In regards to eating meat

[Bring4th_Austin]

Can someone explain to me why meat-eaters sometimes feel compelled to make a point of telling vegetarians the details about their enjoyment of meat? I truly would like to know the motivation behind it. Maybe I can understand them better, instead of thinking they're just mean.

That's an excellent question. My best guess is that it is emotional deflection. The emotion that the meat-eater is avoiding could be wide-ranging, from feeling judged by vegetarians, to guilt for eating meat, to simply being faced with an alternative lifestyle. Instead of allowing themselves to confront the emotion they will attempt to arouse emotion within the person that is either actively or passively, intentionally or unintentionally, arousing emotion within them, the vegetarian.