• But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I made my dad some vegan chili and he ate like 3 bowl, afterwards I mentioned it was vegan beef and he acted like I just served him a turd, I believe the word assault was tossed around. Conservative reactions to just eating vegetables is weird.

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      4 days ago

      The association between meat and masculinity has been a Western trope since the renaissance era. Just one of those cultural quirks that’s persisted to present day.