The state of Missouri has made it illegal for plant-based products to use the word "burger." The punishment extends up to jail time. In a world where people truly cared about free speech, this kind of thing would get much more attention.https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/3/20680731/mississippi-veggie-burgers-illegal-meatless-meat …
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1: True, 2: That is not the reason why veggie burgers can't be called veggie burgers.
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That's not the same as someone who knows the language reading "veggie dogs" & thinking that they're buying 100% genuine pork anus, & you know it. If the concern were actually for non-english speakers, or people who can't read printed text, this isn't the argument we'd be having.
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I estimate the odds that Missippi legislators are concerned about recent immigrant who don't speak or read English well as . . . .well, as about zero.
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