Comments on: i’m fish? http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/ All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:40:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CleverGirl http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-123 CleverGirl Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:04:15 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-123 The irony, of course, is that I am the only "western" vegetarian who does NOT eat tofu. But anyway. The irony, of course, is that I am the only “western” vegetarian who does NOT eat tofu. But anyway.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-122 jeremy Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-122 well it is like blood sausage or cheese... it is the congealed liquid from the soybean.... but unlike milk, it is harvested by destroying the bean.... and unlike blood sausage, where the animal can be left alive, the plant that could grow from that bean never becomes anything. it really depends on where you draw the line. some plants can make sounds, some plants bleed, some plants have severe chemical changes when they are cut into, much like a pain reaction. there is even no reason to believe that they are not sentient in some way. the difference is entirely arbitrary, i think, as it collapses at the edges. there is.. of course, an economic-ethical argument that one can make based on the capacity to feed more people if everyone ate veggies and soy, but any argument that is based on the capacity or nature of the thing being eaten is just anthropomorphic bias and speciesism... tofu is the 'blood' of a bean that has been destroyed in a process that may have caused real 'pain' or something parallel to it, in its world. well it is like blood sausage or cheese… it is the congealed liquid from the soybean…. but unlike milk, it is harvested by destroying the bean…. and unlike blood sausage, where the animal can be left alive, the plant that could grow from that bean never becomes anything. it really depends on where you draw the line. some plants can make sounds, some plants bleed, some plants have severe chemical changes when they are cut into, much like a pain reaction. there is even no reason to believe that they are not sentient in some way. the difference is entirely arbitrary, i think, as it collapses at the edges. there is.. of course, an economic-ethical argument that one can make based on the capacity to feed more people if everyone ate veggies and soy, but any argument that is based on the capacity or nature of the thing being eaten is just anthropomorphic bias and speciesism… tofu is the ‘blood’ of a bean that has been destroyed in a process that may have caused real ‘pain’ or something parallel to it, in its world.

]]> By: CleverGirl http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-121 CleverGirl Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:27:56 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-121 worse yet... that meme claims tofu is a kind of meat! (see my blog) worse yet… that meme claims tofu is a kind of meat! (see my blog)

]]> By: CleverGirl http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-120 CleverGirl Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:23:40 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-120 Well if that's true, then I am severely allergic to you! :eek: Well if that’s true, then I am severely allergic to you! :eek:

]]> By: Nancy http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Nancy Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:31:30 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-119 I know I have often feared your exotic ways. I know I have often feared your exotic ways.

]]> By: jason http://www.tmttlt.com/2006/08/22/im-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-118 jason Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:52:54 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2006/08/22/4979/#comment-118 Think bladerunner... decker's a fish too. <b>You Are Duck</b> Exotic and unusual, you are a bit of a rare bird - literally. You're known for being soft and succulent, though at times you can be a bit greasy.<a href="http://blogthings.com/whatkindofmeatareyouquiz/" rel="nofollow">What Kind of Meat Are You?</a> Think bladerunner… decker’s a fish too.

You Are Duck

Exotic and unusual, you are a bit of a rare bird – literally.

You’re known for being soft and succulent, though at times you can be a bit greasy.What Kind of Meat Are You?

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