Anthropomorphism, Murder and Suicide Food

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Anthropomorphism, Murder and Suicide Food

November 22, 2008 by Brian

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, natural and supernatural phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts.

I came across a blog which uses anthropomorphism in a mildly PETA-like way. The people at Suicide Food describe it as –

. . . any depiction of animals that act as though they wish to be consumed. Suicide Food actively participates in or celebrates its own demise. Suicide Food identifies with the oppressor. Suicide Food is a bellwether of our decadent society. Suicide Food says, “Hey! Come on! Eating meat is without any ethical ramifications! See, Mr. Greenjeans? The animals aren’t complaining! So what’s your problem?” Suicide Food is not funny.

I agree, it’s not very funny. And a lot of what I saw there looks cannibalistic rather than suicidal, but in either case I probably won’t stop eating meat because of silly logos. But I do wonder about the illiterate cows in the Chick-fil-A ad campaign encouraging people to “eat mor chikin.”

Is this inter-species Murder Food?

Posted in Ramblings to Myself | Tagged anthropomorphism | 2 Comments

2 Responses

on November 23, 2008 at 1:09 am | Reply Patrick

I disagree with you, old friend. It is funny! I am not an Anthropomorphist, admiring the human qualities of Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, or Porky Pig. Nor am I an Animist: character in the nonhuman, soul in food and rocks and such. I do not subscribe to torturing animals or causing them undue suffering when they are slaughtered, but let me be blunt…animals as food taste really, really good (if cooked right).
on November 23, 2008 at 3:34 am | Reply bdkilgore

To be more clear, it’s the blog that I feel is not funny. People who take this serious are on a bandwagon headed out to where the buses don’t run.