'Vegansexuals'???

Taken from info at TheGardenDiet.com:

"'Vegansexuals' Do It With Each Other
Study Says Vegans Find Meat Eaters Sexually Repulsive

http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3437736 &page=1

This article is getting more comments than any of the serious news up there! You can post your own comments too. It is a pretty heated and in some places slightly immature conversation level - but a good opportunity to put forth some valuable information!"

What do you think about this? Is it a little extreme?

I know, I'm dating a meat-eater and would do everything in my power not to judge someone based on what they eat...but does this make a difference to you?

I think it illustrates taking an idea to its "logical extreme."  ;-)

I posted this same topic on peta2.com's discussion boards.  The majority laughed at the idea of it, but there were a few people that understood it. 

I think the idea is ridiculous.  While I don't agree with my boyfriend's choice in food, that does not restrict me from loving him. 

One of the articles I read about it actually stated that some vegan's feel that they are having sex with people that are just composed of rotting dead animals......

lol... people get a little extreme about these things don't they?

nods

Look at it this way, how many omnivores would refuse to have sex with vegans?

I don't know about the whole no sex thing but I can tell you that I have a very sensitive nose and I can tell from 4 feet away whether or not someone includes dairy in their diet. When I was living in Maui there was a large number of vegans around so I tested my theory by simply asking if they included dairy in their diets or not and I was correct in 100% of the people that I asked (I know I am quite nosey LOL) I was trying to determine whether or not I should quit dairy at the time. I have to say that I love the arouma of a pure vegan person!

wow, so veganism= heightened sense of smell?

No, I wasn't a vegan (couldn't be without my pizza) but I could smell if someone else was a vegan.

is it just me or is it starting to get really weird ?

A lot of vegans feel very strongly that eating meat and meat products is morally wrong. Would you be attracted to someone you thought was morally wrong. If someone did something I was totally against, I wouldn't be attracted to them either.

True, but that is taking a much more dogmatic view of dietary morals than I care to take.  ;-)

i don't believe in judging someone based on thier beliefs. i would be angry if someone didn't want to hang out with me based on mine. i just wouldn't go on a date to a steakhouse, but whats wrong with enjoying a movie together. its like that.

Those are taliban, aren't they? Just discard anyone who's not vegan......what's next??

One of my best child hood friends is a vegan, and she would never ever shut someone out just because they're not exactly like her. She's more into luring people into her circle with wonderful cooking and sensible advice. LOL... much better.

jumaolster- i take the same stance as your childhood friend. i would never shut anyone out who didn't share the same beliefs as i do. i would NEVER push my beliefs upon anyone, nor would i want to surround myself with people who did that to me. many of my friends have become vegetarian over the years, not because i have ever pushed anything upon them or judged them, but because they maybe found that they agreed with some of my morals or even because they felt better.

i have been dating someone seriously for 3 years who eats an abundance of meat and dairy, both things i do not consume at all, as i'm a strict vegan. while i would not rule someone out based on their diet, i agree with sarah_11235 that things might be easier, or there would be another level of connection with someone who shared some of my morals and beliefs. i love him with all of my heart, but i can see how things would be easier on us in the future if he was also vegetarian or vegan...especially where future children and how to raise them are concerned. it might be an issue for us in the future, should things continue down that path.

devils advocate here....

look at it this way, as a vegan, would you date a hunter, how about a guy whos apartment is all teak and leather furniture, or someone who wears fur, eats veal, where exactly do you draw the line? if you're vegan because of ethics & morals, how can you be in a relationship with someone who has such an opposing view on the world and animals?  now a hot affair may be another story... ;)

at least for me, i wont kiss my sometime meat eating husband for several hours after hes eaten flesh and after he's brushed his teeth, but thats just me.

I'm the same way as inacacoon. Although I love my boyfriend even though he is basically a carnivore, I definitely would not allow him to start mounting deer heads and stuff on the walls and if he ever decided he wanted to hunt, honestly, I don't know if I could accept it.

I do believe though, if for some reason I had to go back out and find another man (or woman... whose to say?) I would only date another vegetarian or vegan. I just think it would make things a lot easier.

I'm also going to agree with sarah_11235 in the sense that I also would not be able to find it in my heart to 'be ok' with my boyfriend hunting and filling our potential place/home with leather, antlers, mounted fish and things.

I can see how being with someone that shares such a value to you, depending on how important it is to you, can make life a lot easier. I wouldn't necessarily rule out someone with different values if I were faced with having to make that decision in the future...but I definitely agree that no matter what the belief, if you meet someone who is very opposite yourself when it comes to a moral that you hold so highly, it might be difficult to make things work.

I think it's akin to those people who are extremely devout in a religion or with politics.  A dedicated Catholic might find it hard to maintain a relationship with somone of Islamic faith.  I don't beleive I'm taking the correlation too far; because in many ways veganism can be more pervasive even than religion in ones lifestyle. 

Point being, I find it perfectly logical and reasonable that some vegans would be unable to maintain a relationship with someone who didn't share that passion.  Not a friendship mind you, but a spousal type relationship.

Well, I don't find anyone not vegan less sexually attractive, but it would seriously make me consider a steady, long term relationship to them. I don't consider myself very judgemental when it comes to others' decisions, but there's what I accept outside and what I accept within my home. I don't like the concept of red meat in my house. I don't buy it, I wouldn't let it touch my grill, I'd prefer it not to grease up my pans. The whole 'bloodyness' factor strikes me as barbaric. Could I deal with that day in and day out? Probably not. If it's a friend's house, sure. Whatever... But, if it's someone I'm considering spending the rest of my life with, their dietary needs play a factor in that.

I've lived with carnivorous housemates, and while it's unpleasant at times to have a stove crusted with animal fat (I lived with dudes, so it happens), it's not something that's totally unbearable. But, as an adult moving forward, my diet is a big part of my life. It's like dating someone who's a smoker... I don't think less of them as a person (hell, I used to smoke AND eat meat... *gasp*), but that doesn't mean I want it in my face 24/7.

-Ken-

***slightly off topic***

I read an article on this about a week ago in an NZ online paper. The thing I find very interesting is the different imagery used by the respective papers - the NZ paper used two normal looking people who were actually vegan, warts and all. The American paper used an attractive woman eating a salad. What amazes me is the beauty image the American media shoves down our throat each and every day.


The New Zealand version.