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Not eating meat/animal products the majority of the time
I would like to go full on vegan but I have sensory issues with food so it's a long work in progress while I find enough vegan options I like
This adds nothing to the discussion, this is also a reminder to be nice on our instance
Much like every other time people complain about "labels", it's a quick way to describe things without going into detail.
The issue with "labels" is when, every time you use a label, you end up having to explain what it means anyway. "Flexitarian" might be a good label amongst groups of people who commonly discuss vegetarian/vegan/other diets and understand the vocabulary, but it's confusing to a broader audience. Much like any jargon.
If it's a broadly understood label, it makes sense. If it's a relatively niche one, it's counterproductive.
Broad use doesn't just happen, though. It comes over time. Broadly used labels often start as niche ones.
And a simple google search would likely explain it, it even has its own wikipedia page.
True, and that's an excellent point. It's all about adoption.
A label for an arbitrary ratio of eating plant to meat products doesn't convey anything. It does add the need for people to ask what the label means though, which is the opposite of a quick way to describe, especially since the ratio had nothing to do with the topic at hand. Just mentioning that you are comparing them to regular nuggets was enough.
Labels like vegan, vegetarian, and the one where you only eat seafood have meaning. A vegan who hasn't eaten a nugget for years provides some context on their take about taste and texture not being a recent comparison.
I'm not sure why everyone feels the need to ask when we are on the internet.... where Google exists...
I don't know every word either but I look it up instead of complaining about it existing
Eh, context clues don’t make it too hard to guess. Google if you wanna make sure you’re not looking stupid. And then tada. No need to upset over.
I'm still confused what that has to do with eating a chicken nugget in a year.
They're saying they aren't vegetarian, so know what real chicken nuggets taste like. OP worried that people might assume they are vegetarian, and therefore might not have a good idea of what chicken nuggets taste like. That sentence is meant to avoid people assuming that.
That's my best guess anyway.
The implication is that a vegetarian may have little or no basis for comparison, but OP can speak with some authority.
They could've said they've eaten a nugget. But instead they implied that being a flexitarian equates to having eaten said nuggets or that it's so common that anyone who eats meat at all would have eaten a nugget.
It's a weird implication.
shrugs
That is a really weird thing to take umbrage with.
No umbrage. Was just confused. Zero umbrage though. Umbrage.
I mean… yeah most people who eat meat have definitely had a chicken nugget in America at least. Assuming they’re from the US.
If you eat fast food often, I guess? Maybe I'm being a food snob.
I mean idk I haven’t eaten meat in ages but yeah they’re cheap and easy, and kids love them.
So far, our sample size of 3 leans against it.