# No sex please, I’m a vegan **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 13, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428 "2007-08-13T13:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gS49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@gS49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gS49)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/1 "2007-08-13T13:29:09Z")
From Michael Quinion’s “World Wide Words” ( [World Wide Words: English Language Evolution & Word Origins](http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm)): > [@](#): > > **No sex please, I’m a vegan** The story broke in the Christchurch News at the end of July and has been picked up all over the world. Annie Potts, co-director of the Centre of Human and Animal Studies at Canterbury University in New Zealand, conducted research into the experiences of cruelty-free ethical consumers, who included vegetarians, pescetarians (who eat fish) and vegans (who consume no products of animal origin). Dr Potts found that some of the vegans she interviewed, mainly women, refuse to have sexual contact with meat-eaters because their bodies are made up of the dead animals they’ve eaten. She has coined the word vegansexual to describe this group. I suppose that makes the meat-eaters among us carnisexuals. let the wisecracks begin. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/2 "2007-08-13T13:54:30Z")
[QUOTE=gS49] let the wisecracks begin. [/QUOTE] What’s the only kind of meat that nuns are allowed to eat on Fridays? ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/3 "2007-08-13T13:55:58Z")
Couldn’t they just use vegan full-body condoms or something? ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/4 "2007-08-13T13:56:31Z")
Those Meatist Motherfuckers! ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/5 "2007-08-13T13:57:05Z")
First thing that came to mind. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3zC0K-b7wg) ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/6 "2007-08-13T13:57:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Dr Potts found that some of the vegans she interviewed, mainly women, refuse to have sexual contact with meat-eaters because their bodies are made up of the dead animals they’ve eaten. I presume contact with cucumbers is veggiesexually approved, though? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/7 "2007-08-13T13:57:35Z")
[QUOTE=pool] Those Meatist Motherfuckers! [/QUOTE] Not if their mothers eat meat. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/8 "2007-08-13T13:59:38Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] I presume contact with cucumbers is veggiesexually approved, though? [/QUOTE] It would kind of have to be. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/9 "2007-08-13T14:06:45Z")
I’m sure Darwin would approve of this curtailing of their reproductive opportunities. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/10 "2007-08-13T14:31:30Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] I presume contact with cucumbers is veggiesexually approved, though? [/QUOTE] But what about Bad veggies? _Thinks back to that very bad tree which took advantage of the girl in ‘[Evil Dead](http://www.headinjurytheater.com/images/comic%20evil%20dead%20rapist%20tree%20jared%20hindman.jpg)’_ “Sorry, Ash, but I like harder wood…” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/11 "2007-08-13T14:44:39Z")
So, like, this isn’t the same Annie Potts who was in the sitcom “Designing Women”, right? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/12 "2007-08-13T15:19:28Z")
Q: If vegans consume no product of animal origin, does it follow that vegan females, or gay vegan males don’t allow baby batter to enter their mouths? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/13 "2007-08-13T15:31:46Z")
> [@News Article](#): > > Dr Potts found that some of the vegans she interviewed, mainly women, refuse to have sexual contact with meat-eaters because their bodies are made up of the dead animals they’ve eaten. So…how long does one have to be off meat before they can be considered “acceptable” for the sexing-up? I have to assume that most vegans consumed animal products at some point in their lives, even if it was when they were children. Does a vegansexual require their sexual partners to have been off meat for seven years to give the body a chance to replace all the meat-laden cells? Serious question, if there are any vegansexuals on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/14 "2007-08-13T16:03:09Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Q: If vegans consume no product of animal origin, does it follow that vegan females, or gay vegan males don’t allow baby batter to enter their mouths? [/QUOTE] I’m trying to remember how many times I’ve heard this comment before. :rolleyes: If their partner isn’t consenting or is somehow exploited by the act - which is the common explanation behind ethical veganism - there are worse problems involved than the consumption of a “meat”-based protein. **Asimovian** - I’ve never heard the “made of meat” excuse before, but I have read comments that the body of a meat-eater smells bad, compared to a veg’s body, and thus they were less pleasant to be so close to. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/15 "2007-08-13T16:09:33Z")
[QUOTE=Ferret Herder] **Asimovian** - I’ve never heard the “made of meat” excuse before, but I have read comments that the body of a meat-eater smells bad, compared to a veg’s body, and thus they were less pleasant to be so close to. [/QUOTE] Hmm. Well that makes some sense on a practical level, I suppose. But if you’re raising a moral objection, you’ve got to draw a line somewhere, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/16 "2007-08-13T16:18:19Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] So…how long does one have to be off meat before they can be considered “acceptable” for the sexing-up? I have to assume that most vegans consumed animal products at some point in their lives, even if it was when they were children. Does a vegansexual require their sexual partners to have been off meat for seven years to give the body a chance to replace all the meat-laden cells? Serious question, if there are any vegansexuals on the board. [/QUOTE] My question is, if meat-eaters are Unfuckable, wouldn’t they also be Untouchable? I mean, what difference is there between touching sexually and touching casually, when discussing cells? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/17 "2007-08-13T16:28:57Z")
I found sex with a vegan woman to be disappointing. There was no position that really worked: with me on top, the sound of her fragile bones cracking was a distraction; when she’d get on top, she’d only last a couple of minutes before passing out from exertion; and rear-entry was out because it was “disrespectful to dogs.” Finally I just let her sleep, warmed a chuck roast in my microwave, and had my way with it. Unfortunately my date awoke and walked in mid-act. We didn’t really see each other after that. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/18 "2007-08-13T16:35:28Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] My question is, if meat-eaters are Unfuckable, wouldn’t they also be Untouchable? I mean, what difference is there between touching sexually and touching casually, when discussing cells? [/QUOTE] Good point. But at the same time, I think about how I don’t necessarily mind shaking hands with someone who is dirty and/or sweaty because washing my hands afterward is a simple task. I’m not female, but I can imagine that being penetrated by someone dirty is a little different. I’d guess the vegansexual might make a similar argument. If you’re talking about sexual contact that does _not_ involve penetration or an exchange of bodily fluids, then I’d agree that I don’t really see a difference either. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/19 "2007-08-13T16:54:40Z")
I know a vegan who got engaged to her “soul mate,” spent the night with him, and found out the next morning that he consumed a cup of coffee with cream every morning. That was his only animal food consumption, but she immediately broke it off and claimed she had to go to bed for two weeks to recover. People are stranger than Jim Morrison ever imaged. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428/20 "2007-08-13T17:09:44Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] People are stranger than Jim Morrison ever imaged. [/QUOTE] Fifteen minutes after reading this post, I found myself with a certain song stuck in my head. Thanks a LOT. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-please-i-m-a-vegan/415428.md?page=2)