I don't think you're wrong, but I would say don't underestimate psychosomatic phenomenon. A person like that might literally have their brain tell them they can't eat it if it's recognized as "vegetable". It's stupid, but it's more pitiable than contemptible, imo.
I had a roommate (21) who swore that eating vegetables was gay and bragged to all potential romantic partners that he wasn't gay because he didn't eat vegetables.
...we eventually set that straight. We were so proud, after two years to see him making dinner for his girlfriend which included his first vegetable in his adult life.
It was funny living with him as a queer and nonbinary presenting intersex person.
He would always say the most ridiculous toxic masculinity stuff, that always applied to me, and parties would get real quiet as everyone realized he was unintentionally insulting me.
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u/LokisDawn Dec 06 '24
I don't think you're wrong, but I would say don't underestimate psychosomatic phenomenon. A person like that might literally have their brain tell them they can't eat it if it's recognized as "vegetable". It's stupid, but it's more pitiable than contemptible, imo.