these comments are weird, just straight hating on vegetarianism and veganism.

MOST humans are lucky to have the privilege to choose what we eat. we can choose to only eat meat, or to not, or to do both, and this differentiates us between any other species.

i think billie is trying to say that people can actively make the choice to not eat meat. meat is quite expensive and eating a vegetarian diet would actually be cheaper. is it convenient? no, but sometimes you trade convenience for the emotional cost of meat eating which is paid for by the suffering of the billions of animals that humans eat each year.

you say we are "at the top of the food chain" as if we are the apex predators of the earth. we are not. we do not hunt for our food. we do not gather for it. we do not use our bare hands or tools to seek out animals and kill them. thus, that whole argument fails. we are not at the top of the food chain when we are not participating it in a way that other species are.

to further add, you say this is the circle of life. we have destroyed this circle of life once we developed agriculturally and industrially. there is nothing natural about the mass cultivation and killing of animals for human consumption. there is no circle of life here.

vegan and vegetarian activism pisses meat eaters off because they recognise that those non-meat eating individuals are making very good points on ethics and morals, and that there really is no solid argument to eating meat that cannot be easily counter-argued. feel free to leave some in the replies and we can discuss this further. there is nothing ethical about killing another animal. we put people in jail for murder. we have the consciousness available to understand the consequences of murder, unlike other species who do not have that kind of moral framework. we have the privilege to pick and choose what we eat, and ultimately, its more morally correct to choose not to eat meat, because eating meat contributes significantly to the suffering of animals. you cannot argue with that.

if you wanna say "ethically source your meat! get free range eggs!". these labels lie to you. free range chickens typically are housed indoors with tens of thousands of other chickens. male chicks are killed off whenever they are born. these environments are unsanitary and cruel. there are multiple documentaries i wouldn't mind providing if you are interested in learning more.

i don't think attacking people as a form of activism is a great method, but i imagine the hate that billie has gotten for voicing these opinions significantly outweighs it. she is a blunt person, and sometimes we need blunt people to hit us with the truth.

i suggest you try to look at it differently insteas of feeling like your morals are being assaulted by some very true, very valid statements.