The Filthiest Word Of All

Dearest Reader,

I'll tell you what, I'm sat here late with my music on full, large glass of V&O on my desk to the left, Mrs.Graviton out saving the universe, and I'm feeling quite good about myself for a change. I kind of promised myself that when I was next in a positive frame of mind I was going to tell you about something I feel really passionately about, but if you read previous posts you'll realise that Mrs.Graviton and family don't really like my flowery language when I get passionate about things, so I may have to try really hard to behave myself.

And all this centres around the one of the filthiest words in the human language. It begins with a "V".

No, it's not vagina, vulva, vadge or ..er..vinegar strokes, it even worse than that, I'm justy going to get this part over with right now. Vegetarian. Vegan. I'm a filthy-mouthed jizzflap I know, but now? Surely this is too much? My point is that Mr.Average Joe has already stopped reading now I've said that, and I blame the fucking hippy titwanks that have hijacked the terminology and attached all the baggage that usually goes along with it.

So, I formally disassociate myself with the tree-hugging, the paint-throwing, the vibrations, the animal-rights, the spirituality bollocks, the religiosity, the teary-eyed wimpyness of it all and get to the actual point.

The actual point of being a vegetarian or a vegan should be a moral one. There's certainly all kinds of other arguments as to why you shouldn't eat/torture/abuse animals and to why it's good to eat a non animal based diet, but the real issue is a moral one. See?

Putting it as succinctly as I can, if you are an omnivore, ask yourself this; If you enjoy your animal products and don't think there's a moral problem with violating other sentient creatures to satisfy your desire for them, on what moral grounds have you got to to tell a rapist not to rape, or a burglar not to steal, or a cannibal not to chew your ears off?

I say none, and so in the interests of consistency I try the very best I can not to contribute to the torture and slavery of our animal friends. It's actually speciesism, a word that I never hear and that's wrong in itself!

I suppose if you've read this far then I'll thank you, but the chances are you're already a filthy vegan or vegetarian too and so I've been preaching to the choir. If not then hey, nice one! I hope you're in the gang or are so angry that you'd like to debate me on this? Honestly, I'd love that to happen, go on, respond to me and let's have a mass debate! (pun intended). I do love a debate and can be quite civilised and respectful, but in this case I may have to use the V word!