but I know there is absolutely nothing wrong with being one.|||I have been a vegetarian since I was born, and my entire family is one. I once tried a bite of a chicken nugget, and hated it. It felt foreign on my tongue. You feel sick because you are not used to the meat, or it might be the high levels of protein.


I hope you feel better!


:-)|||I'm vegan as well, and sometimes people can say hurtful things to me as well, or say things in a teasing way. I'm vegan for religious and animal rights reasons. Saying that "God doesn't like you because you don't eat meat" is very untrue and not very nice to say to someone. God loves everyone; regardless of whether you eat meat or not. You won't go to hell for not eating animals. That's just a lie. I hope they learn that what they are doing is mean, hurtful, and untrue.



Just ignore all the hateful things they say, because guess what? It's a proven scientific fact that vegetarians and vegans live longer then people that eat meat! So you might end up out-living all your haters:) I know it is hard to be bullied and criticized about what you believe/stand for, but just stick to it. By the time you leave high school and get to college, it won't be as hard. And believe me; vegetarianism and veganism is a great way to stay healthy!! Since we have similar eating habits, you can email me at: angelbabieface14@hotmail.com if you want to talk about recipes etc., and also check out VegWeb.com. It has over 13,000 vegan recipes but I'm sure you can put eggs or milk in them if you want to:-)



Hope I helped you out!|||Say "Whatever, enjoy your hotdogs and die at age 65 of a heart attack. I'm gonna stick to the veggie burgers." They're just immature.|||b/c theyre immature...|||I would keep that to yourself unless it comes up, don't brat about it. I'm a vegetarian to and I get abuse since around here, it's about hunting. Just move on and believe what you believe in.