Disgust v morality (warning: contains sex)

[Tessa K]

Killing and eating a raw animal does.

There's your answer - disgust is at root a survival mechanism. The disgust from eating, putting things in the mouth i.e. oral disgust is considered by the paper I linked to to be the root of disgust. Presumably sexual disgust is also health-related, not least because of an extreme proximity to something covered in bacteria etc that could be ingested after the act. Similarly intimate interaction with corpses - it's the disease vector that drives the emotional response.

Sushi is raw meat or fish and so is steak tartare.

Presumably sexual disgust is also health-related, not least because of an extreme proximity to something covered in bacteria etc that could be ingested after the act.

You could say the same thing about oral sex...

There are two levels of morality:

The morals/rules that make social living in a group possible that are widely found in humans and other animals. (Thou shalt not kill/steal/commit adultery).

The group-specific morals/rules that are mostly quite random and cultural. (Keep the Sabbath day holy, do not take the name of the Lord thy god in vain + chunks of Leviticus).

[tom p]

Shagging an animal engenders disgust because of how people think about sex - it should be between consenting adult humans, yes, but people also find it disgusting when unattractive people have sex. A dead chicken is just an extreme version of Matt Hancock in that regard.

any self-respecting dead chicken would be offended by your comparison.

[Gfamily]

I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere near a chicken carcass; my guess is that the bones in the cavity wouldn't be at all comfortable.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Does the disgust level of the chicken f.cking change if you lodge a fleshlight in the cavity of the chicken first?

[tom p]

I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere near a chicken carcass; my guess is that the bones in the cavity wouldn't be at all comfortable.

Well, you leave the giblets in, obviously.
Or so a friend tells me

[Tessa K]

I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere near a chicken carcass; my guess is that the bones in the cavity wouldn't be at all comfortable.

Well, you leave the giblets in, obviously.
Or so a friend tells me

That'll add a bit of extra protein when you use the giblets for gravy, then.

[plodder]

Does the disgust level of the chicken f.cking change if you lodge a fleshlight in the cavity of the chicken first?

needs plotting against alive/dead and cooked/raw axes

[Bird on a Fire]

Does the disgust level of the chicken f.cking change if you lodge a fleshlight in the cavity of the chicken first?

needs plotting against alive/dead and cooked/raw axes

A 3D plot featuring categorical variables is by the most disgusting thing on this thread. You monster.

[Millennie Al]

Remember the difference between kinky and perverted. Kinky is using a feather: perverted is using the whole chicken.

[tom p]

I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere near a chicken carcass; my guess is that the bones in the cavity wouldn't be at all comfortable.

Well, you leave the giblets in, obviously.
Or so a friend tells me

That'll add a bit of extra protein when you use the giblets for gravy, then.

Absolutely - and the saltiness should enhance the taste

[Gfamily]

Well, you leave the giblets in, obviously.
Or so a friend tells me

That'll add a bit of extra protein when you use the giblets for gravy, then.

Absolutely - and the saltiness should enhance the taste

As I think I may have mentioned elsewhere, the partner of a former work colleague reckoned she knew when 'the snip' had been reversed because (as she announced to her workmates) "it tasted salty".

[philbo]

David Cameron. Dead pig's head. Was the disgust and disapproval mostly to do with where he put it (allegedly) or with the level of privilege the act represented?

I mean, a dead pig's head isn't particularly expensive (though it may be hard to come by).

Pun intended?

I don't really have any input on-topic (other than to say "I know a song or two about that"), but wanted to say I've found the discussion thought-provoking.