Not all animal species carry the same risk. This isn't about privilege - or at least not anymore. Mainland Chinese learned to eat anything and everything that moved after food shortages and famines caused by e.g. the four pests and such. This is cultural. as are the unsanitary conditions at wet markets, and completely unscientific "traditional medicine" and the common notion that live beings taste better if tortured before death.
Stop bending over backwards to excuse antisocial behavior. Not all cultural practices are positive and need to be celebrated.
Stop bending over backwards to excuse antisocial behavior. Not all cultural practices are positive and need to be celebrated.