Poll: Is it Cannibalism if You Eat a Mermaid?

[Deleted member 87036]

Mermaids exist in Japan, although they are not the same as those seen in Western mythology. They come in a variety of shapes, but the most frequent is a fish with a woman's head.

Even said, their look isn't their most distinguishing feature—eating mermaid flesh is claimed to increase one's lifespan. Is it cannibalism if you eat a mermaid? Why or why not? Would you eat one to become immortal?

 

[Ai-chan]

Eating a mermaid will neither make you immortal nor is it cannibalism. It is hot shit. Ai-chan would love to eat up a mermaid. Unfortunately, it's impossible to find a real mermaid these days. So Ai-chan had to settle with asking Ai-chan's sister wife to cosplay as a mermaid.

That being said, in a fictional situation, you go with the following checklist:
1. Can it communicate in human language? Cannibalism
2. Can it moan in pleasure? Cannibalism, though this is highly debatable as a cat would moan in pleasure when eating fried chicken.
3. Does it understand the concept of seduction? Cannibalism
4. Can it drive a car? Cannibalism
5. Can it communicate in means that humans can understand? Cannibalism
6. Can it mate with humans? Cannibalism
7. Are they genetically related to your friends or family members? Cannibalism

 

[NotaNuffian]

Technically it is the same as eating elves, nekomimis and other humanoid looking races. It is not cannibalism when it is not your race, it just feels like so because the creature looks, speaks and maybe even thinks just like you.

Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Are the above races the same species? Maybe. Do they have the same organ? No or maybe. If the answer is no, then they are not the same species.

 

[Schultz_von]

Mermaids exist in Japan, although they are not the same as those seen in Western mythology. They come in a variety of shapes, but the most frequent is a fish with a woman's head.

Even said, their look isn't their most distinguishing feature—eating mermaid flesh is claimed to increase one's lifespan. Is it cannibalism if you eat a mermaid? Why or why not? Would you eat one to become immortal?

Yeah, I don't think I want to eat this thing.

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

 

[forli]

The definition of 'species' is 'a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring'.

If half-elves are a thing, then eating elves is cannibalism, if that's not the case then it's technically not. The same is true for every other race.

 

[Alaska]

Mermaids exist in Japan, although they are not the same as those seen in Western mythology. They come in a variety of shapes, but the most frequent is a fish with a woman's head.

Even said, their look isn't their most distinguishing feature—eating mermaid flesh is claimed to increase one's lifespan. Is it cannibalism if you eat a mermaid? Why or why not? Would you eat one to become immortal?

It’s categorized as being apart from human so it’s mermaid not human nya

 

[K5Rakitan]

The definition of 'species' is 'a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring'.

If half-elves are a thing, then eating elves is cannibalism, if that's not the case then it's technically not. The same is true for every other race.

The half-elves have to be fertile, though. Horses and donkeys are separate species because mules are not fertile.

 

[Amok]

mega sushi > morality

 

[TotallyHuman]

Mermaids exist in Japan, although they are not the same as those seen in Western mythology. They come in a variety of shapes, but the most frequent is a fish with a woman's head.

Even said, their look isn't their most distinguishing feature—eating mermaid flesh is claimed to increase one's lifespan. Is it cannibalism if you eat a mermaid? Why or why not? Would you eat one to become immortal?

I'd eat one... Sexually

 

[Kigol]

As kang han soo put it "its a walking sushi platter"

 

[RavenRunes]

I have no problem with cannibalism.

As kang han soo put it "its a walking sushi platter"

only if it has legs.

 

[VioletClearspark]

Have seen a highly sentient dragon eat human meat while in the form of a human(Overgeared,

Spoiler: slight spoiler

Gourmet Dragon Raidas

). If that is not classified as cannibalism, them eating merfolk is also not cannibalism. And I think it is not.

 

[FGCCheckmate]

Depends on the part that's eaten.
Fish part - not cannibalism
Human part - cannibalism

 

[Maze_Runner]

Depends on the part that's eaten.
Fish part - not cannibalism
Human part - cannibalism

Yeah, what @FBCCheckmate said.

 

[N0xiety]

Is it cannibalism if you eat a mermaid?

Not if you only eat the fishy parts

 

[Viator]

Why eat them? When you can make them cry pearls constantly until you are a very wealthy individual...

 

[Poleg]

Yeah, I don't think I want to eat this thing.

Well I'm not picky ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

 

[BearlyAlive]

Depends. Do you eat the human part or the fish part? If fish then you're safe. Eating the human part in a non-sexual way sends you right down the psycho-lane

 

[sereminar]

I mean, i grew up Catholic and if eating the literal blood and flesh of a half god half man doesn't count as canabalism then eating a mermaid certainly doesn't. Though that's not to say that it's ethical