MYTH 1: Vegetarians are all left wing, liberal Democrats raised by Baby Boomers who voted for Al Gore.
Not so. The average vegetarian
is a 48 year-old woman who was forced to eat her broccoli before she
could have dessert! It was not until President Bush came out of the
closet and announced his dislike for broccoli, that he found a cause
some vegetarians could rally behind! Three registered as Republicans!
MYTH 2: Vegetarians have no sense of humor
This myth is still under study.
It appears that vegetarians see very little humor in cows being accused
of belching huge quantities of methane into the atmosphere. But they
get a chuckle when someone throws ketchup on a mink coat. It just goes
to show that what is funny depends on whose ox (or kumquat) is being
gored.
MYTH 3: Vegetarians are a vanishing breed
An interesting myth. They are
holding their own, approximately 2 percent of the U.S. population. But
the turnover is high. The percentage is also affected by immigrants,
ethnic minorities and the poor. As they improve their lifestyle they
feed their family more meat. In a constant effort to maintain their
ranks, vegetarians align themselves with like-minded groups who might
help them vegetate; New Wave trade shows, Psychic conventions and the
Hare Krishna.
MYTH 4: Most vegetarians became vegetarians because their mother said liver was good for them.
As good a reason as any, but
not necessarily so. Snoopy, Garfield and Mickey had more influence than
mom. These were animals who ate chocolate chip cookies and lasagna. They
could sing and knew Justin Bieber. They could speak and go to heaven.
It followed that Barney and Babe had human feelings too and didn’t
relish being eaten. Vegetarians feel sorry for drumsticks and Baco Bits.
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