When I tell somewhere that I am a vegetarian, I am almost always pointed to an inconsistency or they try to discover a weak point in a statement that I have never made. {I often have the idea that my vegetarian lifestyle is more important to such people than for me.}
In "Eating Animals," Jonathan Safran Foer discusses the challenges vegetarians often face when expressing their dietary choices. He notes that upon revealing his vegetarianism, he frequently encounters skepticism or attempts by others to highlight contradictions in his lifestyle. This reaction suggests that some individuals are more invested in criticizing his decisions than he is in defending them.
Foer's observation indicates a societal tendency to question and scrutinize personal choices, especially those...