If you have read this before or this is a re-post, I apologize. However this article and phrase have been coming up in my mind a lot recently. I have been advising people to "consider the lobster," by which I generally think I mean, "Take everything you're thinking, throw it out, flip it upside down, and consider the newest, perhaps least initially considered 'important' perspective you can. "
Oh, damn it. I found NikolaiFyodorov's original post which has some good discussion on it. So go there instead. If this sinks into the hub unnoticed I'll nuke it for space. I also think the directive sounds whimsical.
Now I think I would like a lobster tattoo. But give it six months. :)
organicAnt - I think this article does an excellent job of considering the uncomfortable aspects of eating meat and animals without making the audience, which I think we can safely assume are a majority omnivores, feel too guilty. I certainly did not feel attacked but rather, as always, "Consider the Lobster" leaves me questioning, considering, and examining my own perspectives. I think this is a very effective piece because it is not incendiary and it is not judgmental, but it does not mince its words, facts or perspectives either. Then again apparently the article got quite a mixed reception from Gourmet readers so maybe other people would not agree with my feelings on it.
I think it is an excellent piece.