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Post by buddybaked on Feb 10, 2007 9:18:09 GMT -5
So, how many of you Animal Manfans are vegetarians? If you are, did you become a vegetarian before or after reading GM's run? As for me, I've been a veggie for about 16 years, roughly half of my life. I'm what they call a "lacto-ovo" vegetarian, 'cause I still eat eggs and dairy products. My general rule is to avoid ordering/eating anything that was killed/injured. However, I live in Japan, and while Japan is the homeland of tofu, it is ironically difficult to be a "perfect" vegetarian here... Anyway, one of the reasons I decided to pick up GM's Animal Man series was I had heard Buddy was a vegetarian superhero... "And so it begins..." Any other Animal Man/vegetarian stories out there?
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Post by The Agent on Feb 10, 2007 11:06:57 GMT -5
Ouch, a vegetarian Animal Man fan... looks like a definition out of the vocabulary! ;D LOL! Welcome aboard, pal. So we're six! Okay. ANIMAL MAN changed my life in many ways. One of the many was that I joined LAV, League of Anti- Vivisection in the last years. It's an italian association which is heavily fighting crimes against animals through imaginative campaigns, petitions and lots of "media moves". I feel pleased enough with it. Still, I don't have the guts to quit feeding myself with animals... I'm planning to do so. Give me more time. I'm Italian. We're lazy... and then, we have the best cooking in the world. Still, I'm paying duty. Great thread!
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Post by buddybaked on Feb 10, 2007 12:52:54 GMT -5
Heh, you think going vegetarian in Italy is rough, try going veggie in Nebraska (Beef capital of the USA). If you say you're a vegetarian, people look at you as if you're an alien, or as if you've offended their livelihood or religion. When I tell people here in Japan that I'm a vegetarian, they still look at me like I'm an alien, but I get that all the time, being a foreigner here. Being a veggie is not for everyone (I let my 2 year old daughter eat meat...occasionally); the important thing is to consider that humans and animals are both parts of the "circle of life," and if you do eat meat, respect the fact that something gave up its life so you could continue yours.
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Post by The Agent on Feb 10, 2007 13:40:42 GMT -5
an alien, but I get that all the time, being a foreigner here. Being a veggie is not for everyone (I let my 2 year old daughter eat meat...occasionally); the important thing is to consider that humans and animals are both parts of the "circle of life," and if you do eat meat, respect the fact that something gave up its life so you could continue yours. This is by far the best explanation of WHAT I feel inside me that I've heard so far. Many thanks, I appreciate it so much! As far as RESPECT is concerned, we must show higher respect towards animals that are feeding us up. On the other hand, human kind still commits a lot of animal massacres with no reason whatsover. I can't explain you how much hate and compassion I feel for those "men".
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Post by hellstormer on Feb 10, 2007 23:20:47 GMT -5
I'm a complete strict vegetarian for 40 days of the year (Lent) during that time I don't even eat fish or foods with meat oils. Other then that I'm a carnivore. I know it sounds weird and halfassed but it's the best I can do.
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Post by Gotham95 on Feb 11, 2007 0:34:16 GMT -5
Well I knew of Animal Man back in the JLE days (Justice League Europe). I always thought he was cool but other than that I was more into Batman, Uncanny X-men and so. on I also didn't know at the time he was a vegetarian. Time went on. I became a vegetarian about 10 years ago. During that time I had periods of going Vegan (besides no meat etc. No eggs, gelatin, dairy, cheese or any other animal by-product). I finally convinced my self and for the last two years at least I've been totally vegan, other than the few times I unknowingly wasn't. Last year I was browsing the internet and discovered Animal Man's Wikipedia page. Learning that he was not only a vegetarian but an animal rights endorser was a cool surprise to me. I soon reread my JLE issues, ordered the 3 Animal Man TPB's by Morrison and then bought the rest of the series issues. I was hooked and over the last several months Animal Man overtook Batman in my book as my favorite superhero. I even requested Animal Man sketches from artists when I attend comic book conventions. My favorite has to be my Brian Stelfreeze painting. It was cool to watch him work on it and he had a blast painting it. I do think that being a vegetarian helps me relate more and better appreciate Buddy's story. He truly is a hero. Buddy as the 'your neighbor from down the street with real life problems' guy is just a great concept and break from your typical superhero book. Oh and I too get the looks from people who think I'm an alien for being Vegan and I live in SW Oklahoma. Cowboy and cattle land. My wife has recently chosen to become vegetarian too. Although it was hard at first to find veggy friendly food, over the years it's become easier. With health stores and even Wal-Mart carries Veggie burgers and veggie meat substitutes.
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Post by maldoror on Mar 4, 2007 16:20:10 GMT -5
My wife and I are vegans of 17 years. I came to the comic via Morrison's name after searching out The Invisibles. I must state, he does an articulate job on introducing many of the primary topics in respect to animal rights and, at that, in a very coy manner which is never didactic.
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Post by shaomi on May 12, 2008 19:33:22 GMT -5
Been a veg for 6 years now, it started before i read Animal Man.
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Post by The Agent on May 13, 2008 10:24:16 GMT -5
Been a veg for 6 years now, it started before i read Animal Man. TELL US MORE !!!
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Post by Maverick on May 14, 2008 18:42:03 GMT -5
I'm not, never was, and probably will never be a vegan. I simply like meat too much, and I'm far too lazy to make such a huge life change at this time.
I do agree with the notion of showing respect for the animals that feed us however. That is one thing I really admire about First Nations communities, well, before the white man showed up. They paid respect to everything.
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Post by shaomi on May 25, 2008 10:49:01 GMT -5
Tell you more, well... I've always wanted to be a veg & 7 years ago i decided that at this point in my life i had to live according to my ethics. On january 1st 2001 i decided that i gave myself a year to progressivelyly give up meat & fish & by the end of 2001 i was full veg.
Actually, it took me so long to make the decision & i gave myself this year to adapt because, as Maverick, i thought that it would be a huge change in my life and a difficult change of habits. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW EASY IT WAS ! I actually did adapt very quickly & after maybe 2 years being veg, the idea of eating flesh became more and more distant, absurd & even disgusting to me. I can still enjoy the smell of chicken or sausage but eating it wouldn't cross my mind anymore: to me, it simply ain't food anymore. I mean flowers smell good but would you eat them?
As for why i became a veg. Well, basically my belief is that all living creatures have an equal right for life & happiness and that, therefore, it's ethically unacceptable for me to kill and eat others. When i see an animal living, breathing, with eyes and a brain and a heart just like mine, i think "are this animal and me THAT different?" No we are not. Also: would i like to be killed & eaten by another living being? God no! So basically it's as simple as that: Jesus saying "don't do to others what you don't want 'em to do to you."
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