Vegetarian Presenter Forces All Attendees to Eat Vegetarian, Wondering if They’re Wrong

This Redditor posted to Reddit's "Am I the A-Hole" community this week to see if they were wrong for imposing their vegetarian diet on attendees of their presentations. The thread, posted by u/ForcedVegetarian was posted to the popular subreddit with the title "AITA for forcing a vegetarian meal even though we're not eating?"

Interestingly, this poster comments that their primary motivation for being a vegetarian (and forcing this diet upon others) is due to the pollution the meat industry generates. Yet, their profession is essentially just traveling around the place to talk at people. It's no secret that travel contributes a massive percentage of global annual CO2 emissions, with flight alone contributing 2.4%. Not to mention it's not good at all when all that bad stuff is getting pumped directly into the upper atmosphere. 

If they had said, "Yeah, I'm just not really cool with the idea of breeding masses of animals that sit in cages their entire lives just to be pumped full of corn and slaughtered." Then we might be discussing a different outcome here, but if their core reasoning for their preference and actions is pollution, then they are completely blind to the irony of their own existence. We're talking some serious hypocrisy here. 

As Redditor NesssMonster put it… "Be careful, it's a long fall from that high horse." 

What do you, dear Reader, think of this? Are they justified in their actions, or are they as off-base as I think? Keep reading to see screenshots and some reactions below.

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    Product - "I don't want to be tangentially related to animals being consumed."
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    "I'm vegetarian for ethical/realist reasons (consuming animals contributes to a lot of pollution is my reasoning.)"

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    AITA for forcing a vegetarian meal even though we're not eating?

    Font - r/AmltheAsshole u/Forced Vegetarian - 3 AITA for forcing a vegetarian meal even though we're not eating? A peer and I travel to universities across the nation to give talks and presentations, sometimes recorded. We pick the catering for our events even if we sometimes don't eat ourselves. It's mostly for production staff and event organizers. I'm vegetarian for ethical/realist reasons (consuming animals contributes to a lot of pollution is my reasoning). I suggested we switch to vegetaria
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    Font - The thing is, we eat at these luncheons maybe once every dozen or so occassions, so I am effectively imposing a diet on other people. I do it with good intentions, though, as well to alleviate some of my own guilt (as I said, I don't want to be the impetus for others eating meat if I can help it). Am I or are we the as sholes?
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    Font - 3h Rooster_Local. Asshole Aficionado [17] YTA. I might say N T A if this was an event you were hosting and the food was for attendees.... cause, well, they could choose not to attend or not to partake. But you say this is catering for the staff who are putting on the event for you. Presumably this is their lunch... so yes, it seems to be not just rude but also condescending to dictate to workers supporting you what they get for their lunch. Reply 4 1.3k varano14 1h Partassipant [1] ● This
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    "What if someone has food allergies? If someone is allergic to soy a lot if vegan food has soy, so they wouldn't be able to eat lunch." -SettingBig5381

    "I do think OP is being the TA here, but there's actually way more people with milk protein allergy and lactose intolerance (me included) than people allergic to soy. In fact, vegetables that usually trigger allergies (wheat and other stuff with gluten, peanuts, etc) can be largely found in both vegan and non vegetarian food." -Victorian-Phantom

     

     

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    Font - CrystalQueen3000 - 3h Commander in Cheeks [275] YTA and I say that as a vegetarian. Don't impose your beliefs and dietary restrictions on others. SSH16 1h Partassipant [3] Exactly. I wonder how they travel to the universities? Probably has a more significant impact on the environment than imposing his ideals on others. ● Glencora Palliser • 1h Partassipant [3] Reply 547 OkapiEli. 1h Colo-rectal Surgeon [39] 146 This here. If the OP is really concerned about the environment they should hos
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    "I wonder how OP deals with being "tangentially related" to $1,600,000,000,000 in student debt..." -Last-Possible-3960

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    Product - fightingnflder . 3h Partassipant [1] YTA, how would you feel if the tables were turned and it was meat-eaters choosing a meat menu for vegans. This is forcing your eating choices on others. ... Reply 265 Itlyellowcloud. 18m Meat eaters don't eat only meat. You might not realise that sometimes your food is vegetarian or vegan. You wouldn't call eating oreos "forcing veganism" Vote
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    "To be fair, that happens to us [vegetarians] often." -radiosushi


     

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    Font - CatJudgement • 3h Pooperintendant [66] YTA. A good host, which you're functioning as, would try to provide as wide a variety as possible. p3tiitpoiis 15m ● Reply 173 This, thank you! It's really easy to find caterers offering both vegetarian and meat options nowadays, and if someone was asking if they're TA for not offering vegetarian options the answer would be the same. YTA. ↑ Vote
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    Font - blackwalnut12404 • 3h YTA - Because, if I understand you correctly, you are dictating that every option in the meal is vegetarian/vegan by proxy of choosing vegetarian/vegan vendors. I would say NTA if you were mandating there were vegetarian options that's cool, but you're not. And truth is, you're probably creating a bunch of waste to try and make a point or imbue your beliefs upon others, because all that food you're ordering isn't getting eaten. To pretend it is, is to be naive, and t
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    Font - Little Bunnie2734 • 2h Partassipant [2] YTA I might get flamed for this, C'est le vie I'm of the opinion there is no ethical consumption in today's age. Where are your fruits and veggies coming from. How far is the distance? Are your meats coming from local farms? How much are the farm workers getting paid for their labors? Also who is paying for this? If it's the company and are imposing your diet on others YTA. But if you're the one paying soft YTA. ... Reply 139 Aggressive Composer61 •
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    Rectangle - NesssMonster • 2h Asshole Aficionado [11] YTA - travelling across the country produces a ton of pollution too..... Be careful, it's a long fall from that high horse. ... Reply 103
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