“ But he reminds us that being a man, and a human, takes more thought than just “This is tasty, and that’s why I do it.” He posits that consideration, as promoted by Michael Pollan in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which has more to do with being polite to your tablemates than sticking to your own ideals, would be absurd if applied to any other belief (e.g., I don’t believe in rape, but if it’s what it takes to please my dinner hosts, then so be it).
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- Natalie Portman: Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals
Now you realize that this is from the same person who signed the petition to free Roman Polanski. I like Natalie Portman, but for the time being, she gets both the Gas Face and some deep gutteral Princess Bride-style booing. BOOOO!
