I am not one to naysay the efforts of environmentalists. It probably is the case that the meat industry is doing more environmental damage than we realize. But I was a vegetarian for nearly eight years, from December 1996 until October 2004 (although I reintroduced fish into the diet starting in 2000). Eight years, which is exactly one-fourth of my total life (I’m 32), and it never looked anything like this (h/t to Salon):

Alicia Silverstone’s Sexy Veggie PSA
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As I recall it (and I mean no disrespect), most vegetarians don’t look much like Ms. Silverstone (who has come a long way since Miss Match, it would seem). A somewhat more accurate (and decidedly NSFW) depiction of naked vegetarians can be found here (vegetarian porn–ah, the things you find with a simple Google search. Seriously, though, NSFW. I don’t want to be responsible for anyone getting fired).

Anyway, important environmental message vs. wet, naked Cher Horowitz–where would you expect my attention to be?

Here’s something from the glory days: