Straw Vegetarian: Difference between revisions

Whiny, pale, and (possibly) intent on eliminating the entire human race to make way for fluffy bunnies, the Hollywood Vegetarian is a thinly-veiled [[Straw Man]] who is desperate for a bacon sarnie or would really like meat "if they just tried it". In some works, vegetarians or vegans are also shown arrogantly forcing their meat eating family and friends to stop eating meat, often referring to them as [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|murderers]].

 

 

'''Common Stereotypes'''

 

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== [[Advertising]] ==

* In an advert for Quorm (a type of meat-replacement protein) the vegetarian is portrayed as the classic whiner "it's-a-phase" stereotype. Which is ''really'' weird when you consider that the stuff is aimed at primarily at vegetarians.

* In ''[[Everything Is Illuminated]]'', the (obsessive) Collector wants a memento of the field of sunflowers. He walks over to them and, instead of picking a few petals or something, he picks up a harmless, living, grasshopper and seals it in one of his polypockets where, we are forced to assume, it suffocates. He is also incredibly pale.

 

* In ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' , we find out his class is full of these at the Krelboyne picnic. Hal becomes a hero to all the beleagured dads in attendence (who very obviously were not vegetarians) by sneaking in real meat, but chaos ensues when the Krelboynes realize their "tofu" is bleeding.

* Dick Solomon became one of these as a [[Compressed Vice]] on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', reverting to his normal meat-eating ways at the end of the episode. Justified by the [[Rule of Funny]] and the fact that [[Ted Baxter|Dick's personality is just that extreme]].

 

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