Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id AAA11101 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:17:43 GMT To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Message-Id: <AA-EA2D143FB1ACC4EB8E6B8984E4DDBA7E-ZZ@homebase1.prodigy.net> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:13:50 -0500 From: "Philip Jonkers" <PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net> Subject: RE: Sensory and sensibility Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Grant:
>What I can't figure out is why the cutest thing in
San Diego these days is a
>Panda from China. We have no way of ever having
developed a relationship
>with them and they don't even try to act cute. They
just crawl around
>looking for food and acting self absorbed. They
don't even react to the
>crowd at the zoo that is attracted by them. I guess
it's the "hard-to-get"
>meme. Or maybe it's just that we learned as children
to love teddy bears,
>which they seem to resemble. The Australian teddy
bear, the Koala, also has
>a strong following.
Any creature that looks fluffy, cute, tender, fragile,
funny, friendly-looking we like to cuddle rather than
merely tolerate. These creatures don't pose a threat.
Any animal short of these requirements stands a fair
chance to be driven into extinction by our
loving and caring humankind.
Philip.
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