That reminds me of when I was in school and whenever we had a social event there was one woman who would bring cookies and she would make a point of telling me "You can eat these, they have egg whites." I told her a million times I didn't eat eggs, it was almost like she was baiting me somehow.
Ever notice...
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Ever notice when talking to meat eaters that they specify if they had meat or chicken with a meal. Chicken=meat...I know I am not fully up to date on things but last I checked chicken was indeed meat. It's as if by saying they had chicken it's less offensive (to you or to their idea that you would be offended).
Ahh semantics.
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Ever notice when talking to meat eaters that they specify if they had meat or chicken with a meal. Chicken=meat...I know I am not fully up to date on things but last I checked chicken was indeed meat. It's as if by saying they had chicken it's less offensive (to you or to their idea that you would be offended).
Ahh semantics.
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I knew a kid in school who was allergic to peanuts. Due to the icnrease in those type allergies any treats had to be user friendly. All schools do it now. Anyhow, there would be mom's who would bring in candy that was peanut free but right there on the package in bold letters said: "Manufactured in a plant/machinery that also handles nuts". They would get all onery when the teacher said sorry (smart lady...always had extra treats on hand that were user friendly) because after all...the treat didn't have peanuts.
It's funny how people react to diet. It's as if by you not eating something you are attacking them and their diet. My sister's MIL is bad about it...she takes such offense to it when they all get together to eat. They are just a bunch of no meat weirdos after all.
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It's funny how people react to diet. It's as if by you not eating something you are attacking them and their diet. My sister's MIL is bad about it...she takes such offense to it when they all get together to eat. They are just a bunch of no meat weirdos after all.
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I have no idea why either! Chicken, to me, is far more offensive. It seems like more of a "bad" meat than red.
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Originally Posted by meowee Somehow chicken seems to be considered less offensive or ethically problematic than eating red meat... I have no idea why. Maybe because cows are cuter and fuzzier than chickens? Maybe because chicken is more universally liked than red meat? Not sure why. |
I have no idea why either! Chicken, to me, is far more offensive. It seems like more of a "bad" meat than red.
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I get this a lot--once my boss wanted to take us to a restaurant that had no veggie options. When I pointed this out, she said, "well, they have fish" to which I replied, "I don't eat fish, I'm a vegetarian." She looked so shocked, then asked, "what DO you eat, then?" I felt like I was repeating myself when I said, "I'm a vegetarian, I eat VEGETABLES!"
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Originally Posted by mcmrymoon i always love - "you are vegetarian...so do you eat fish?" |
I can't say I've ever noticed people saying that they ate meat or chicken. Mostly I hear people saying they've had steak and chips, or lamb chops and mashed potato. Or a ham sandwich. But I agree that chicken seems to considered less meat like. I stopped eating red meat years ago, but continued eating chicken for a long time. Why? I'm not really sure.
We recently ate at a Chinese buffet. My 6 year old dd picked something she thought was chicken, but she wasn't sure about it. I said I thought it might be duck. Her face totally screwed up, kind of like
uke I asked her "Whats the problem? Why would you eat a chicken but not a duck? They're the same sort of animal."
It does seem funny that people want to know where and how their fruit and veg are grown, and are demanding local products, but no one really wants to know where their meat comes from or how it actually gets from live animal to package on supermarket shelf. I know lots of people who don't want to know anything about meat. The thought of feet or beaks puts them off completely. They just don't want to hear about it.
I just watched something on BBC tv last night. Its a new series called Kill it, Cook it, Eat it. Basically it shows you how the animals are killed and butchered. Last night it showed cows. I wasn't sure if I should watch it or not, but i did. It was pretty horrible. Tonight is lambs. I don't think I will be able to watch it.
We recently ate at a Chinese buffet. My 6 year old dd picked something she thought was chicken, but she wasn't sure about it. I said I thought it might be duck. Her face totally screwed up, kind of like
uke I asked her "Whats the problem? Why would you eat a chicken but not a duck? They're the same sort of animal."It does seem funny that people want to know where and how their fruit and veg are grown, and are demanding local products, but no one really wants to know where their meat comes from or how it actually gets from live animal to package on supermarket shelf. I know lots of people who don't want to know anything about meat. The thought of feet or beaks puts them off completely. They just don't want to hear about it.
I just watched something on BBC tv last night. Its a new series called Kill it, Cook it, Eat it. Basically it shows you how the animals are killed and butchered. Last night it showed cows. I wasn't sure if I should watch it or not, but i did. It was pretty horrible. Tonight is lambs. I don't think I will be able to watch it.
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