His behaviour in this particular thread wasn't that bad IMHO. He's totally right on a number of things that he said, especially about first impressions and expecting those who give you advice or sell you something to be at least on the same level as you (my own words of course). This is why you won't see pierced tattooed people offered retail sales jobs, their image is off putting to others.
TaraJo talked at length about anorexia, but honestly in our western society it is a far lesser concern than overweight and obesity. You readily see people who are overweight completely unconcerned with their weight. Most people who are anorexic at least acknowledge they have a problem. My younger brother has been underweight his whole life - he isn't anorexic though. He eats well enough. In fact truth be told his diet is probably better than mine. The main health concern for people who are underweight is that they are not getting all the required nutrition in their diets. If you are getting all the nutrition you need from your diet, then it doesn't matter if you are a bit underweight. We both eat meat every day.
There are plenty of good reasons for eliminating things from your diet - caffeine, alcohol, gluten, white bread, sugar, meat, etc. But vegans and vegetarians often do not do it specifically because of a good reason. For instance, I have a cousin who is a vegetarian. She isn't one by choice though, she loves meat. She doesn't eat it because it disagrees with her body.
TaraJo talked at length about anorexia, but honestly in our western society it is a far lesser concern than overweight and obesity. You readily see people who are overweight completely unconcerned with their weight. Most people who are anorexic at least acknowledge they have a problem. My younger brother has been underweight his whole life - he isn't anorexic though. He eats well enough. In fact truth be told his diet is probably better than mine. The main health concern for people who are underweight is that they are not getting all the required nutrition in their diets. If you are getting all the nutrition you need from your diet, then it doesn't matter if you are a bit underweight. We both eat meat every day.
There are plenty of good reasons for eliminating things from your diet - caffeine, alcohol, gluten, white bread, sugar, meat, etc. But vegans and vegetarians often do not do it specifically because of a good reason. For instance, I have a cousin who is a vegetarian. She isn't one by choice though, she loves meat. She doesn't eat it because it disagrees with her body.
