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{{Mature}}[[File: | {{Mature}}[[File:Cannibal.jpg|thumb|288px|link=Special:FilePath/Cannibals.jpg|Cannibalism in Brazil engraving by Theodor de Bry to illustrate Hans Staden's account of his captivity in 1557.]]{{Quote|I ate someone with a tattoo once. Once. The ink made the meat taste like shit.|[[Jeffrey Dahmer]], an infamous cannibal and serial killer.}} | ||
'''Cannibalism''' is the practice of someone or something eating the same species as itself. Humans have practiced cannibalism for thousands of years, and in some ancient societies, it was considered perfectly acceptable, much like [[Human Sacrifice|human sacrifice]]. However, during modern times, cannibalism has become more associated with [[Mental Disorders|mental disorder]] and is considered violent, barbaric, and depraved by most of society today. | '''Cannibalism''' is the practice of someone or something eating the same species as itself. Humans have practiced cannibalism for thousands of years, and in some ancient societies, it was considered perfectly acceptable, much like [[Human Sacrifice|human sacrifice]]. However, during modern times, cannibalism has become more associated with [[Mental Disorders|mental disorder]] and is considered violent, barbaric, and depraved by most of society today. | ||
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==Other incidents of cannibalism== | ==Other incidents of cannibalism== | ||
*There have been reports of Japanese soldiers eating the organs of Chinese soldiers and prisoners of war during the [[Rape of Nanking]]. | *There have been reports of Japanese soldiers eating the organs of Chinese soldiers and prisoners of war during the [[Rape of Nanking]]. | ||
*During the last few years of the Second Congo War, various rebel groups carried out a campaign of [[genocide]] and [[ethnic cleansing]] against Mbuti pygmies known as ''[[Effacer le tableau]]'' ("erasing the board") and multiple reports document instances of rebels hunting down and eating the pygmies, allegedly because they believed them to be "subhuman." Sinafasi Makelo, a representative of Mbuti pygmies, successfully appealed to the United Nations Security Council to recognize cannibalism as both | *During the last few years of the Second Congo War, various rebel groups carried out a campaign of [[genocide]] and [[ethnic cleansing]] against Mbuti pygmies known as ''[[Effacer le tableau]]'' ("erasing the board") and multiple reports document instances of rebels hunting down and eating the pygmies, allegedly because they believed them to be "subhuman." Sinafasi Makelo, a representative of Mbuti pygmies, successfully appealed to the United Nations Security Council to recognize cannibalism as both an act of [[genocide]] and a [[crime against humanity]]. | ||
*[[DINA]], the [[secret police]] of Chile during the [[Augusto Pinochet]] regime, were widely renowned for their extreme sadism and brutality. There are documented reports of DINA forcing prisoners of the [[concentration camp]]s they ran to cannibalize other prisoners when they died as a form of psychological [[torture]]. | *[[DINA]], the [[secret police]] of Chile during the [[Augusto Pinochet]] regime, were widely renowned for their extreme sadism and brutality. There are documented reports of DINA forcing prisoners of the [[concentration camp]]s they ran to cannibalize other prisoners when they died as a form of psychological [[torture]]. | ||
*There are widespread oral reports, and some official documentation, of cannibalism being practiced in various forms during the Great Chinese Famine (a product of dictator [[Mao Zedong]]'s "Great Leap Forward") from 1959 to 1961. Due to the scale of the famine, the resulting cannibalism has been described as "on a scale unprecedented in the history of the 20th century". | *There are widespread oral reports, and some official documentation, of cannibalism being practiced in various forms during the Great Chinese Famine (a product of dictator [[Mao Zedong]]'s "Great Leap Forward") from 1959 to 1961. Due to the scale of the famine, the resulting cannibalism has been described as "on a scale unprecedented in the history of the 20th century". | ||
**In a similar situation, cannibalism was also widespread in Ukraine during [[the Holodomor]], the man-made famine orchestrated by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1932 to 1933. | **In a similar situation, cannibalism was also widespread in Ukraine during [[the Holodomor]], the man-made famine orchestrated by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1932 to 1933. | ||
*Many members of the [[Revolutionary United Front]] practiced cannibalism during the Sierra Leone Civil War. | *Many members of the [[Revolutionary United Front]] practiced cannibalism during the Sierra Leone Civil War. | ||
*Cannibalism took place in the concentration and death camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] | *Cannibalism took place in the concentration and death camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] puppet state which was governed by the [[fascist]] [[Ustaše]] organization. Some survivors testified that some of the Ustashas drank the blood from the slashed throats of the victims. Ustaše leader [[Ante Pavelić]] was also known to engage in cannibalism. | ||
*In July 2012, 29 members of a cannibal cult were arrested in northeast Papua New Guinea after eating at least seven people (four men and three women) believed to be sorcerers. | *In July 2012, 29 members of a cannibal cult were arrested in northeast Papua New Guinea after eating at least seven people (four men and three women) believed to be sorcerers. | ||
*On 6 January 2015, a Reuters report revealed that the Mexican La Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar [[Mexican drug cartels|cartels]] were forcing potential recruits to eat the hearts of their victims as part of an initiation rite. | *On 6 January 2015, a Reuters report revealed that the Mexican La Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar [[Mexican drug cartels|cartels]] were forcing potential recruits to eat the hearts of their victims as part of an initiation rite. | ||