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Bring home the bagels, not the bacon: animal rights activists urge us to change idioms
Monday September 23, 2024. 09:51 PM , from BoingBoing
An idiom is a commonly used phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meanings of the individual words, and animal rights activists want us to change some common ones.
'Sayings such as 'kill two birds with one stone,' 'beat a dead horse,' and 'bring home the bacon' all normalize violent acts against some of the most defenseless members of our society,' states PETA. — Read the rest The post Bring home the bagels, not the bacon: animal rights activists urge us to change idioms appeared first on Boing Boing.
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