Dark skin and vegetarianism
June 13, 2008
Are you Dark Skinned? Are you a vegetarian? Then you would have faced a similar situation for sure.
The way with which people decide a person’s diet is with his Skin, isnt it peculiar? yes, it happens atleast here in South India. Normally, i dont prefer non-veg hotels, i stick to veg ones, but when it is going with a group, then I dont mind visiting a non-veg hotel, still i would stick to my vegetarian diet – 100%, not even Egg in any form(cake) as far as i know. In South India, there are two STUPID notions that prevail
- If you are a dark-skinned, then you are a non-veggie.
- If you are a veggie, then you must a Bhramin.
These are the two things that just pisses me off. Being a dark-skinned vegetarian, i have faced so many such irritating situations, where i just feel like throwing the plate on the questioner. This is how the conversation goes when we discuss about the orders. It has happened so many times, i have heard the same questions.
Person 1: Hey, you are veggie is it? I didnt know.
Me : Yes, I am.
Why on this Earth you should know this? Are you my cook or my sponsor?
Person 2: Oh, really… Its only you or your entire family?
Me : Yeah, Everyone.
Comeon, what difference does it make for you
Person 1: So you are a Bhramin is it?
Me: No, I aint.
Person 1: k. I thought only they are vegetarians. One, stupid smile.
Atleat, now why dont you ask and know that all vegetarians are not Bhramins.
Person 2: So you dont eat chicken also is it?
Me : Hello?
Person 1: Yeah, man chicken is also veggie too, when a egg is veggie, then the chicken that comes out of it? why not?
Me :he he
Did i ever asked your stupid logic? or did i ever say that egg is a veggie. Go sink yourself in Bay of Bengal.
Please KNOW:
- There are non-Brahmins who are vegetarians too.
- It is not necessary for anyone to be white skinned to be a vegetarian.
I know, you would have faced similar situations too 
June 13, 2008 at 1:21 pm
perception
June 14, 2008 at 5:12 am
I agree with you bro. But reality is non-vegs are increasing day by day. Every country except India has 90% animal eaters. I think butcher houses should have glass walls. Only then people will know what they are eating is soaked with blood and pain.
June 23, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Funny post !
Here ppl think eating veg is something strange …
even fish and chicken considered veg here
March 29, 2009 at 11:10 am
[...] And it goes on, one simple example which we can see in day-to-day life, which even I faced being a dark-skinned vegetarian Discrimination [...]
August 30, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Good post dude. But its natural to face most of these questions, except the Brahmin one maybe. My brother & I are non-vegetarians, but our parents are not. And we are not Brahmins.