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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by xdennis on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:51PM (#26985845)
So in the wrong sense?

This squeamishness is a product of the infantilization western culture seems to be going through recently. Hopefully immigration from 2/3-world countries (e.g. me) helps fix it.

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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by ben_w on Thursday April 29, 2021 @04:04PM (#26986006)
It’s a perfectly legit use of the word. Words are not defined by God; they get their meaning though use, and Merriam-Webster records one such use is “to slaughter wantonly”.
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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by amusedcyclist on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:01PM (#26988378)
A 'squeamishness' that comes from the reality that we don't need to kill animals to live comfortably anymore. The morality of a rich society is naturally different from the morality of poor country.
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