This viral Reddit AITA (Am I The Asshole?) thread about a family that is half vegetarian, and half not asks, “AITA for serving fake meat and pretending it was real?”. And it seem like people pretty much agree that doing that is a dick move. I think the best answer is pretty much this one: “This is not really a meat eater / vegetarian issue. Tricking someone into eating something other than what they thought they were eating is a massive breach of trust, the fact that the substitution is harmless is irrelevant.” What do you think?
Source: r/AmItheAsshole
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So what do you think, is it ok to serve fake meat and pretend it’s real? Who is the asshole here? Let us know in the comments below.
She should just refuse to cook two separate meals, anymore. Since she is perfectly willing to eat the girls’ vegan food, the men can deal with their own or eat the perfectly fine vegan food. However, let me say that I spent 3 months trying to convert to a vegan diet, slowly weaning myself off of meat and dairy over a course of weeks. Even after 3 months, I still had intestinal and stomach distress, so I felt sick for almost 3 months. Forcing someone used to a meat rich diet to vegan could have consequences to their overall well-being and happiness.
To me it all comes down to respect. Have an honest conversation as a family and see if there is a middle ground of understanding. What seems like a small difference about food can have so many underlying issues. Tricking someone into something they are not comfortable with is always going to end badly. There is no “I’m right and your wrong” in this situation. You are a family and need to work this out and understand eachother, however you decide to do it.
It’s obvious op is not a flexatarian. They literally implied meat dinners are not real dinners. Also next time you smell cut grass know that it’s the screams of millions of plants. Just because something doesn’t feel pain the same way an animal doesn’t feel pain, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its own form of pain. Trees share nutrients through a root network which implies they do have a form of communication. Maybe humans are just too stupid to hear trees and so they should eat us instead. Oh wait plants eat animals and then people eat those plants and act like they’re vegan. Sorry but no one can be vegan in this world, “vegans” just use just the hoofs bones horns and shit of animals and then pats themselves on the back for throwing the meat away
Yes, tricking anyone into doing something is immoral. Especially if they’ve already stated that they were against it, no matter the reason! Consent is everything!!! Like someone else mentioned, If you would’ve made them a bet beforehand, that’d be different, because at least then they’d be aware they’d be consuming SOY. Also, you (or someone else possibly) said that it’s different because meat is bad for you & soy is not. Let me make you aware of one little fact… consuming too much SOY as many vegetarians do, is actually pretty fricken TERRIBLE for your long term health. You may want to research that a just little bit! Soy is known to increase estrogen levels, which has MANY negative health effects. It’s even been linked to certain cancers as well as men lactating! You may want to incorporate healthier alternatives into your meals for the sake of your entire family. There are many meals you can make from good whole foods that will allow you to create delicious meals free from both meat AND meat alternatives. Although, that may mean more dishes… OH NO!!!
I have to agree with the “violation of trust”issue. As it happens my wife, who mostly eats vegetarian, also has allergy issues so even things that are vegetarian may not be good for her – in particular, the soy meat substitute upsets her stomach while the pea protein substitute from the other major brand-name is fine. I also agree with the other post suggesting that if this had been a taste-test, see if you can tell which one is meat versus veggie and then it turns out they’re both veggie, that would have been a “trick”; but the case as stated is a “lie”.