Poll: If you were legally allowed to sample human flesh, just once - would you?

[nYuknYuknYuk]

I'm pretty sure there are a lot of brain diseases that stem from cannibalism. So, no. Not that I would anyways.

 

[Monkeyman O'Brien]

If it came with a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti, I might give it a try.

Exactly. I am a traditionalist.
But nah, not some random dude. If it was a healthy female body then sure. But eating a dude would seem weird.
... Wait, does that make it even creepier?

 

[Queen Michael]

Yeah, I'd like to. It'd make a good story.

 

[brubobaggins]

I'd probably do it if the person it came from wasn't dead and obviously consented to it. So like, say they just sliced off a bit of their rump, and they were fine afterwards. Albeit slightly rumpless. But yeah, in that incredibly unlikely scenario I'd eat it.

 

[Spambot 3000]

If it came with a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti, I might give it a try.

Exactly. I am a traditionalist.
But nah, not some random dude. If it was a healthy female body then sure. But eating a dude would seem weird.
... Wait, does that make it even creepier?

Now that's interesting. Why would you eat female flesh and not male?

 

[Zorg Machine]

Definitely. I will try almost anything twice and human meat is no exception...unless I knew the guy because that would just be weird.

 

[David_G]

Why not. I don't see what the big problem is as long as it's properly cooked.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

The business behind closed doors and unnecessarily long showers seem tempting, but honestly, I'd probably just go about my day like I normally would, but see how my experience would differ from being a man.

 

[McMullen]

Been curious about it, would like to know if it's really like pork or not. Don't want to make a habit of it, just satisfy my curiosity.

If I were to lose a limb I might try salvaging some of it for culinary purposes. I doubt anyone would try to prosecute me for eating my own flesh, though I'd probably have a lifetime supply of weird looks afterwards.

 

[deidara]

No. I have no problems with the ethics of it, I just think it'll be gross.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

No. That's gross. I wouldn't mind if anyone else tried it in such a scenario. If there is one thing I understand it's curiosity. But I'm not curios about the taste of human flesh.

 

[TheAmokz]

No, i would not. Not because i think that it's immoral, but because it's gross.

 

[chadachada123]

No, not at all. It's like telling me I could legally have sex with an eight year old girl, I really don't want too, i.e the thought is abhorrent and grossly repugnant. So I would think, "what a beastly thing to do" and then head off, head held high.

That's a bit of a false analogy, though, because the sex with the eight year old would have moral repercussions if she has any memory of it, and even worse ethical problems if her memory of it is wiped. With the human meat, the dude is already dead.

Even considering your analogy, I personally would be up for trying pretty much anything if I'll only get one chance and I can literally stomach it, if there were no legal bounds or ethical problems. Human meat doesn't really come off as abhorrent to me (personally).

I didn't really get across the concept well, it's not so much about morality but a rooted sense of disgust. Like even the thought makes me feel a tad queasy. It just feels wrong you know? The analogy with the little girl was for how unnatural it seems.

Do you get me?

I feel ya. I just happen to have little that makes me queasy, heh.

 

[Psykoma]

No way.

I don't even get mothers who could eat their placenta.

 

[hazabaza1]

I've bitten excess bits off from my thumbs. Doesn't taste too bad, but I don't think I'd go for a whole plateful

 

[mitchell271]

I would. Call it morbid curiosity.

 

[Deathmageddon]

Besides the moral implications, human flesh is generally bad for you. You get all shaky and stuff (even if you don't know what your eating). Besides, on Bones, I heard it tastes like pork, so I'll use stick to noming on those delicious piggies.

 

[Secret world leader (shhh)]

Sure, why not? People are just pissy about it because it's their own species being eaten, i'm sure your Big Mac would voice the same concerns if it could.

 

[Volstag9]

Nah. I already know it tastes a bit like pork.

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