A group of New Zealand vegans are taking their dietary choices to bed. In a brand-spanking new phenomenon being called "vegansexuality," some animal-friendly Kiwis are choosing "not to be sexually intimate with non-vegan partners whose bodies, they say, are made up of dead animals."
One vegan respondent from Christchurch said: "I believe we are what we consume, so I really struggle with bodily fluids, especially sexually."
Another Christchurch vegan said she found non-vegans attractive, but would not want to be physically close to them.
"I would not want to be intimate with someone whose body is literally made up from the bodies of others who have died for their sustenance," she said.
Okay, hang on just a minute, here. I'm a strict vegetarian—a vegan, for all intents and purposes (any animal products that make their way into my diet do so accidentally, at this point), and while I'm not too keen on swapping saliva with my boyfriend just after he's eaten a big, juicy burger, I find this vegansexuality thing to be verging on the absurd. Unless these vegansexuals are engaging in some kind of cannibalistic, Praying Mantis-inspired sex, I don't really see what the problem is. You're not eating your partner, are you? You're not wearing a jacket or a pair of shoes made out of your partner, right?
The revelation of this new little movement came through the research of Annie Potts, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human and Animal Studies at Canterbury University.
Cruelty-Free Consumption in New Zealand: A National Report on the Perspectives and Experiences of Vegetarians and other Ethical Consumers asked 157 people nationwide about everything from battery chickens to sexual preferences.
Many female respondents described being attracted to people who ate meat, but said they did not want to have sex with meat-eaters because their bodies were made up of animal carcasses.
"It's a whole new thing – I have not come across it before," said Potts.
Their bodies are made up of animal carcasses? That's just ridiculous. While I can understand being hesitant about romantic involvement with a meat-eater due to potential health issues like heart disease, hypertension, and colon cancer, viewing their bodies as "made up of animal carcasses" is taking it a bit far. I picture a zombie-like creature with a ham hock for a heart and chickens feet for eyes.
"When you are vegan or vegetarian, you are very aware that when people eat a meaty diet, they are kind of a graveyard for animals," she said.
"Sorry, I don't do the hot beef injection, but I do give great cabbage head."
when it comes to self-righteousness, i've heard a whole lot more of it from meat eaters over the years.
also:
s5 said:
yay, more media coverage that shows vegans as "extreme" or "crazy" or "terrorists". I guess the knuckle-dragging right wing started running out of people who would lap up their gay hating hot air, so next up, vegans.
whatever s5, you're obviously one of those flag-hating abortionist fags that SF is full of. i bet you don't even have a jesus fish on your hummer.
fake111 said:
Maybe we dont have the technology yet to hear plants scream...
then what?
but until a cow takes my job, they're boots and burgers...
and why is okay that lots of animals and insects eat live prey? shall we shun all nature? some animals are herbivorous, some are carnivorous...some people are herbivorous, some are carnivorous...
do is you will...
Actually from a scientific, evolutionary standpoint all people all people are omnivores, some humans though, choose not to consume the whole nutritional range (for reasons of their own).
I can respect that, but they should respect my right to exist at the top of the food chain...
Vestril said:
A lot of people worship a corpse nailed to a stick, so I guess I can't find it in me to be bothered overmuch by these peoples wacky ideas.
Actually, it's someone that's human yet Divine that rose from the Dead after being nailed to a stick that is worshipped.
Hope that makes it easier to accept.
Dude I've spent time in Catholic churches, it's a bunch of people kneeling in front of and praying to an effigy of a corpse nailed to a stick. Gussy it up however you like, but that's all I can see.
I forgot about the Catholic crucifix.
Although my comment was joking - hence the smiley and my implying that my scenario makes no more sense to nonbeilievers - I was raised Baptist and decades ago taught Vacation Bible School, and they, like other Protestant denominations, have no crucifix and instead focus on the resurrection. I was by no means whatsoEVER gussying up ANYthing - only the Catholic church worships the crucified body of Jesus, but what I was going for was that worshipping the Resurrected Christ also makes no sense to anyone who is not of that Faith. Or to those formerly of that faith.
Vestril said:
A lot of people worship a corpse nailed to a stick, so I guess I can't find it in me to be bothered overmuch by these peoples wacky ideas.
Actually, it's someone that's human yet Divine that rose from the Dead after being nailed to a stick that is worshipped.
Hope that makes it easier to accept.
Dude I've spent time in Catholic churches, it's a bunch of people kneeling in front of and praying to an effigy of a corpse nailed to a stick. Gussy it up however you like, but that's all I can see.
I forgot about the Catholic crucifix.
Although my comment was joking - hence the smiley and my implying that my scenario makes no more sense to nonbeilievers - I was raised Baptist and decades ago taught Vacation Bible School, and they, like other Protestant denominations, have no crucifix and instead focus on the resurrection. I was by no means whatsoEVER gussying up ANYthing - only the Catholic church worships the crucified body of Jesus, but what I was going for was that worshipping the Resurrected Christ also makes no sense to anyone who is not of that Faith. Or to those formerly of that faith.
I swear I wasn't going for a theological debate; my first comment was just something that cracked me up when I thought about it. I mean the article is supposed to make me think these people are ridiculous, but they aren't more ridiculous than a lot of people out there.
You just gave me another opportunity to make fun of the catholics and I went right for it
The revelation of this new little movement came through the research of Annie Potts, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human and Animal Studies at Canterbury University.
Designing woman, Ghostbuster's secretary, co-director of Human and Animal Studies. Is there anything she can't do?
now, I'm a vegetarian, and I pretty much only sleep with vegetarians. (sometimes a sushi eater will get through) I don't feel very self righteous about it, maybe the same kind of vague self rigeousness that I feel about not sleeping with hard drug users. I'm kind of into minimizing the harm and violence that i cause to other creatures. I realize that I can't eliminate it, but i like to do what I can. I don't just fuck any skank that will have me, and I have some standards. I am really attracted to women who feel a far reaching kindness to all beings, who like to minimize the harm and violence they cause to all creatures. If a women eats meat, Its a pretty good indication that this isn't really something that she thinks about all that much. just like if a woman shoots dope into her twat, she probably isn't really into heath and well being and longevity and being a contributing member of society.
It seems really interesting how bent out of shape people get when their subtle violence is put in their face.
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