![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Marcos works in a processing plant where humans are slaughtered, though nobody calls them that. At first, the world reacts with disgust, but over time cannibalism is normalized and replaces the animal agriculture industry. Journalists refer to this as ‘revenge of the vegans,’ doctors on television explain what to do about the lack of protein, and the governments nudges their citizens’ dietary lifestyles towards human aka ‘special meat’. Dogs, cats, cows and pigs are rare sights to be feared. In Bazterrica’s dystopian world, all non-human animal meat has become inedible, as all non-human animals have contracted a virus and have been largely culled from the world. It’s not that I’d consider eating a person, but why exactly would it be wrong to do so? What is the difference between eating an animal and eating a human? That’s the question that award-winning Argentine author, Agustina Bazterrica ultimately asks in Tender is the Flesh. I once bought a book with the title, What’s Wrong with Eating People? It didn’t offer any notable enlightenment on its titular question, and was surprisingly dull, but it did plant the query stubbornly in my brain. ![]()
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