RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to vegan • 16 days agoWhat is the worst "Vegan Option" you've ever been offered?message-squaremessage-square47 fedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareWhat is the worst "Vegan Option" you've ever been offered?RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to vegan • 16 days agomessage-square47 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaremacerated_baby_presidents [he/him]hexbear21·16 days agoI think it has to do with traditional (religious? catholics) categorization of flesh into meat, poultry, and fish. they think "animals" means "meat" link
minus-squareEris235 [undecided]hexbear16·16 days agoA lot of languages also don't consider 'meat' to include 'fish meat', having entirely separate words for the two. but yeah, I think in the US, its mostly catholicism brainworms link
minus-squareSkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear4·15 days ago they think "animals" means meat I'm confused, fish are animals? link
minus-squaremacerated_baby_presidents [he/him]hexbear4·15 days agowhen they think "animals", they think of the culinary category of meat. Not animal as in "animal, mineral, or vegetable". It's an overloaded word. link
I think it has to do with traditional (religious? catholics) categorization of flesh into meat, poultry, and fish. they think "animals" means "meat"
A lot of languages also don't consider 'meat' to include 'fish meat', having entirely separate words for the two.
but yeah, I think in the US, its mostly catholicism brainworms
I'm confused, fish are animals?
when they think "animals", they think of the culinary category of meat. Not animal as in "animal, mineral, or vegetable". It's an overloaded word.