“According to a 2018 paper in PLOS Biology,
the average French citizen, for example, sees more than four ‘virtual’
lions every day, which means that in a year, she witnesses more lions
than exist in the whole of West Africa. Dressing as a lion for a costume
party conjures less the real creature than this object of cultural
taxidermy.”
the average French citizen, for example, sees more than four ‘virtual’
lions every day, which means that in a year, she witnesses more lions
than exist in the whole of West Africa. Dressing as a lion for a costume
party conjures less the real creature than this object of cultural
taxidermy.”
https://aeon.co/essays/playing-animal-reflects-back-our-yearnings-and-repulsions