hypocritical meat eater...

jockeyboard

Bought some venison burgers in the butchers today by accident.
Felt i couldnt eat them when i realised, didnt want to waste them so i told my husband and said they were a new flavour so they wouldnt go in bin....
How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

whiskeyman

I'd love a bambi burger now

Ted111

Venison is not cheap.

Jesus.

You're not a hypocrite. Its just whatever you're brought up with.

frozenfrozen

Deer are horrible angry creatures that will jump through your window and literally kill you while you're driving. What did cows ever do to you?

MeatTwoVeg

jockeyboard wrote:

How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

I've no idea, but I find you fascinating.

Outlaw Pete

Whenever I hear mention of venison, it reminds me of this classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ou4nagOck

Del2005

jockeyboard wrote: »

Bought some venison burgers in the butchers today by accident.
Felt i couldnt eat them when i realised, didnt want to waste them so i told my husband and said they were a new flavour so they wouldnt go in bin....
How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

For the same reason that people say "Don't eat tuna as it kills dolphins", no one cares unless the animal is cute and tuna/cows aren't cute.

Ted111

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM1Pxlh_EfQ

Ragnar Lothbrok

Del2005 wrote: »

For the same reason that people say "Don't eat tuna as it kills dolphins", no one cares unless the animal is cute and tuna/cows aren't cute.

Ah, but surely lambs are cuter than most animals, yet people eat lamb without a problem.

As a vegetarian, I don't really understand why meat eaters go mental at the thought of eating horse, dog or even cat. Then again, those animals probably make up a fairly large percentage of the meat in your sausages, burgers, puddings etc, and ye don't even know it

Caoimhgh1n

jockeyboard wrote: »

How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

Different cultures. Still very hypocritical in my opinion.

darlett

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Ah, but surely lambs are cuter than most animals, yet people eat lamb without a problem.

As a vegetarian, I don't really understand why meat eaters go mental at the thought of eating horse, dog or even cat. Then again, those animals probably make up a fairly large percentage of the meat in your sausages, burgers, puddings etc, and ye don't even know it

All fair points. Aside from the lie of it all, I really couldn't get with the level of disgust people had for the whole horsemeat in my lasagna scandal. It saved a lot of meat going to waste and you didnt notice any difference in yer ready meal muck did you. It was probably the healthiest thing about it.

It is odd what some people get squeamish about. Everyones happy chewing away on sausage when we know but dont dwell on the way it contains all parts. But then its OMG black pudding contains BLOOD? WHAT DA FUQ, Gross! Steak contains blood. Gravy contains blood.

I have plenty of hypocrite in me. I'd hate to eat cat. I've had plenty of rabbit and some dog-felt weird about it having both as pets (No...I didnt actually eat them now) but ya know-however cat would be past my point of ok. (Maybe I preferred my cat pet?)

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Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Del2005 wrote: »

For the same reason that people say "Don't eat tuna as it kills dolphins", no one cares unless the animal is cute and tuna/cows aren't cute.

Ah, but surely lambs are cuter than most animals, yet people eat lamb without a problem.

As a vegetarian, I don't really understand why meat eaters go mental at the thought of eating horse, dog or even cat. Then again, those animals probably make up a fairly large percentage of the meat in your sausages, burgers, puddings etc, and ye don't even know it

"I'm a total animal lover! I spent hundreds of euros on a cute dog from a breed that's had horrible health conditions bred into it when there are dogs languishing in kennels! Ok fine I eat dead animals for pleasure every day but I put videos of that dog on Facebook every day too so don't tell me I don't love animals!"

Star_Nupa

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Deer are horrible angry creatures that will jump through your window and literally kill you while you're driving. What did cows ever do to you?

I'd be pretty p1ssed off too if I was constantly being shot at by a bunch of bellends.

Dr Crayfish

You never had an association with animals and it's corresponding meat from an early age. I'm the same, I can't eat duck, deer, horse (my friends used to bbq it when we were in France), or Kangaroo, which is widely eaten in Australia. I rarely (lol) eat beef now either.
A piece of ham to me has nothing to do with the animal, because I would have enjoyed the taste when I was a toddler without having a clue where it came from. But pigs are intelligent friendly animals. It's sad really.
I seem to be eating less and less meat as I get older and hopefully the world goes in that direction for the good of ourselves and the planet. But I'm still a hypocrite, for now anyway.

Hammer89

Star_Nupa wrote: »

I'd be pretty p1ssed off too if I was constantly being shot at by a bunch of bellends.

Me too. I don't know how pornstars hack it.

Cookie_Monster

jockeyboard wrote: »

How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

because you're weird.

Venison is so so much better than cow

shane9689

probably shouldnt have lied to your husband about what hes actually eating. thats messed up. eating venison is fine, butnot telling someone theyre eating it is not right imo

policarp

Bambi burger with chips, please.

Might catch on. . . .

WhoWhatWhere

shane9689 wrote: »

probably shouldnt have lied to your husband about what hes actually eating. thats messed up. eating venison is fine, butnot telling someone theyre eating it is not right imo

I'm sure he'll live.

pragmatic1

You're missing out because venison is so much nicer than beef. I'd take a nice venison steak over a regular stake any day of the week.

Full.Duck

Del2005 wrote: »

jockeyboard wrote: »

Bought some venison burgers in the butchers today by accident.
Felt i couldnt eat them when i realised, didnt want to waste them so i told my husband and said they were a new flavour so they wouldnt go in bin....
How come i am happy to eat cow but not deer??

For the same reason that people say "Don't eat tuna as it kills dolphins", no one cares unless the animal is cute and tuna/cows aren't cute.

I beg to differ
http://coolfunnyanimals.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/funny-cows-pictures-images-2012.html

munster87

pragmatic1 wrote: »

You're missing out because venison is so much nicer than beef. I'd take a nice venison steak over a regular stake any day of the week.

Oh deer, I'm sure that'll go down well

Your Face

I ordered a load of philosophy books after reading your post OP.
I'll need their guidance before even to begin contemplating the enormity of the question you have posed.

Estrellita

I'm not sure what's hypocritical about it, you just have a preference for certain meats. I don't like anything game-y, lamb or any seafood. I was brought up with chicken, turkey, beef and pork. Ive tried other meats and it's not my thing at all.

It's like saying vegetarians that don't like every vegetable going is a hypothetical. Sense it does not make.

elefant

Estrellita wrote: »

I'm not sure what's hypocritical about it, you just have a preference for certain meats. I don't like anything game-y, lamb or any seafood. I was brought up with chicken, turkey, beef and pork. Ive tried other meats and it's not my thing at all.

It's like saying vegetarians that don't like every vegetable going is a hypothetical. Sense it does not make.

That's a completely different scenario where someone just doesn't like the taste of certain foods. In this situation she's not eating the venison because she doesn't like the idea of eating a deer.

Personally, I'd eat any meat not belonging to a threatened species. I'd just as readily eat panda meat as cow meat if it tasted good.

Sam Kade

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

because you're weird.

Venison is so so much better than cow

Where's the beef?

Estrellita

elefant wrote: »

That's a completely different scenario where someone just doesn't like the taste of certain foods. In this situation she's not eating the venison because she doesn't like the idea of eating a deer.

Nah, I wouldn't eat deer for either the taste or for what it is. I suppose *some* people are set on the meats they grew up with, everything else is a pet or something to be admired.

It's a mindset more so than a hypocrisy. I couldn't look at a deer and think it looks delicious, I'd rather watch it in nature. Cows are nice I suppose, but I'd happily walk one to the abattoir for my dinner.

Alun

darlett wrote: »

Steak contains blood.

No it doesn't. It, like all muscle tissue, contains myoglobin, which is red, admittedly, but it ain't blood. Same goes for gravy made from the juices.

Riskymove

Del2005 wrote: »

For the same reason that people say "Don't eat tuna as it kills dolphins", no one cares unless the animal is cute and tuna/cows aren't cute.

"What are you"

"I'm an Otter"

"and what do you do?"

"I sim around on my back and make cute noises"

"You're free to go"


"and what are you?"

"I'm a cow"

"Get in the f&*king truck!!"



Love that Denis Leary sketch

Maximus Alexander

darlett wrote: »

It is odd what some people get squeamish about. Everyones happy chewing away on sausage when we know but dont dwell on the way it contains all parts. But then its OMG black pudding contains BLOOD? WHAT DA FUQ, Gross! Steak contains blood. Gravy contains blood.

No it doesn't. You desperately need to find a new butcher.

ThisRegard

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Ah, but surely lambs are cuter than most animals, yet people eat lamb without a problem.

They bloody don't. I like the taste of lamb, but can rarely bring myself to ask for it in restaurant. We have to tell my daughter that the meat she's eating is from a 'special' type of cow, chicken or pig, and not from the cows, chickens or pigs she normally sees.

elefant

ThisRegard wrote: »

They bloody don't. I like the taste of lamb, but can rarely bring myself to ask for it in restaurant. We have to tell my daughter that the meat she's eating is from a 'special' type of animal and not from the cows, chickens or pigs she normally sees.

Ah, most people bloody do though, to be fair.

ThisRegard

I know, but there's a good few who don't, well at least 2 in my house, and that's 50%, so I'm using after hours logic by applying that 50% to the broader population.

uck51js9zml2yt

It's the Bambi factor.
Next time you buy them, let me know and I'll come for dinner:)

osarusan

I'm not really seeing any hypocrisy, just personal preference (coming from cultural norms).

The flying mouse

My problem is and always has been I not fussy what I eat...

The flying mouse

Dead deer equals expensive.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

ThisRegard wrote: »

They bloody don't. I like the taste of lamb, but can rarely bring myself to ask for it in restaurant. We have to tell my daughter that the meat she's eating is from a 'special' type of cow, chicken or pig, and not from the cows, chickens or pigs she normally sees.

Why do you "have" to tell your daughter that? Sounds crazy.

Star_Nupa wrote: »

I'd be pretty p1ssed off too if I was constantly being shot at by a bunch of bellends.

What makes them bellends exactly?

BrokenArrows

its no different than vegetarians who dont consider fish worthy of exclusion.

Fish are killed in the worst way of any living creature that we eat. They are suffocated to death on a massive scale.

Can you imagine the killing of cows or sheep by extracting the oxygen from the rooms they are in? It wouldnt be allowed.

Not that i would care. Id eat anything.

Macy0161

Deer are plentiful in Ireland, in fact over populated (hence there has to be culled). I'd nearly go as far as suggesting they're so plentiful in some spots they're bordering on vermin and certainly at nuisance levels (certainly for me trying to grow hedges, and fruit and veg).

Regarding Bambi burgers - a lot of people think the meat is too lean for burgers, but I like them.

jimgoose

Deer are responsible for the persecution of noble creatures like the timber wolf. They've been getting away with murder for centuries with their cute, gentle furriness, Bambi and so forth. It's all a lie, I tells ye - deer are dumb, destructive, passive-aggressive bastards that deserve to be culled regularly and eaten. Fuck deer. Right between the eyes. With a .300 Winmag. :pac:

BrokenArrows

Macy0161 wrote: »

Deer are plentiful in Ireland, in fact over populated (hence there has to be culled). I'd nearly go as far as suggesting they're so plentiful in some spots they're bordering on vermin and certainly at nuisance levels (certainly for me trying to grow hedges, and fruit and veg).

Regarding Bambi burgers - a lot of people think the meat is too lean for burgers, but I like them.

What locations in the country do they have this many wild deer? I wasnt aware we had a massive population.

razorblunt

The best venison I ate was in a Scottish Hotel way up in the Highlands. I figured it would be local and great ... it was.

I asked if the venison was sourced locally and the waiter replied "Locally? The gamekeeper for the estate brings one or two around every few days, Shelly over there was closing up the other night and she heard a knock at the window, she looked out and there was a deer looking back in at her, the 'keeper does it weekly to keep her on her toes".

Poor ol Shelly looked shook.

Alun

BrokenArrows wrote: »

What locations in the country do they have this many wild deer? I wasnt aware we had a massive population.

Wicklow for one, mainly Sika.

AlanG

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Fish are killed in the worst way of any living creature that we eat. They are suffocated to death on a massive scale.

Can you imagine the killing of cows or sheep by extracting the oxygen from the rooms they are in? It wouldnt be allowed.

There are very few creatures killed by humans that suffer a worse death than the way the average creature dies in the wild. Most creatures are eaten alive and devoured by acid, while most larger ones are ripped limb from limb while still alive.
David Attenborough edits out most kills because he feels people couldn't take the cruelty of nature nature.

I live in the city but have been totally honest with my kids as to where the food they eat has come from. They don't have much of a problem with it, that's just life. I want my meat killed quick and painlessly and i want the whole carcass used if possible so long as it is safe.

Macy0161

BrokenArrows wrote: »

What locations in the country do they have this many wild deer? I wasnt aware we had a massive population.

Wicklow - Sika hybrids.

I don't live that high, rural, but on the outskirts of a village, and we see them in the garden during the day. This time of year if we're out at dawn, there can be up to 10 in the garden. They wouldn't let you get too close, but they don't flinch if you just get on with your business.

Lovely to look at, pain in the arse if you're trying to grow anything - you need 6 foot plus fences trying to grow veg or fruit tree's.

pragmatic1

BrokenArrows wrote: »

What locations in the country do they have this many wild deer? I wasnt aware we had a massive population.

A lot of wild deer in Donegal. They can be very dangerous for driving.

pragmatic1

Estrellita wrote: »

I'm not sure what's hypocritical about it, you just have a preference for certain meats. I don't like anything game-y, lamb or any seafood. I was brought up with chicken, turkey, beef and pork. Ive tried other meats and it's not my thing at all.

It's like saying vegetarians that don't like every vegetable going is a hypothetical. Sense it does not make.

Have you ever tried duck? If not you're missing out.

Knockmealdown Shepherd

I got a pet salmon a couple of years ago. Put me off eggs royale completely

Tilikum

BrokenArrows wrote: »

its no different than vegetarians who dont consider fish worthy of exclusion.

Fish are killed in the worst way of any living creature that we eat. They are suffocated to death on a massive scale.

Can you imagine the killing of cows or sheep by extracting the oxygen from the rooms they are in? It wouldnt be allowed.

Not that i would care. Id eat anything.

I've honestly never met anyone that's eats fish yet calls themself a vegetarian.