• DharkStare@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have several Indian co-workers who are “vegetarian” but eat chicken which I have been told “is not meat”.

    Also, my mom worked for the church and a large number of people would call up every Lent to ask if chicken was meat…

    I’m not sure where this idea that meat = beef comes from but it’s very prevalent.

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      1 year ago

      Because if they believed “meat” was more than beef, then they wouldn’t be able to eat pork or chicken during lent.

      People let religion bind them, then try to wiggle out of it whenever they can.