Cannibalism just doesn't make any sense. Not as a dietary plan.
Eating people or parts of people as a religious or ceremonial ritual I get. The consumption of another's power or strength makes sense to me. If I happen to kill some crazy good artist, they'll find his fingers in my stool. If I come across a famous alcoholic's body, I'm stopping at the store to get some fava beans and a nice chiante.
What I don't understand is cannibalism as a dietary supplement. Raising humans for harvest is just impractical, right? Am I wrong here? We take FOREVER to be born, and there isn't enough good thick steak on us until we're at least 8 or 9. Even then the meat can't be thick. MAYBE a nice veal but the premium on that, 9 months of extra resources for the mother for just some tiny cutlets?
No, I don't think we're in any danger of being harvested for food. You can all sleep well tonight.
You're welcome.
MotD: Cannibal Holocaust
Not recommended for fans of cannibals nor fans of holocausts. The premise is "found" footage was taken back to the states from the Amazon, which shows the Yanomamo tribe as the titular cannibals. As the movie progresses, you see more of the footage and learn more about the people who took the film and your opinion changes. This had to inspire the likes of Blair Witch and Cloverfield, amongst others. The effects do look shockingly realistic, but overall it's a bit of a bore. Also, I know I flunked Anthro 103 (don't ask, I didn't go to class, got surprised by the midterm, it was a mess) but nowhere in that class did they mention the Yanomamo as being cannibals. I'm just saying.
I read somewhere that Indonesian cannibals referred to humans as the two-legged boar because our flesh cooks up like pork.
ReplyDeleteWe're the other, OTHER white meat.