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What would the circumstances have to be for you to eat human flesh?

Asked by deni (23141points) March 11th, 2010

If someone offered you a bite today, would you try it just because you could? Is there no way in the world you would ever eat another human? But would you eat one if you were starving to death and that was the only way to live? Does it depend on who it is? Are there certain people you would never consider eating, regardless of if they were already dead?

I’m on the fence here. I would definitely eat another person for survival, though I feel like that would be hard to do mentally. I would probably have a hard time eating my parents, too.

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jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

Only if my survival depended upon it.

elenuial's avatar

It depends on whether they were free range or not.

deni's avatar

Damn it. Evidently this was just asked 2 weeks ago. Didn’t see that….SORRY

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

@deni Meh, don’t worry about it, the search function really sucks. :)

mrentropy's avatar

I wouldn’t eat a clown. They taste funny.
:D

Steve_A's avatar

I guess many people think about eating other people…..its good to know :|....

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I’ll take an arm over a meatloaf…not a tough decision.I wouldn’t have a calf over it whaaahaahaaa!

kevbo's avatar

I would eat boobies if they grew back.

CMaz's avatar

“because you could?”

Sure

CMaz's avatar

“Are there certain people you would never consider eating, regardless of if they were already dead?”

I would not eat my Mom. That is just weird.

ChocolateReigns's avatar

Only if my survival depended on it. And not certain people. Like @ChazMaz said, not my mom, or any of my close family members. And that would be a last last resort, after trying to go hungry for a few days and all that. I would eat bugs and dirt first.

janbb's avatar

Marinated, grilled and served with a bearnaise sauce.

Ivy's avatar

I’d go Euell Gibbons before I’d eat human flesh.

MissAnthrope's avatar

I’d definitely have to be starving for realz. Like, having tried eating bark first starving. I just can’t view humans as meat, ugh. Like everyone else, I don’t think I could eat my loved ones. And I also think having to resort to cannibalism would majorly mess you up mentally.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@ChazMaz -Laugh of the day for me! The check is in the mail ;)

Coloma's avatar

I just visited Taroko Natl. park in Taiwan, where the native peoples were headhunters until a mere 100 yrs. ago. Jesus…I couldn’t even eat stinky tofu let alone human flesh! lol

Nope..I’d starve or eat dirt, bugs, plants, before I ate human flesh.
Besides, if one was in survival mode, say lost in the mountains or a plane crash etc. still no gaurantee that even IF you consumed your comrades that you would ultimatley be rescued anyway. Sooo…I’d just as soon get the starvation over with quickly. haha

I almost threw up at a pan of fried Duck heads at a night market in Taiwan….:-(

Captain_Fantasy's avatar

It’s feels like it was pretty recent that I got chastised for answering a similar question when I said I wouldn’t eat human flesh outside of the most dire of survival situations.

escapedone7's avatar

I had strong insatiable cannibalistic urges all day yesterday toward a particular jelly that started looking like a nice juicy butt roast. I still want to eat him but the mods say I can’t. Apparently threatening to eat other jellies is against the TOS. So instead, I’m eating salad and pouting.

shadowofdeath's avatar

Hmm id say if i was really hungry and there was nothing to eat. but i wouldnt kill someone and eat em theyd have to be dead already. actually if i was in another country and it was offered id probably try it just to try it

ZEPHYRA's avatar

Never unless I had no idea what it was. I mean, having a sweet tooth, if it were ever disguised in the form of dessert and tasted like Tiramisu or something, I would probably dig into it. Otherwise I would rather die than do it willingly!

JeffVader's avatar

I’d definately tuck into someone if I were hungry enough…. ideally they’d be dead already & I’d have some Fajita spices handy.

Silhouette's avatar

I’d eat someone if I had too. I just hope it’s not some asshole. hehhe

janbb's avatar

@Silhouette Then you’d be missing out on one of the great gustatory experiences; “asshole au poivre” is exquisite.

Silhouette's avatar

@janbb What kind of wine do you serve with “asshole au poivre”

mrentropy's avatar

Manloaf… Hmm.

janbb's avatar

@Silhouette Oh – I think it needs a full-bodied red; Pinot Noir perhaps?

Silhouette's avatar

@janbb Sounds delicious! I can think of one or two buttholes I’d like to rub with peppercorns.

FutureMemory's avatar

I would do almost anything to survive. I would eat human flesh if I was starving and there was no other alternative. Definitely.

CMaz's avatar

If we eat artificial human flesh. Like what labs make. Is that also Canadianism?

JeffVader's avatar

Has anyone got a nice Chianti?

Coloma's avatar

I ate marinated sea snails in asia…THAT was as close to raw flesh as I’ll ever get…fortunetly I had copiuos amounts of Taiwanese beer to wash ‘em down with. lololol

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