T i m wrote:
Another Dave wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Pig (Nordic) Swine(Germanic) and Pork (Romance/French) shows us the real
value of being able to say the same thing in a common vulgar way, and
unpleasant way, and a upper class Norman, toff, sort of way..

I think it's totally appropriate that we use German words for the animal
(cow, pig etc) for the animal and French for the food (beef, pork etc).

The latter being better for maintaining the cognitive dissonance when
people are buying a nicely presented and comodified chunk of flesh in
a packet from the supermarket.

It's interesting to see vegans enjoying cognitive dissonance when
considering their chosen nutrient-poor diet, and the emotional lengths
they will go to to support their belief system against the facts of the
matter.

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Spike