RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to vegan • 2 months agoWhat is the worst "Vegan Option" you've ever been offered?message-squaremessage-square44 fedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareWhat is the worst "Vegan Option" you've ever been offered?RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to vegan • 2 months agomessage-square44 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaremacerated_baby_presidents [he/him]hexbear21·2 months 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]hexbear16·2 months 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]hexbear4·2 months ago they think "animals" means meat I'm confused, fish are animals? link
minus-squaremacerated_baby_presidents [he/him]hexbear4·2 months 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.