FFFC
Jun 12, 2015 15:38:04 GMT -5
Post by mugster on Jun 12, 2015 15:38:04 GMT -5
It is an analogy. Many vegetarians are vegetarians simply out of preference and might not mind if you bring meat to their bbq and might be willing to have it share space on their grill. Others might have strong beliefs about the ethics of eating meat and not want to serve it in their home or be unwilling to have it on their grill. The latter is perfectly valid.
You probably don't have a belief system that is anti-vegetables. If you are a meat and potatoes person and you are having dinner with vegetarians who are vegetarians for ethical reasons, offer to bring baked potatoes or mac and cheese or something that you like that they wouldn't find offensive. You don't have to eat seitan, but you don't need to eat meat. Unless, of course, you have an actual dietary restriction that says you do have to eat meat. In which case, maybe you all shouldn't have dinner together.
Back to being gluten free, if I have you over and I make a lasagna using gluten free pasta, I'm not also going to make one with real pasta. Why not? my gluten free pasta is not going to make you sick. If I'm also having guests over who are vegetarian? That lasagna won't have meat. If you told me you didn't like mushrooms, it won't have those either. If you didn't, and I put mushrooms in it, I won't be offended if you pick them out. I also won't be offended if you choose to just eat a salad instead of my lasagna because said mushrooms gross you out. If I asked you for dietary restrictions and preferences beforehand, and you told me nothing and then you sit at my table and eat nothing, I will feel terrible and try to make something you will eat on the spot, but I might also be reluctant to invite you to dinner again.
I don't necessarily disagree with you. I get that it's an analogy. It was just a question.