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New York Times throws its weight behind Big Cricket. It's been fascinating to watch this propaganda campaign unfolding in real time
nytimes.com/2019/09/26/sci…
nytimes.com/2019/09/26/sci…
One thing nearly all these articles do is define "entomophagy" in the first few grafs. This is a subtle way to make bug-eating sound "scientific"
And you don't want to be anti-science, do you? You know what kinds of people deny science
And you don't want to be anti-science, do you? You know what kinds of people deny science
"Did you know that the real reason you don't like the idea of choking down chitinous patties is because you are, basically, a racist who enjoys genocide and slavery?"
LMAO I was waiting for a journo to finally tie this to racism, congrats again to the New York Times
LMAO I was waiting for a journo to finally tie this to racism, congrats again to the New York Times
By eating heaping bowls of maggots, you aren't just saving the environment, but you are undoing centuries of colonialist oppression.
Undoing white supremacist ideas about not eating vermin won't be easy.
But we must do the work.
Undoing white supremacist ideas about not eating vermin won't be easy.
But we must do the work.
You have been culturally programmed to resist eating bugs.
But don't worry. We're here to reprogram you—and most importantly of all, your children—into eating maggot sausages and cricket slurry.
We're doing it right now.
But don't worry. We're here to reprogram you—and most importantly of all, your children—into eating maggot sausages and cricket slurry.
We're doing it right now.
Love this subject b/c it's such an undeniable study of the Cathedral
No one *wants* to eat bugs. Your natural instinct is to be repulsed. It's not what we've evolved for, we've been farming animals for 10K years
Yet somehow, 50 years from now, your children will be eating bugs
No one *wants* to eat bugs. Your natural instinct is to be repulsed. It's not what we've evolved for, we've been farming animals for 10K years
Yet somehow, 50 years from now, your children will be eating bugs
How did this happen? How was a population persuaded into giving up hamburgers and steak in favor of crickets and maggots?
Well, we're watching the entire "how" unfold right here. It's all you need to know. The tactics are on naked display
Well, we're watching the entire "how" unfold right here. It's all you need to know. The tactics are on naked display
