A survey in New Zealand identified "vegansexuals." Definition: No sex with carnivores. Sample quotes from respondents: 1) "I would not want to be intimate with someone whose body is literally made up from the bodies of others who have died for their sustenance. Non-vegetarian bodies smell different to me—they are, after all, literally sustained through carcasses." 2) "I believe we are what we consume so I really struggle with bodily fluids, especially sexually." 3) "I couldn't think of kissing lips that allow dead animal pieces to pass between them." 4) "When you are vegan or vegetarian, you are very aware that when people eat a meaty diet, they are kind of a graveyard for animals." (Related columns: the case against eating animals; the case against sex with animals. To comment, click here.)
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My only question: shouldn't these weirdos call themselves "vegetariansexuals" instead? Or do they not fuck anyone who eats dairy products and honey either?
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"Vegansexual" is a good illustration of the difference between connotation and denotation.
ReplyDeleteThe word denotes someone who only has sex with vegetarians, because that's the definition it has been given.
However, it connotes something different, viz: someone who only has sex with vegans (because of the pre-existing meaning of the word "vegan").
See also: calling a fat guy "Tiny" or a short guy "Stretch".