Don't Forget! Oct. 3!

[kindigo]

From thalo_ryder's post, I was linked to this website:
Genpets.com - Bioengineered Buddies!!


I left this comment:

*horrified*

Thank God this is a gag. Live creatures that are packaged in plastic and set on store shelves? And the restraints??!

"Genpets™ have limited mobility. Like dolls, puppies or human babies, they must be looked after and cared for. Upon waking from its dormant state the Genpet™ will immediately bond or imprint to your child."

wtf. Here, buy a baby that we made- but it has animal genes, to it's okay to treat it like a pet. wtf? And their personalities are color-coded!

It's sad to think that though this is fake, there are companies like Allerca which are already selling bioengineered pets.

Sure, it's great that now people like Ame can own a cat, but then where does it stop? This is a very slippery slope, A Very Slippery Slope.

Ugh. I'm linking to this in my eljay.

And it is sad to me that most people's reactions to this is disgust...and then a compulsion to buy it. What the hell is wrong with you people?

Yes, yes it is a horrifying idea. At least to me. And yes, according to Adam Brandjes, he gets a positive reaction from teens and resellers. Ugh. He says it better than I do.


But I know that I'm not your typical Millenial teen,- and my opinion hardly is the norm. So tell me what you think of this satire in art, and don't be afraid to say you'd buy one!


Also.

Let's celebrate walls coming down. Let's celebrate the breaking down of hatred. Let's celebrate the reunion of family, of country, of freedom. Let's celebrate wheat bread and the ability to say what you think without....disappearing. Let's celebrate the end of conflict and the beginning of a new journey to find the Philosopher's Stone. Let's celebrate October 3!

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Yesterday I went to a discussion group about women's rights in Taiwan. We were very vocal. ^^ Does that count as celebrating? Especially considering I was wearing my FMA t-shirt?

Packaged pets... That's disgusting, honestly. Just...wrong. *thinks of Sacrifices Arc*