or mmm..... tastes a little like chicken.
Hi, enjoy supper? What'd you have, beef? chicken? How many innocent potatoes died to make you dinner? HUH???!!!
As a practicing omnivore (and I will eat damned near anything) in an increasingly liberal society, I find myself disturbed by an increasing trend in our views of morality. Namely that rather than basing moral values on an established system of right or wrong, we tend to follow whichever new morality fits into our lives the most asthetically. This is an article on how that rules our society's use of animal products.
Don't believe me? Look at how unpopular hunting has become over the years. People will gladly sit over chicken sandwiches and hamburgers and talk about how cruel killing a deer is. Can we say Bambi? (you can call me Flower if you want to.........)
Meat's okay, as long as it come's in a paper wrapper and a bun, or a clean pink lump in plastic from the grocery store. But kill an animal yourself? (like oh my god, that's so totally gross, ooooh blood, ick!)
Can you imagine killing a cat for food? mmmmm......how about a nice bowl of dog stew? WHOOPS!!!! damn damn, cute and fuzzy. Don't kill the cute and fuzzies. Only ugly, smelly, barnyard creatures can die for our food. But really, meat's meat right?
I don't believe that people should avoid the reality of where animal products come from. (and I will eat a stray dog, or avoid eating beef if it's someone's pet cow.) However, I accept that while people are alive, animals will die to keep us alive. Leather happens.
Not eating pork is no less ridiculous than protesting in the streets singing "Vegetable Juice is Murder." (a fine song, available on the dr. demento 25th anniversary album)
If you believe in reincarnation, I'll concede you have a point. Otherwise, is it really anything but asthetics? By all means avoid unecessary cruelty. And wasting food is always a crime in my book, whether by killing a deer just for trophy, or by plowing under a field of carrots.
I don't kill and dress every animal I eat, myself. But I know how. I'm not great at it, but I know how. Vegetarianism for asthetic morality is just silly. But then, so is failing to take responsibility for what dies so that you can eat...........or wear shoes.........or that cool jacket, or that watchband. So is ignoring the idea that unless religiously proscribed, meat is meat is meat, be it Bessie the Cow, or Flower the fwuffy bunny wabbit or Joe the cockroach.
Meh. Just think though, how many poor innocent sugar canes and grains of wheat had to die to get you through your day?
This has been a message from the council of Fruit and Vegetable rights.
Thank you,
Spc. Nbs.