The divide between meat-eaters and non-meat-eaters is a very clear and longstanding one. (I prefer the term meat-eater because 'non-vegetarian' has an exclusionary connotation, when in fact meat-eaters are more inclusive about their food choices). Vegetarian food choices may be based on religious or ethical beliefs or just taste preferences. However, some vegetarians feel a little superior to meat-eaters, in the same way, that vegans feel superior to vegetarians. Now a husband asked his wife to choose – between him and mutton. This is how the tweeple responded:
Remember that old Hindi song pyaar chahiye tujhe ke paisa chahiye? Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta shared this image of a similar newspaper headline. This was one of those Agony Aunt letters where a man expressed anguish that his wife ate meat secretly. He was also afraid that if forced to choose between him and mutton, she would choose mutton. The answer seems to suggest that if the choice was between love and food, the choice would be clear.
For many, it is food over all else – the choice is clear.
The guy who asked the question sounds pretty shallow when he says that he married a woman because of her beauty. That makes him sound as silly as this commentator who suggests a connection between meat-eating and beauty.
What about love, asks this commentator. How is it love if it is conditional upon food choices?
This comment poses another quandary – what if the wife made such a demand?
What does this even mean? Perhaps the goat, chicken and fish were vegetarian when alive?
It such a story were to be immortalised for celluloid, these names would work.
This guy wants to give his wife an ultimatum – would he do the same if his kids chose to eat meat?
Obviously the guy who asked the question has some very strange relationship priorities.
What is ‘pure veg’? What really is ‘pure’ about the processed, additive-laden food that we eat?
The concept of ‘purity’ has its basis in caste, suggests this tweet. Increasingly food choices are also now a political issue with many choosing to impose their food choices on others.
This commentator suggests that imposing one’s beliefs and choices on one’s wife and issuing ultimatums is very regressive.
Food is a personal choice. Shouldn’t adults have the right to eat what pleases them without other adults dictating their choices or issuing ultimatums? If the guy asks 'me or mutton' he deserves it if the wife says 'mutton'.
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