I am of the caucasion persuasion. White is not a race despite what many applications or government questions reflect. It's impossible for me to get "more caucasian". I am what I am. If I am not caucasion enough for you too bad.
I stopped eating meat at the beginning of this year strictly for health reasons. I read a few great books and decided to give it a shot. I've struggled with high cholesterol and am totally adverse to taking medicine that will destroy other organs in order to save one --- especially when there was a simple alternative. Unfortunately, most cardiologists are not preaching the right message.
If I were to be labeled into a nice neat box vegan would be the closest label. However, some vegans eat terribly (sweets, oils, etc). Plus the majority of vegans I encountered were on a crusade to change everyone and everything. If I wore a leather coat I was not vegan enough. If my shoes were leather --- not vegan enough.
I stopped reading comments on vegan blogs because many of these people made Constantine look like Mother Theresa. I enjoy my freedom. I enjoy eating plants. I don't need a self-righeous person labeling me.
Unfortunately, I can't come up with a proper name to identify how I eat. Plant eater sounds too Jurassic Park. Nutritarian sounds like a cheap vitamin or supplement. So the search is on. Or I could go with this one: As soon as you label me, you negate me.
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