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Shellie · 09-19-2008, 10:56 PM

Ok, this is so bizarre, but I had a flashback to college "History of Fairy Tales" class...

Basically, in western culture it was a GOOD thing to eat/drink something because there was a belief that by doing so you could acquire some of the characteristics of the thing/person(!) you were eating. Cannibalism was a very popular theme in western fairy tales. But what is more disturbing than that is the number of people who participate in symbolic ritual cannibalism every Sunday! (Really no offense intended, just an intellectual observation).

09-19-2008, 10:56 PM	#57
Shellie Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 267	Re: Vegetarians or Vegans? Ok, this is so bizarre, but I had a flashback to college "History of Fairy Tales" class... Basically, in western culture it was a GOOD thing to eat/drink something because there was a belief that by doing so you could acquire some of the characteristics of the thing/person(!) you were eating. Cannibalism was a very popular theme in western fairy tales. But what is more disturbing than that is the number of people who participate in symbolic ritual cannibalism every Sunday! (Really no offense intended, just an intellectual observation). Last edited by Shellie; 09-19-2008 at 11:06 PM.