Meat is causing people to be illiterate.

Oatly is banned from labeling their products as oat milk because it confuses people. But if it's confusing reading the word oats and milk, yet you think it's real milk, does this mean meat is causing illiteracy issues? I'm starting to strongly suspect this meat business, I thought meat made you smart or at least that's what the industry says 🫪

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thisguy20 · 41-45, M

But "oat milk" is confusing.

"Chocolate milk" is chocolate flavored milk, not a milk-like substance made from chocolate; "strawberry milk" is strawberry flavored milk, not a milk-like substance made from strawberries. So, based on that naming convention, which has existed for decades, for something to be called "oat milk" it would have to be oat flavored milk.

A lot of these new (chemistry experiment) food products are like low-sodium salt (can't actually exist because salt IS sodium-chloride) and/or dehydrated water (you're buying an empty package because dehydrating is the process of removing water).

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@thisguy20 So what I'm hearing you say is that you are not smart enough to realize oat milk doesn't come from a cow.

thisguy20 · 41-45, M

@LordShadowfire No. Its not about intelligence, or lack there-of.

I'm saying that a naming convention already existed which precluded it from being called that, so by calling it "oat milk" the manufacturers / brands of the product where intentionally confusing customers by using a deceptive name.
Look at non-dairy coffee creamer: manufacturers and brands are specifically stating "this product is not"

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@thisguy20

the manufacturers / brands of the product where intentionally confusing customers by using a deceptive name.

Oat milk isn't deceptive it's pretty clear that it's made from oats, it's in the name oat milk. It's not partially dairy, partially oat milk. It's not dairy milk, it's oat milk, it's in the name itself there is no deception there.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@thisguy20