How can people who eat fish call themselves Vegetarian?

Fish are made of meat and bones, like the rest of us.

Because somewhere along the way the term pesci-vegetarian was coined and people thought, ok, that's me.
Of course I've also seen the term "flexitarian vegetarian" and I'm sure I'll get yelled at this for this one, but good grief! Saying you're vegetarian 80% of the time is like saying you're a virgin 80% of the time...either you are or you aren't. If you're eating meat (and that includes fish and chicken), you aren't!

You can eat mostly vegetarian, but that doesn't make you vegetarian. I eat mostly vegan, but I am by no means a vegan (nor do I claim to be).

I don't know. For some reason sea food is viewed as different than animals that live on land. Fish, clams, shrimp, eels, etc are all part of the animal kingdom. A vegetarian does not eat anything in the animal kingdom. Therefore someone who eats fish is not a vegetarian, even if they say they are.

In all reality if you eat fish you are definately not a vegetarian. I beleive the myth stems from the fact that some people give up meat consumption for lent, but are still allowed to consume fish.

no
actully they cant
they cant call themselves Vegetarian,Vegetarians doesnt eat anything that was killed that was a living thing

when you eat fish it is called a semi vegetarian..you can look it up in any vegen or vegetarian book.

they want a label?
they think that vegetarians are cool?
Some people don't consider fish a meat...in some countries meat is only cow and pork...and buffalo and deer, fowl and fish are not meat. I don't let it get to me, and I have yet to meat someone who says that they are vegetarian but still eat fish, I think that it would be hard for me not to laugh....but hey, who am I to judge, I am def. not the veg police :)

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They think fish do not feel pain but that is not true! If they eat fish they are not a vegetarian! Fish are animals! like sea otters,dolphins and etc. So they have no idea they're eating meat when they are! Go to fishinghurts.com!

no its not neg but eat b coz religious say

well, vegetarians don't eat fish. those who eat fish are not vegetarian, they're just saying that because they're craving to be labeled as one. sad but true.

I have not got a clue. That's why I get annoyed at Auntie Liz who eats fish and calls herself a Vegetarian. She's not.

I don't eat anything that had legs or wings. I do, occasionally eat fish.
I don't generally refer to myself as 'vegetarian'...but, in the 'real world', that is usually the title other people choose to bestow upon me.

It is because fish are less intelligent than most mammals.