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Seriously, it makes no sense! Pokemon have LITERALLY been established to be eaten ever since Generation 1, and Pokemon are still eaten in-universe to this very day. New food-themed Pokemon are made ALL THE TIME, and the eating hasn't stopped.

Know what the worst part is?

YOU CAN'T EVEN QUESTION THEM!

They get all angry and pissed off, and they refuse to answer the question. "People will find a way to ruin it, and you don't need to know how!" they say, as if literally ANY conversation can't be ruined.

Pokemon is a dark franchise that is LITERALLY about animal abuse and child gambling, and it's full of innapropriate themes. Despite popular belief, Pokemon is NOT an innocent franchise at all!

Why can't we talk about eating Pokemon if it CANONICALLY HAPPENS all the time?! Why the fuck can't we even question them?!

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[–] PlzGibHugs@piefed.ca 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I mean, while it is cannon, they mostly avoid it nowadays because there is so much weird stuff around it. While Pokemon are depicted as animals, many are suggested to be sentient and/or just as intelligent as humans, so things get very messy even within the universal canonical stuff, nonetheless stuff that they've swept under the rug.

[–] LarryBetraitor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

"Mostly avoid it nowadays", my ass!

It's still a MAJOR part of the Pokemon franchise to this day! Sword & Shield, Scarlet & Violet, and even THE LEGENDS GAMES make all sorts of establishments where Pokemon are eaten, wether they're in Pokedex entries to the literal food you eat in-game. So saying "they mostly avoid it nowadays" is bullshit.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

People also get incensed about it, and at that point, there's rather an open question about whether an actual productive discussion to be had at all, or whether people would simply start shouting at each other whilst everything goes up on fire.

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Iirc the eating pokemon thing is against one of gamefreak's ToS bits and could get showdown shutdown.

[–] LarryBetraitor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That's bullshit. Edible Pokemon are still a major part of Gamefreak's games to this day.

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

Meanwhile in Palworld, you can butcher your pals with a cleaver and feed them to others. No pussyfooting here!

[–] creamfresh@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Nothing to do with Pokémon though

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 6 points 18 hours ago

Well there have to be carnivorous pals right so it makes sense for them

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

In the higher levels they even have an automated machine to do it en masse.

[–] sunsofold@lemmy.zip 5 points 18 hours ago

A big part of moderation is enforcing what makes you (the moderator) uncomfortable. The moderator(s) probably have not come to terms with their views on eating meat, so the question makes them uncomfortable, so they ban the discussion to preserve their own feelings.

In a less selfish view, it also probably helps preserve the community because many others are also uncomfortable with their unresolved views on eating animals and might be discouraged from participating if it is discussed. You are probably a microminority in wanting to discuss it and the number of free speech absolutists who will die on the hill of your right to talk about eating roast mareep is also a microminority. As the discussion does not really add anything to the community it costs them almost nothing to keep people comfortable.

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm talking entirely out of my ass right now... But I get this weird feeling that there's some kind of precedent... And it involves either vore or cannibalism (or both?)

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

It's real canon that humans used to have sex with and marry Pokemon. Eating them shouldn't be so taboo when considering that little tidbit.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Meowth is capable of human speech, so he could consent with Jesse and James. Lickitung doesn't and can't, which is why they are evil.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

No I'm talking about you saying that it should be not taboo to eat what you fuck.

Normal people very much differentiate between what they eat and what they fuck.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

It should not be as taboo for GameFreak to talk about it. Not the actual act of eating an animal that may or may not be sapient.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

"Talk about" are two very important words that were missing from your original comment. Like the difference a comma makes between "Let's eat grandpa" and "Let's eat, Grandpa".

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

You could have used the context from the rest of the conversation and the post topic to understand what I meant.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

You directly said, and I quote

Eating them shouldn't be so taboo when considering that little tidbit.

Sorry that I take your words as what they mean literally instead of trying to make them mean what I think they should mean. At that point I can just talk to the voices in my head instead., no need for a social platform then.

And it was meant more with a smiley afterwards then a serious accusation.

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

excuse me, what

[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

Humans are weird.
Some cultures can't even think of eating cats and dogs - horses and donkeys. Because "they are family".
It is the same with imaginary digital friends.