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marcus.guerra has a good point. OPB needn't be held responsible for simply mentioning the subject of Foie Grais. Thinking Out Loud is simply an open forum for discussion. What you are suggesting is censorship. Even if Foie Grais is illegal in most states, OPB and the general public still have the right to know what it is and discuss it. I would rather make an educated opinion on the subject rather than simply have some draconian law laid down disallowing it from being mentioned in a public forum. You said yourself that NPR has done numerous studies into animal cruelty. Thinking Out Loud's segment on meats wasn't focused on animal cruelty, although they entertained some comments on it. The show was about 'off-cuts' of meat and more about the prominence of food and food culture in society rather than animal rights. The Foie Grais mention was in no way 'selling' people the idea. In my opinion, Friday's show did a good job of playing the neutral position around the sensitivities between carnivores and vegetarians/ vegans.

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