On 8/3/2017 12:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 4:47:27 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2017-08-03 10:26 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> > On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 6:40:23 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> It's people like Dave Smith, Jill etc. who have a problem with faux
>>> >> meat. Telling vegetarians what to do. That's so wrong. Vegetarians
>>> >> should be telling us what to do, not the other way around.
>>> >
>>> > I, too, think faux meat is... weird. Either be a vegetarian
>>> > and enjoy the multifarious ways that vegetables, grains, legumes,
>>> > dairy and (possibly) eggs can be cooked, or just eat meat if
>>> > you can't hack giving it up.
>>> >
>>> > Vegetarians are as welcome to express their opinions as anybody
>>> > else. They should not be surprised when omnivores ignore them.
>>> >
(snippage)
>>>
>> It's not a matter of accommodation. Veggie burgers are pretty
>> innocuous, inert, things. Expecting a vegetarian to handle and cook
>> meat would be like expecting an American to eat dog or horse meat
>> i.e., it ain't gonna happen.
>
> ====
>
> Americans ate horsemeat a lot in the not so distant past, until it was
> banned for sale for humans.
>
> Cheri

They sure did. These days horse meat is relegated to use in canned dog
food.

Jill