Fivers aren't suitable for vegetarians, apparently.

[Edwardo Piet]

The new fivers are super cool.

[ApeNotKillApe]

Churchill FTW!

[Edwardo Piet]

Oh I just like the shiny texture.

That's what she said.

To the man with the robot penis.

[ApeNotKillApe]

Oh I just like the shiny texture.

That's what she said.

To the man with the robot penis.

[Excited Penguin]

I agree that this isn't right and I'm not even vegan or vegetarian. The government shouldn't be in the business of making money out of animal products. People should have the choice to avoid such products. This is illegitimate on its face. If you lived in a society where they made money out of people, you might understand that point of view. If you don't care or don't even want to think about it, perhaps you should read some philosophical treatment of this matter, such as Peter Singer's work.

[Edwardo Piet]

Many many things are made out of animal products and people use them unknowingly.

[ApeNotKillApe]

When you say money made of humans, you mean like factory farm people bred specifically to be diced into cash or like recycling predead corpses?

[Excited Penguin]

When you say money made of humans, you mean like factory farm people bred specifically to be diced into cash or like recycling predead corpses?

Both could conceivably be problematic, but I was mainly thinking of the former. 

The latter could be okay given prior consent of the person while alive,or by their relatives after death, alternatively. Of course one could think up a society where certain commodities might depend on doing this against people's wishes just as we do with animals in the current one, but we are not even there with animals right now, I don't think, so that point is moot.

[ApeNotKillApe]

When you say money made of humans, you mean like factory farm people bred specifically to be diced into cash or like recycling predead corpses?

Both could conceivably be problematic, but I was mainly thinking of the former. 

Good. I hate recycling.

The latter could be okay given prior consent of the person while alive,or by their relatives after death, alternatively. Of course one could think up a society where certain commodities might depend on doing this against people's wishes just as we do with animals in the current one, but we are not even there with animals right now, I don't think, so that point is moot.

Beyond the idea being rather questionable on some practical levels, I honestly wouldn't care that much; it's dead matter. Sure people would get uppity about it, but people are stupid and will make ruckus about anything that upsets their learned behaviors, people got uppity when they were told they weren't allowed to own humans as property anymore, and I doubt most now would see that as some kind of terrible infringement on the slaver's rights.
Polite treatment of decaying matter isn't a moral concern, it's a learned behavior, a legal question of ownership maybe. I don't care if it looks like nan, it's just stuff. Throw her naked corpse to the dogs, I don't give a shit.

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Many many things are made out of animal products and people use them unknowingly.

Easiest and most fun way to annoy a vegan is point out their unknowing hypocrisy.

[Excited Penguin]

Many many things are made out of animal products and people use them unknowingly.

That doesn't address my point.