this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2025
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[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I wonder if the artist was aware of the actual real-life animal abuse practice similar to their comic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingering

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Every day I discover a new creative way that humans are messed up.

[–] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I discovered another new way by clicking on a see also link. I'm so glad bikes exist.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I prefer the Terry Pratchett approach.

[–] Karl@programming.dev 14 points 2 weeks ago

That's horrifying

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Worth noting that people also do this to themselves voluntarily.