Cannibalism, the next big thing?
Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?
New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often – sometimes for compassionate reasons. The finds give us an opportunity to reassess our views on the practice.
Tut. New Scientist gently chides us for being the sort of modern prejudiced people who think cannibalism is taboo. Its just your colonial roots that do that to you, right?
If you don’t like cannibals you are just a racist:
Our aversion has been explained in various ways. Perhaps it is down to the fact that, in Western religious traditions, bodies are seen as the seat of the soul and have a whiff of the sacred. Or maybe it is culturally ingrained, with roots in early modern colonialism, when racist stereotypes of the cannibal were concocted to justify subjugation. These came to represent the “other” to Western societies – and revulsion towards cannibalism became a tenet of their moral conscience.
Climate Lockdowns
Climate lockdowns. It’s happening. Why the hell are they cancelling festivals. What about the poor buggers who rely on festivals for income. Labor tyranny is on a roll:
https://twitter.com/JohnRMetzner/status/1765965311696900173
Everywhere is warming faster than everywhere:
