That’s a very accurate observation. I recently saw a clip, maybe from some movie or show. There was a guy who brought a pig to a party, saying “Meet Jack (for example, I don’t remember), we’re going to eat him, I’m going to slaughter him now”. What outraged the guests was that there would be children watching, so his behavior was deemed inappropriate. But overall, no one would have minded eating the pig if it was done discreetly. I’m not a vegan either, but it’s kind of hypocritical.
Reminds me of the part in Douglas Adams’ “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe” where a cow-like being is eager to be eaten, describes how she had been overfeeding to fatten herself, and suggests to the Earthlings dishes made of parts of its body. They end up horrified and ordering a salad instead.
I don’t expect that Adams wrote it to defend veganism, but he was good at laughing at this kind of absurdity / hypocrisy.
That’s a very accurate observation. I recently saw a clip, maybe from some movie or show. There was a guy who brought a pig to a party, saying “Meet Jack (for example, I don’t remember), we’re going to eat him, I’m going to slaughter him now”. What outraged the guests was that there would be children watching, so his behavior was deemed inappropriate. But overall, no one would have minded eating the pig if it was done discreetly. I’m not a vegan either, but it’s kind of hypocritical.
Reminds me of the part in Douglas Adams’ “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe” where a cow-like being is eager to be eaten, describes how she had been overfeeding to fatten herself, and suggests to the Earthlings dishes made of parts of its body. They end up horrified and ordering a salad instead.
I don’t expect that Adams wrote it to defend veganism, but he was good at laughing at this kind of absurdity / hypocrisy.