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Ah, exactly what I want as a consumer. Believing I'm purchasing one thing when reading the product name, and finding out it is something else entirely when rea
by yters 7y ago
Ah, exactly what I want as a consumer. Believing I'm purchasing one thing when reading the product name, and finding out it is something else entirely when reading the ingredients list (which I rarely do).
- ceejayoz 7y agoA quick Google search for "beyond meat" reveals lots of photos of their packaging. Every single one of them has large, all-caps, bright green "PLANT BASED" on the front of the package. They're not hiding anything, and anyone confused by it probably has themselves to blame. For example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074YGZ77H/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074YGZ77H/
- yters 7y agoAll meat is plant based :) I only can interpret that label because I'm now cynically familiar with the deceptive advertising practices currently used. But, to someone not used to how advertisers try to make one thing seem to be another, saying 'beyond meat' is 'plant based' does not communicate this thing is just a bunch of vegetables.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> All meat is plant based :) This is a bad-faith argument.
- yters 7y agoHow do 'beyond meat' and 'plant based' communicate 'there is absolutely no meat in this product'? They do not in the English lexicon within my head.
- ceejayoz 7y ago"Beyond Meat" is the brand name, and I suspect that's perfectly clear to people. No one buying "Land O'Lakes" butter expects to open the box and find a diorama of Minnesota inside. I also suspect people who deem beef burgers "plant-based" on a colloquial level are few and far between.
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- throwanem 7y agoYou're concerned enough about what you're feeding yourself to complain about what's on the label, but not concerned enough to find out what's on the label?
- untog 7y agoDo you have the same problem with almond milk? Veggie burger patties?
- yters 7y agoLess so. At least those names, though oxymorons, do contain the actual product being sold.
- untog 7y agoAlmond milk doesn't contain any more milk than Beyond Meat burgers contain meat.
- yters 7y agoYes, I'd prefer not calling it milk. But, at least 'almond' in the product name tells me its made of almonds. What does 'beyond meat' tell me? 'beyond' tells me we are going somewhere with 'meat' as our starting point and destination unknown.