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> This rule only applies when the majority don't care about the outcome "Don't care" or "aren't told" ? > Halal meat: small minority cares deeply, majority do
by logifail 6y ago
> This rule only applies when the majority don't care about the outcome
"Don't care" or "aren't told" ?
> Halal meat: small minority cares deeply, majority doesn't care or even notice
I suspect this - as in so many cases - comes down to a labelling issue. Are consumers able to make an informed judgement if they're unable to see what product they're buying?
"Leading [UK] supermarkets [said] some of the meat they sell could qualify as halal but is not labelled as such"[0]
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27402428 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27402428
- pessimizer 6y ago"Don't care." If there is a large constituency that refuses to eat halal meat, it's just out of hostility towards the minority, not because of any quality of the meat. Your quote is evidence for this.
- u801e 6y agoNot really. What if people thought the method used for slaughtering was inhumane and they preferred a different method. Then the motivation is not based on hostility towards a minority.
- anaerobicover 6y agoThis is exactly the point. If no-one even notices without being explicitly told, then it's a completely innocuous distinction from the point of view of the non-halal majority.
- logifail 6y ago> If no-one even notices without being explicitly told Two thought experiments: Would one notice if meat was or wasn't halal if one wasn't explicitly told? Would one notice if fruit juice was or wasn't kosher if one wasn't explicitly told?