Day 18 - "I'll have the Veggie Burger, Please" #edcmooc

"They're Made Out of Meat," the fourth video in the Week 3 assortment is a perfectly horrific video.  With mere vocal inflection and basic dialog this short flick manages to dehumanize and even engender disgust for the human being.  Two men from outer space discuss earthlings as "meat" who are "born meat" and who "die meat" and make "meat sounds." 

While watching this video, it is difficult to remember all that is beautiful about the "meat" that makes up the human form--from a newborn, to a child on a school yard, to an expectant mother, to a bent old man.  Yes, they are made of meat, and bones and energy and a spiritual essence which sets us apart from any other species on earth. 

Two days ago I read the term "selfie" for the first time. According to the Urban Dictionary, a Selfie is: "A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website."  Today a dear friend texted me this picture of her two year old son with only one word in the text-"selfie."  I Photoshopped texture and blur into the photo as she was reluctant to have her son's image bouncing freely around the web, but you can still see the pure joy in the face of this very young digital native who is pleased a punch with his newly acquired selfie skills.  In my mind, this makes him human, not meat.