Carnism: Why Eating Animals Is a Social Justice Issue  Amazing,
amazing, amazing article!!  I pulled out so many great quotes
that I pretty much pulled out the entire article.  I put up some
really great ones here as a preview, but you should seriously
read the whole thing.  It’s a little long, though don’t be
daunted by the scroll bar; it’s deceiving since there are so
many comments at the bottom.  I just ordered the book and will
let you all know how it is when I’ve finished!  "Carnism is a
global phenomenon. In meat-eating cultures around the world,
people tend to feel comfortable eating only those species they
learned to classify as edible; all the rest they perceive as
inedible and often as disgusting (e.g., pigs in the Middle East)
or even unethical (e.g., dogs and cats in the U.S., cattle in
India) to consume. And all cultures tend to see their own
classification of edible animals as rational and judge the
classifications of other cultures as disgusting and/or
offensive. So, while the type of species c