First things first: Travis Barker survived a bad accident and I’m not making fun of him or criticizing him about it in any way. I wish him a speedy recovery. But…
Part of that recovery, for this vegetarian of 25 years, means eating meat. According to undercover.com.au:
The former Blink 182 drummer — who has been a strict vegetarian for most of his life — was advised to change his diet after suffering third degree burns to his legs and torso when the jet he was travelling in crashed on take off in Columbia, South Carolina, last month.
He said: “I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet. I would do anything I possibly could if they said like, ‘There’s a possibility you might heal faster if you do eat meat or just change your eating habits.’ So I did. I don’t regret it at all, I feel so much better.”
In a case of cosmic bad timing, his ex-wife, mother of his children, and reality-show costar Shanna Moakler just put out this ad:
“Nobody should eat meat… unless it makes Daddy feel better faster!”
Maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t this situation point out that PETA’s whole platform is a luxury of our way of life? If you live comfortably in 21st Century America, it’s nice to think you don’t need to eat animals to be healthy. But the second something goes wrong, and you’re reminded that you’re an animal too…
Look, I wish Barker nothing but the best. The reality of his situation is at odds with his philosophical beliefs, but at least he’s admitting it. And he actually says eating the dirty animal corpses makes him feel great! I’m going to celebrate his recovery with a nice bacon cheeseburger.
He’s had the taste of meat. Will he go back…
I can’t thank you enough for this article. I wish TB the best of luck through the recovery as well, but Peta needs to be sent this quote from the article:
“Maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t this situation point out that PETA’s whole platform is a luxury of our way of life? If you live comfortably in 21st Century America, it’s nice to think you don’t need to eat animals to be healthy.”
We honestly wouldn’t be here and so advanced if it wasn’t thanks to eating animals, animal byproducts and animal research. Do these PETA folk know if their early ancestors may have been saved from vaccines tested on animals or had to survive on scraps of meat? I bet you not.
This is the luckiest guy on Earth. He’s basically won the lottery twice in his life (Odds of winning the lottery 18,000,000, to 1 against).
Odds of being in a plane crash: 11,000,000 to 1 against.
Odds that someone would actually think that Blink 182 doesn’t suck: 50,000,000 to 1 against.
Bacon makes everything better. Even PETA members.
All that money spent on tattoos gone in a flash. Shame….
Isn’t having pets a PeTA no-no??
Having pets is a PETA ideological no-no, but they tend to ease up on that in the press because they get so many donations from pet owners who don’t know that if PETA had their way, there’d be no pets. They tone down the no-pets rhetoric so that suburban moms can think they’re donating to a worthwhile group that loves animals when they write that PETA check. Sorta like PETA rarely does a national ad on “stop going to zoos! It’s slavery!” even though that’s what they think.
More PeTA ethics?
You can wear fur if you didn’t pay for it.
You can eat meat if your life depends on it.
Damn, I don’t know how I’d live without milk, corned beef, tuna or eggs. Are there any benefits to being a member of PeTA? I can be a justifiable hypocrite too.
Nice post - are you sure you’re feeling okay? You sounded so understanding and compassionate . . . Seriously, though, you’re right - protein is no joke and there are times in a persons life, like when a child is developing and, apparently, when a person is recovering from severe burns, when animal products are the best form of necessary protein. I would, however, urge you to eat a free-range bacon burger, if you can. I mean, eating dead animals and torturing live ones are not the same thing. Just sayin.
I can’t think of anything more horrible than being burned. If surrendering to the realities of human biology is what he needs to do to heal up, awesome.
I would so eat Biscuit!
MMMMM….Biscuit and Gravy…
It sure isn’t! I wasn’t aware PeTA differentiated between the two.
I don’t think they do.
When rebuilding tissue, which obviously burn victims totally are, you HAVE to have a proper intake of protien and suppliments simply won’t cover it. I really applaud Travis for doing so, since I know a lot of people would say he should ’stick to his beliefs’. And then, you know. Die.
But I can’t wait for PETA to turn on him. His ex-wife is nuts, and he’ll probably stick to meat for a good long while to get better. They’ll start pressuring him to get back to only veggies, he’ll get sick… ugh. Stupid PETA.
I can totally sympathize with Barker. It had to be a difficult decision for him. Self-preservation usually wins the philosophical debate.
glad you could use this deceiver.. yeah his ex wife’s PETA ad kinda came out at a bad time.. lol at least travis is recovering though, thats good.
I knew someone who went on a vegetarian diet for several months. She starting eating meat again and realized she felt a lot better as an omnivore than as a vegetarian.
If only Travis had flown commercial, instead of a private plane. Karma for not paying your carbon credits? Mother Gaia can be a bitch.
Love, Chris
What an idiot this dude is, maybe he hit his head along with getting burned! Protein comes in all kind of sources that don’t involve murdering animals. You don’t need meat to be healthy, in fact meat contains way to much saturated fat and cholesterol. In case others are stupid enough to think you need dead animals to be healthy here is a small list of non-dead protein sources:
PROTEIN IN LEGUMES: Garbanzo beans, Kidney beans, Lentils, Lima beans, Navy beans, Soybeans, Split peas
PROTEIN IN GRAINS: Barley, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Millet, Oatmeal, Rye, Wheat germ, Wheat, hard red, Wild rice
VEGETABLE PROTEIN: Artichokes, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Green peas, Green pepper, Kale, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard green, Onions, Potatoes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnip greens, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini
PROTEIN IN FRUITS: Apple, Banana, Cantaloupe, Grape, Grapefruit, Honeydew melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tangerine, Watermelon
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Hemp Protein
PROTEIN IN NUTS AND SEEDS: Almonds, Cashews, Filberts, Hemp Seeds, Peanuts, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds, Walnuts (black)
What a f***ing hypocrite, so even when the chips are down you don’t sell out the animals, I really hope he changes his mind, but he seems to stupid.
Travis I hope you change your mind, it is really sad you would betray the animals in your darkest hour.
Thanks for pointing this out, Deceiver! Cause the fact of the matter is, there are so many reasons why so many people should eat meat to stay healthy! The whole argument that everyone would be healthier if they were vegetarians is just a load of science fiction crap. I’m definitely one of those people who absolutely HAS to have meat, specifically because the protein in meat breaks down differently in the body than protein from tofu, beans, and supplements. I have this rare condition that requires me to have a specific kind of protein all the time, so my doctors have been very, very clear in making sure that I’m not a vegetarian and that I eat at least some kind of meat every day. Yet PETA would still tell me that I’m evil for eating meat, my doctors are wrong, and I’d be healthier as a vegetarian anyway. As far as I’m concerned, I honestly have no idea why anyone would listen to PETA over medical science, but then again, maybe I’m just crazy that way.
Uh, most of those wonderful proteins you are talking about there can not be digested without enzymes to break them down. So inorder for those kidney beans to be useful, you have to eat brown rice with them. You can’t just eat an apple and expect to get your daily protein intake from it. These plants also have way less protein than meats so you have to eat more to get the benifit. I have been veg (quit when I was 18, my bra size went from a 36b to a 36c almost overnight!) and talk to doctors and dietitions about this. Because of my blood type (-0) my doctor urged me to give up that lifestyle, but supported my friend who was AB. However, the amount of protein you need to repair yourself after getting hurt is, well, a lot. So he needs it, vegan, maybe one day you will be in a similar situation. I just hope others don’t judge you for trying to protect your life the way you have judge Travis from Blink.
Man vegans even have smaller boobs?! Does the evil that is that diet know no bounds?
“Travis I hope you change your mind, it is really sad you would betray the animals in your darkest hour.”
Vegan, having full thickness burns is classified as one of the most painful and horrific things that can happen to a person. You would rather him heal more slowly or not as efficiently (therefore prolonging the indescribable pain) than to let an animal die?
Someone in the hospital and on all those painkillers doesn’t want to eat that much. Ensuring he got enough protein from other sources would require much more intake of mass.
Also reayx5, people in other countries who have no transportation or those in ours who can only afford public transportation might say it would be “karma” when you get hurt in a car crash.
Now there’s some compassion for all living creatures: telling a burn victim he shouldn’t heal as fast as he can.
No Pasta, I can assure you it doesn’t. Infact what these vegans don’t want you to know is that the evil diet can kill you (almost killed my uncle). That was until he met a lovely woman who got him to eat fish (no pun intended), she turned his life around.
Potatocouch, I was just joking about the carbon credits and karma. But, regarding transportation: The following happened late this past Saturday night to a friend who is a cop (witnessed by the mother of one of my son’s friends); She’s driving home after picking up her kid at our house… slowly pulls up to a red light a few blocks away… a guy on a bicycle comes flying by her… no helmet on the guy… as he crosses the intersection (which has a 55mph speed limit) he runs right into the front of a police car… and goes flying. The bicyclist was 19 years old, had no brakes on the bike (tried to stop with his feet, causing a shoe to end up in the patrol car), and had just drank eight shots of whiskey. Everyone involved figured he was dead because of the distance he was thrown. He ended up with one broken arm and a scrape on his forehead. Some people have all the luck.
Chris
Vegan-
When you get your medical degree, get back to us. Until then, we’ll listen to the people who actually have degrees and know what the f— they’re talking about.
Until then, here’s a clue or two for much less than the price of med school.
All proteins are not the same.
Burns hurt.
People suffering terrible pain or more likely to listen to a doctor who is telling them how to get better than a random jackoff online.
Here’s a free bonus clue:
Criticizing a victim of a terrible accident, who is horrible pain, for following sound medical advise to try and help his situation will not earn you any vegan converts. Just listing protein containing foods while hoping that nobody knows more about biology than you (i.e. hoping nobody knows anything) while using shallow, alarmist tactics will make most of us actively try to re-educate vegans like you who are sadly so mis-informed.
Good luck with your mission to repeat empty, meaningless drivel that only sounds logical to people who already believe as you do! And have fun telling human being to suffer horrific pain in order to stick to the diet YOU think is right. Try that in Sturgess. It’ll be fun!
vegan should look up the meaning of ‘contains a trace’.
I wonder how many tonnes of some of those foods you would need to eat in order to get your recommended daily allowance of protein.
I’d also demand a refund on the sympathy lessons.
Yes, sure, vegan, coz all those things you listed sound so much more delicious than a nice steak.
Oooh, yum! KALE! Just what I want when my skin has been burned off.
Even better, wheat germ! DEELISH!
Idiot. Let the burns victim eat what he wants and has been advised to, okay?
Actually, my physical health, mental health, skin, weight and everything got better since I became a vegan. I used to be sick all the time.
I was going to go off on Vegan, but I feel I should redirect her to phoenix. I also want to note that Vegan’s rhetoric sounds a hell of a lot like Scientology trying to use terror tactics against their critics… always attack, never defend… you know you’re right, so don’t listen to “the enemy” when they try to rationalize their stance… don’t forget the favorite illogical axiom “They’re fighting us because they have crimes we know they have that they don’t want to admit”… yep. That sounds like a Scientologist to me.
I can’t believe that anyone could think that animals are as important, more important, or even almost as important as any human. And while we’re on the subject, are ALL animals equally important? or just the cute ones? Are we supposed to watch our step and not walk on bugs? how do we keep the bugs off our plants without killing them?
To “Whatever”
You do not have to eat certain foods with other foods in order to absorb the nutrients in them.
You’re certainly a ringing endorsement for the neurological benefits of vegetarianism.