How the rise of veganism may tenderise fictional language
How the rise of veganism may tenderise fictional*language
By Shareena Z. Hamzah Postdoctoral Researcher, Swansea University The Conversation, theconversation.com November 22, 2018 Excerpts: It is not surprising that food metaphors, often meat-based, infuse our daily speech. There is invariably a gastronomically themed way of expressing almost any situation. Having money troubles? Then your goose is cooked if you don't bring home the bacon. [...] The increased awareness of vegan issues will filter through our consciousness to produce new modes of expression – after all, there's more than one way to peel a potato. At the same time, metaphors involving meat could gain an increased intensity if the killing of animals for food becomes less socially acceptable. The image of "killing two birds with one stone" is, if anything, made more powerful by the animal-friendly alternative of "feeding two birds with one scone". If veganism forces us to confront the realities of food's origins, then this increased awareness will undoubtedly be reflected in our language and our literature. Continues at: https://theconversation.com/how-the-...anguage-106576 Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi Om Shanti http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj |
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