http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/21/elsewhere-other-things/ Heathen. Vegan. Feminist. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/21/elsewhere-other-things/comment-page-1/#comment-70789 Alex Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:44:40 +0000 http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/21/elsewhere-other-things/#comment-70789 Elaine's point (about the Palin video) is very interesting. The flesh farm that Gov. Palin was visiting was one of those idealized fictions many force themselves to believe actually exist: no suffering, the animals are free to roam - "happy meat." The video, on the other hand, exposes this assumption for its baselessness: one large cage (instead of a bunch of cages), hundreds of animals crammed into this single space, and then the final death struggle in all its brutality. Elaine’s point (about the Palin video) is very interesting. The flesh farm that Gov. Palin was visiting was one of those idealized fictions many force themselves to believe actually exist: no suffering, the animals are free to roam - “happy meat.” The video, on the other hand, exposes this assumption for its baselessness: one large cage (instead of a bunch of cages), hundreds of animals crammed into this single space, and then the final death struggle in all its brutality.

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