I know. But we don't really 'like' predators, generally speaking, and the predators we do 'like' we ignore the predatory aspects of. (I'm using 'like' here as something more like "have positive stereotypes of," when I don't think that actually correlates with individual people liking that animal in real-world instances) Seeing owls, lions, dogs, etc. in all their bloodthirsty glory would likely put people off. Maybe even be frightening. I could easily see owls as representing the downfall of intellectual utopianism turned authoritarian killing spree or something.
Yes, but that's the sort of representation I'm concerned with.
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Date: 2010-06-25 02:53 pm (UTC)Yes, but that's the sort of representation I'm concerned with.