"They're not people!"

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jonathanmarklund — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 11:02 AM)

It would be best to consider any intelligent life that can reason and communicate "people."
Up until 1974; Sweden was still forcefully castrating gypsies, Jews, Sami and insane women. People of color where not considered "people", they where simply sub-humans at best. But several racial biologist suspected that they might be just animals.
There was even one theory presented by a german philosopher that black people couldn't really speak, they were merely imitating speech, just like a parrot. And all education was completely wasted, because the negro was not intelligent enough to read.

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costumrs — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 09:42 PM)

I disagree. They aren't human, but they are people. As far as I'm concerned, any self-aware intelligent entity is a person.

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jakubmike — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 03:44 PM)

"They're not people!"
Soylent green is people!
Soylent green is made out of people!!!
Sorrycould not resist

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topher208 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 04:18 PM)

I agree. Just because they're not human, doesn't mean they're not people.

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jakubmike — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 04:19 PM)

But it at least makes them edible without being accused of canibalism!

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Manicc77 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 04:21 PM)

Roulette's next business venture.

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jakubmike — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 04:23 PM)

Just to be clear, I am not saying we should eat aliens, I am just putting this on a table as a possibility

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Manicc77 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 04:26 PM)

Sneaky pun not intended?

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JRC-6 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 05:45 PM)

Trying to keep my mind out of the gutter.

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mythbustfan — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 09:04 AM)

Alien, the other, other, other white meat
Alien, it's what's for dinner
Alien-a-roni, the San Francisco treat
name the movie or tv quote
SQUEAL! Squeal like a little piggy poo (Note: not Deliverance)

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flyerzzrul — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 05:51 PM)

"We're having Martian for dinner."
"I want white meat!"

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edu-fk — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 07:53 PM)

"Lastly, why is this trope so damn popular in sci-fi for some reason?"
Because it mirrors our world, with people saying gays, blacks, mexicans, muslims shouldn't be treated as people or have equal rights. Aliens are just an allegory to the different.

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u_niverse — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 12:40 AM)

we have a winner

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DragonbradZ — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 06:04 PM)

winner winner alien dinner
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/797-Transformers-Revenge