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To: alexander_busek

There’s nothing derogatory about “eaters of raw meat.” Just ask the Japanese — or me. I love to eat raw fish.


126 posted on 10/12/2020 10:30:21 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: WashingtonSource
There’s nothing derogatory about “eaters of raw meat.” Just ask the Japanese — or me. I love to eat raw fish.

I would say that it depends upon the context.

If the person saying it has, in the past, made it abundantly clear that he despises meat-eaters and that he believes that eating raw foods is the epitome of barbarism, then it can be taken as an insult - even if the insulted person himself has no such qualms.

If you don't think so, try going to a predominantly Italian neighborhood in New York and loudly calling someone a "spaghetti" (short for "spaghetti-eater").

Regards,

141 posted on 10/12/2020 9:19:13 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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