Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

 But I stand by my assertion that in the slaughtered...preservatives quote, one interpretation is as valid as the other.

I agree when you omit the fuller context of Ra's reply and leave out "fresh", and its possible relevance to "preservatives", they seem equally valid. Another context worth noting is the term "other selves" attributed to animals. Its metaphysical, where as with other humans its also physical.

You think so? Most humans don't think of other humans as other-selves. How is it physical? Even though we are of the same species, many humans still think that those of other ethnicities are 'other' to the point of not even really human.