Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to food • 3 years agoYou will eat the bugs and like itimagemessage-square106 fedilinkarrow-up171file-text
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minus-squareDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]hexbear12·edit-23 years agoYeah, I don't think it's good to inflict unnecessary cruelty even if it's towards something that we're unsure is sentient. I don't want to normalise cruelty is probably what my thoughts come down to. I guess it's for the same reason someone quickly squashing a bug isn't disturbing, but someone pulling its legs off one by one for fun is disgusting. link
Yeah, I don't think it's good to inflict unnecessary cruelty even if it's towards something that we're unsure is sentient.
I don't want to normalise cruelty is probably what my thoughts come down to.
I guess it's for the same reason someone quickly squashing a bug isn't disturbing, but someone pulling its legs off one by one for fun is disgusting.