@sarahdoingthing They'll trade marbles/toys/Magic cards outside school, too.
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@sarahdoingthing My impression (from v. limited skimming) is that modern anthropology ie as practiced by grad students today is bugfuck mad.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Have no knowledge of current (currency) case, but I remember about 20 years ago a well-received anthropology book >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing examined the evidence carefully and found that there were exactly zero well-documented cases of cannibalism. >1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing In each alleged case, it turned out that the supposed event was transparently a colonial slur against native people1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing As anyone would have realized who thought about it rationally, cannibalism is naturally abhorrent & no one would do2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I skimmed that book when it came out and thought “um… I know zero about the evidence… but…”1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Let’s just say that the learned consensus is now less supportive of the book than when it was released.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@Meaningness damn skeletal remains and coprolites!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing But when I was reading it, I was thinking “it’s obvious Americans would commit cannibalism, so probably savages do too”2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@sarahdoingthing Presumably it’s an Asperger’s symptom to take for granted that Americans would eat people if conditions changed slightly.
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@Meaningness I also like the Stranger In A Strange Land insight that there wouldn't be a prohibition/taboo if people didn't want to do it3 replies 1 retweet 5 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing I’d forgotten that! Maybe having read that in childhood was the reason I took cannibalism as no big deal.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes - 1 more reply
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