I'm The Slime, Frank Zappa (PREP3)

The attacks made against the makers of “pink slime” were completely unfair. It was a safely produced and used product with actual value to its consumers. But, because it had a “weird name” it was slandered and crucified on the internet. Because of the strange nickname and the misconceptions spawned from it being called slime, it caused 650 people to become unemployed. That gross misuse of semantics is incredibly unfair and unwarranted.

If I’m Beef Products, I immediately begin an aggressive campaign to disprove the claims against pink slime and provide factual evidence of its usefulness. The best way to fight false accusations is with proof, and they have plenty of it. Statistics will always trump word-twisting food bloggers. Explain the name, explain how silly it is, explain that it isn’t actually slime, and explain why it is used and how it is actually helpful.