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There's tons of Vegetarian t-shirts out there, where can I find a Pescetarian one?


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There are hundreds of Vegetarian and Vegan t-shirts out there, but I cannot seem to find a Pescetarian t-shirt.  Since the vegetarians and vegans get to show their pride for their lifestyle choice, I'd like to be able to do the same for mine.
Does anyone know of a place that sells them?
Otherwise, I'll have to wait until I am able to buy the right type of paper to make one of my own.

Also, in a slight rant, I was extremely bothered the other day by a girl in my school.  She was walking around in a shirt with an adorable dinosaur on it that said "Vegetarian", but when I walked past her in the lunch room, she was eating a bacon and cheese hamburger!  Confused, I decided to ask her about it.  When I asked her if she was indeed a vegetarian, she smiled at me and said, "Oh, no, not at all!  I love meat!  I just like the shirt."
This rather ticked me off.  It almost seemed like blasphemy to me.
Even *I*, as a Pescetarian, would not dare to wear a shirt that said something contrary to my lifestyle choice.
She hasn't worn it since- I don't know if that is just coincidence or not, but I do sort of hope she avoids wearing it, especially when she's stuffing her face with cows and pigs. >_<
How do you feel about it?

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A pescetarian t-shirt.. Hmm. How would you do that? A dead fishy on a t-shirt? Or like a smiling fishy with "pescetarian" under it? OOOH maybe you could get a smiling shark or some other fish predator with "pescetarian" under it. That would be cute. :D Maybe you could suggest that to a t-shirt maker!

What's wrong with doing something contradictory? The t-shirt does reflect her in some way, she saw it as cute. So while the message behind the t-shirt is false, the t-shirt is still a reflection of her and her beliefs in cute t-shirts.

T-shirts are just t-shirts in all honesty. Making them more then that just seems silly to me.

There's a shirt on cafepress.com that has a little fish and it says "If you eat fish, you're not a vegetarian."  That's the closest I've seen.

Original Post by medveditsa:

There's a shirt on cafepress.com that has a little fish and it says "If you eat fish, you're not a vegetarian."  That's the closest I've seen.

 Yeah, I saw that one.  But I think it sort of sounds condescending towards those who mistakingly call themselves vegetarians when they're pescetarians.

Original Post by kaybug:

A pescetarian t-shirt.. Hmm. How would you do that? A dead fishy on a t-shirt? Or like a smiling fishy with "pescetarian" under it? OOOH maybe you could get a smiling shark or some other fish predator with "pescetarian" under it. That would be cute. :D Maybe you could suggest that to a t-shirt maker!

What's wrong with doing something contradictory? The t-shirt does reflect her in some way, she saw it as cute. So while the message behind the t-shirt is false, the t-shirt is still a reflection of her and her beliefs in cute t-shirts.

T-shirts are just t-shirts in all honesty. Making them more then that just seems silly to me.

 The shark idea seems clever and adorable! 

I agree with you that it might reflect her like of cute t-shirts, however, it still bothered me.  If I were an atheist, I wouldn't wear a "Jesus is my Home-Boy" t-shirt.  Just like since I'm a pescetarian, I won't wear a vegetarian t-shirt.  Sure, it's just clothing, but the clothing implies something about lifestyle and beliefs.  I'd rather not be led to believe something I admire about someone to find out it's not true, because that makes me dislike a person to an extent.  I understand that every belief is a person's own choice, and I'd never condemn someone, or choose not to be their friend because of it, I'd just like to see the truth, rather than a misleading cover.

if you can find a place to print your own shirt, i could design one for you. :3

I think a large part of the reason there aren't many pescetarian shirts is that many pescetarians choose that diet based on health, whereas many vegetarians (the ones who would proclaim it on their shirt) are vegetarian for ethical reasons.  People are more likely to be outspoken about their diet when they feel it has implications beyond their own bodies.

Original Post by medveditsa:

I think a large part of the reason there aren't many pescetarian shirts is that many pescetarians choose that diet based on health, whereas many vegetarians (the ones who would proclaim it on their shirt) are vegetarian for ethical reasons.  People are more likely to be outspoken about there diet when they feel it has implications beyond their own bodies.

 Hm.  It bothers me that people would feel that a pescetarian diet DOESN'T have implications beyond one's own body.
Until I graduate and move out, I am unable to fully become vegetarian (dad's rule), but that doesn't mean that my pescetarian diet has to be any less meaningful.

key_key, im sure that's not what medvedista meant. i think??(just giving the benefit of doubt). if it means something to you, then of course it has meaning.

I wasn't trying to imply that you personally haven't chosen pescetarianism for ethical reasons.  I was just saying that most of the pescetarians I know have made that choice for their own health, whereas most of the vegetarians and vegans I know choose that diet because of their feelings about animals.  Also, there probably aren't many pescetarian shirts because a lot of people have never heard of pescetarianism.  There are even lots of pescetarians who don't know that that's what their diet is called.  Maybe you could look for a shirt that references your reasons for choosing pescetarianism, and later vegetarianism, like an animal rights shirt or something like that.  

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