tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post6243924795848001991..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: The Problem with a Kitten is THATDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-62233155886955795942013-09-03T15:10:04.286-07:002013-09-03T15:10:04.286-07:00Incidentally, perceiving eating with utensils as s...Incidentally, perceiving eating with utensils as superior to eating without them is actually a common view among conservatives. An acquaintance once explained to me that Chinese and Japanese cultures are superior to South Asian and African cultures because the former use chopsticks while the latter eat with hands.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-11633014386837548992013-09-03T15:07:03.236-07:002013-09-03T15:07:03.236-07:00It's a long standing Western (not just America...It's a long standing Western (not just American) norm not to eat in the street. It's tolerated among children, who often fuss for food at inconvenient times, but not for adults. I agree there is no moral objection, though there are practical ones arising from the problem of vermin, especially in crowded European cities -- same reason the DC subway bans eating by force of law, even for little girls chomping French fries. If it's seeing people eat without utensils that maddens Kass, however, now we know never to invite him to a party with hamburgers and chicken wings.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-84366310531563902362013-08-24T19:31:20.831-07:002013-08-24T19:31:20.831-07:00It seems to me that whether it is okay to eat in p...It seems to me that whether it is okay to eat in public or not is strictly a matter of societal mores, not ethical decision-making. I was talking to my father the other day and he told me that he finds it disgusting when people eat in public, on the street. He couldn't explain why he didn't like it, but did say that this is what he grew up with. He just turned 80, so it seems that this is a shift in American mores. I wonder how old Kass is and whether he's just justifying as right what he grew up with.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626228106192215280noreply@blogger.com