Jason Mraz Is Qualitarian And Other Urban Dictionary Green Vocabulary
Written by Vegetarian Star on September 10th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Pop Culture.
Now that Jason Mraz doesn’t always eat vegan, he’s labeling himself with an entirely different phrase referring to the type of food he purchases and eats.
“I’m mostly a vegan because I don’t prefer dairy or cheeses, but I think of myself more as a qualitarian,” he said. “I don’t eat anything with more than three ingredients.”
One definition of qualitarian is someone who eats foods of the highest quality that will benefit both humans and the environment the most.
If you can’t bring yourself to label your eating habits as strictly vegetarian, there are multiple green labels popping up, as Long Island Press states, that can help you describe your consumption.
Like a vegeprefarian. From Long Island Press:
“Someone who is for the most part a vegetarian, but won’t refuse a bit of meat now and then. They might also opt for certain meals without meat.”
A vegeprefarian might take some heat from the vegangelical, one who’s goal is to proselytize vegetarian and omnivores and shows little tolerance for other diets. Long Island Press’ example of the vegangelical is this:
“I was eating a Baconator and she got all Vegangelical on my ass.”
The vegangelical may experience a greengasm if they are finally able to convert you.
“The warm and fuzzy feeling one gets after becoming ecologically enlightened; usually induced by listening to a ruddy south-westerner talk about off-the-grid construction, having an Australian permaculturist walking you through a food forest, or watching a Discovery Channel film about nature.”
Some labels sound more threatening than others. Should we all be watching out for the recyclopath?
Photo: PR Photos
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September 10th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I think it’s great that more and more people are caring about the welfare of animals, environment and health. And it’s also great that people are taking steps in the right direction while still finding what’s right for their personal beliefs or lifestyles.
But all these stupid names are turning our food movement into something vapid and trendy. Things like eating locally, being vegan and caring about things like organic and fair trade food should be the norm not a new way for people to find their own uniquness or identity.
The vast majority of people find our lifestyle to be radical and self righteous, by coming up with these (horrible) names, we adding fuel to their fire.