Vegan Friendly Alternatives To Meat-Based Metaphors!

An academic argues that meat-based idioms like “bringing home the bacon” or “putting all your eggs in one basket” could soon become obsolete — because they could offend vegans and vegetarians.

This could mean that idioms like “killing two birds with one stone” and “beating a dead horse” could eventually be replaced by more animal-friendly sayings like “feeding two birds with one scone” and feeding a fed horse.” Shareena Z. Hamzah, who received her PhD in English Literature at Swansea University, wrote in The Conversation.

Meanwhile, vegans and vegetarians are on the rise, reports Forbes. In 2017, sales of plate-based food in the U.S. increased by 8.1 percent, according to a study by Nielsen and the Good Food Institutes.

For years, animal rights organizations like PETA have been advocating for similar vegetarian-friendly phrases.

Hamzah’s essay has already caused strong reactions on social media.

What do you think?

Source: NY Post


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