Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 ah..but i think she has a point we are very good at the old sleight of hand trick with names and monikers even beyond "food" items, we do it in all sort of other situations its called PR, marketing, propagandha, whichever, its all about changin and influencin perceptions... from labeling the "enemy" in times of war...(the terms are as endless as one can be, but the point is to de-humanize the "other") to trying to get someone to buy into irradiatin food by callin it "cold pasteurization In a message dated 3/29/04 7:56:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, dave writes: Thats an often touted idea, but I don't think it holds water. Fish, lamb and chicken are just three examples. One case where that is true is for Rock/Hake(?) - once called Rock Salmon - as the industry thinks that no one would buy Dogfish, but I think the different names bear more relation to the way that the language has developed than any real method of obscuring things. Dave ----- Original Message from Anna Blaine ----- I've always been bothered about how in most cases, we call an animal by a different name when we eat it. Steak or beef instead of cow, poultry instead of hen, etc. It seems another way to distance ourself from the death that occurs to feed the general populace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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