http://www.greenisthenewr...errorists/


You know, when I started GreenIsTheNewRed.com I was actually concerned about the site being too much of a “specialty” publication. All “eco-terrorism” and civil liberties, all the time. Fine by me, but niche markets can reach an extreme (not that I have anything against magazines like Coin Collector, Air Traffic Management or Crochet World, mind you).

Little did I know I’d actually get to write about film, sexuality and now…gourmet food?

Get this. Anthony Bourdain, a chef and TV personality, says vegetarians “are the worst kind of terrorists.” Joshua Valocchi at Philadelphia Weekly asked about what Bourdain calls a “plague of vegetarians”:

“These fucking people are not really all about us not eating duck liver,” snarls Bourdain. “No, no, no. They don’t want us eating any animal product whatsoever.

“When they win this tiny battle, they’ll move to the next one, like freeing the lobsters.

“These people,” says Bourdain, “are the worst kind of terrorists. And they must be stopped.”

Really? The “worst kind of terrorists”? The DHS threat level is clearly upside down. Green and red need to be inverted. Move over Al Qaeda, your bombs and guns and planes flying into buildings are no match for tofu terrorists.

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I receive this at the myspace from a friends of mines.

in my opinion bourdain just wants attention..poor man.

I've said the exact same thing about vegetarians ...I've also said the same thing about school bus drivers, bag boys and several friends' mothers.

this is the kind of thing that, a couple of generations from now, young people are going to look back on and say "dude, people were WACKO back in the old timey days."

Anxiety said:

Yup.
I mean, i am a bomber if i decided not to buy chicken, but instead wants carrots. you know what i think, he wanted to controversial..he wants attention, to which i say,wow, we must live in pretty boring times if idiocy like that is being spewed.

baroque said:

i think he sounds like a delusional crybaby who doesn't like getting his cage rattled by people who challenge the convention of what he does. the cry of the dinosaur as the meteors approach. tra la la.

so let's see:

jerry falwell thought i was a terrorist because i'm gay

anthony bourdain thinks i'm a terrorist because i'm vegetarian

anyone out there got a problem with left-handed people, leos, or people who shop at trader joes? i might as well start a list.

Anxiety said:

Bomb him with your Green Olive Tapenade! And then strike a leonine pose with your left hand grabbing your gay balls!!

Anxiety said:

You like orange. That's quite dangerous.

Anxiety said:

Don't forget vegetarians who own meat eating pets!

Imago said:

i don't know what you're talking about. i feed my cat nothing but organic raw cat "chow".

Imago said:

you cannot force a cat to go vegetarian!
cat the looks at you, mentally says "boy, you must be thinking this is the side dish"..cats are naturally meat eaters

Anxiety said:

Anybody that has a problem with TJ shoppers will automatically get a & bitch slap for being a damn hater. Anx, its time for the Org TJ Mafia to organize.
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GangstaFam said:

I'll be like Herman and quote myself.

I mean statistically orange has gotta be the least popular favorite color among the 10 most common colors. That's subversive.

And like, yer Taoist, right? And that's like Eastern and shit, right? And like, terrorists come from the East or Middle East or whatever. Right?

I mean, Taoist doesn't even sound that different from terrorist. If I were drunk, I'd be saying the same word.

Yup Chris, yer a troublemaker.

Byron said:

Really Bryon. Interesting. Since I have a longtime vetagrian in my family, they're kind of old hat for me and not an issue.

Imago said:

They're like the hippocrites in PETA but still wear leather.

EAT THE EDIBLE PLANTS.

Anxiety said:

Really. I tried that w/my cat and he rejected it. My cat is a straight up thug rebel. He'll only accept Purina Cat Chow and that's it.
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Anthony Bourdain is an arrogant ass who likes to publicly spout off about his various 'indignations' in ridiculous attempts at stirring up controversy.

A couple months ago the target of his ire was Rachael Ray (whom he notoriously despises) for her endorsement of Dunkin' Donuts - an irresponsible endorsement, according to Bourdain, which will directly contribute to a huge rise in childhood diabetes.

Next month he'll be angry about Oreos or home pasta makers, or upset because he considers the Morton Salt umbrella girl to be too provocative.
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Besides who gives a fuck about Racheal Ray rants anyway. Besides, all she is good for is 30 minute meals that recquire light effort. A couple my friends and I watched her on a holiday special on Food TV and noticed that she really doesn't know how to cook anyway. When she was assisting Miss Paula Dean with baking sweets, she didn't even know how to fold eggs into a mixing blender while making a cake.

WillyWonka said:

Well, have you seen the way she flirtatiously glances at her shoes? TART!!!!




I am stupid edit
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Anxiety said:

I went into a fair trade store today, which basically consisted of hippie garbage, hemp cloths knitted and tie-dyed crap, and inscense. I was hoping to find a cool T shirt.
The guy got all defensive and paranoid when I asked him they sold any pipes.
He said 'Didn't you listen when I said this was a fair trade store? What your looking for is a head-shop. This is a fair-trade store.' Just a few stores down is a real 'fair-trade' store with more stuff than your hippie crap. Like tea, furniture, etc.
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GangstaFam said:

Anxiety said:

MsLegs said:

oh, i was only teasing. i actually did try feeding my cat some organic vegetarian canned food once, and my cat - who 99% of the time has NO problem eating anything i put into his bowl - looked up at me like "you gotta be kidding."

and one other thing i wanna say, and i don't want this to jack the topic in this thread: yeah, i'm a vegetarian and i care for a cat and i feed him a meat-based diet. i don't see myself as a hypocrite, because i define my life by my own terms, not by the definitions created by groups like PETA and certainly not by the expectations of people who are quick to judge what they see as my inconsistencies, but at the same time they don't even know the difference between "vegetarian" and "vegan". i knew what i was taking on when i brought my cat into my home, and quite frankly, i think i'd be a worse person if i tried to change his diet simply to conform to my personal philosophies. cats aren't as adaptable as humans are to different diets, so the best i can do is buy high-quality pet food and make the most ethical choices i can for the care of my cat.

and that's my schpiel on THAT. you may disagree, but as we've already established, i'm a gay vegetarian color-orange-loving taoist terrorist, so take my words in stride.

he actually has a very good point, which was taken out of context by some idiot, maybe his terminology was incorrect, simply replace terrorist with extremist

WillyWonka said:

lol love the morton salt girl comment..love ya will.

Anxiety said:

Anx, its good that you put your shpiel/disclaimer out there for the newbies or lurkers who may be uptight/judgemental ,, overly-synical and complete asses. Because, they don't know the deal about the diverseness of us orgers and how we all know blend with each other regardless of our diversity totally new concept to the outside world.
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Anxiety said:

Don't feel bad. As a strictly dickly female, I didn't know the difference, until my brother, a vegetarian for 30 years told me the deal. Pretty much, he's been a vegetarian most of his life and he has me on the kick.
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