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[G-Flex]

I'm telling that to myself because it's true. You're telling other things to yourself because you don't want to research/think.


Menstruation is uterine lining shedding off and coming out. That's what a period is. The human egg cell is so small you might as well even consider it not to be there, and doesn't make up what we know as a "period" or menstrual fluid at all.

Chickens don't have any of that. They lay an egg. I think you could consider everything inside the egg to be the egg cell, but I'm not sure. At any rate, it is nothing similar to what bleeds out of a human woman, and is also very, very dissimilar from a human egg cell itself, which again shouldn't even matter because the human egg cell isn't even really apparent during menstruation.

[kcwong]

Well it isn't exactly Menstruation anyhow since everything in that egg is nutrient for the chick while everything in menstruation... well... isn't.

Well, that's because bird embryo develops inside an egg, which is outside of mother bird's body, so everything it needs to develop is packed inside the egg. Placental mammals send nutrients to the embryo via placenta.

Menstruation is disposed uterus lining when the mammal isn't pregnant and placenta not formed. Eggs we ate are unfertilized bird embryos disposed by the bird. PETA *is* correct that the two are similar.

But I do not agree we should all stop eating eggs/meat. People do need to eat protein, especially for the developing bodies of children and teens, or when you exercise a lot (e.g. construction worker).

Though the proteins do not necessarily need to come from meat/egg, and definitely not as much as people in developed world eat every day.

[Neonivek]

PETA *is* correct that the two are similar

Except I think, if I remember correctly, they didn't say similar they said "Is"

Similar is almost a meaningless statement: Water is Similar to Oil

Though if that was PETA's possition then... yeah it is another Margerine is almost plastic arguement... which is odd.

[Dragooble]

i think i finally figured out PETA's purpose. they are in cahoots with the real animal abusers to distract us from the greater evil. in this case pedigree dog breeders.

[G-Flex]

Menstruation is disposed uterus lining when the mammal isn't pregnant and placenta not formed. Eggs we ate are unfertilized bird embryos disposed by the bird. PETA *is* correct that the two are similar.

They're not similar at all. I've already explained why, and you've just explained it yourself.

If they're similar, I don't see how and nobody has yet explained how.

Oh, and if it was never fertilized, there's no embryo in the first place. It's just an egg cell... a weird, bloated egg cell, but an egg cell.

The only similarity between menstrual fluid (a period) and a chicken egg is that they are both, in some manner, related to ovulation. Which is sort of like saying that saliva is similar to a tooth because they're both involved in chewing food.

[Dragooble]

What the hell did i just get done saying!?

[Agdune]

This forum's steadfast refusal to stay on-topic amazes every time. But what the hell, why not.

[kcwong]

Menstruation is disposed uterus lining when the mammal isn't pregnant and placenta not formed. Eggs we ate are unfertilized bird embryos disposed by the bird. PETA *is* correct that the two are similar.

They're not similar at all. I've already explained why, and you've just explained it yourself.

If they're similar, I don't see how and nobody has yet explained how.

Oh, and if it was never fertilized, there's no embryo in the first place. It's just an egg cell... a weird, bloated egg cell, but an egg cell.

The only similarity between menstrual fluid (a period) and a chicken egg is that they are both, in some manner, related to ovulation. Which is sort of like saying that saliva is similar to a tooth because they're both involved in chewing food.

Here's the similarities: Both are part of the female animal's reproductive cycle, the result of a failed attempt to get fertilized. Egg cell and tissues created to support the egg cell's growth and development are dumped out. That's all it was about.

Do not confuse your disagreement with PETA asking people not to eat eggs with PETA's analogy... also, PETA's not trying to be scientifically accurate here; they are trying to find a sensational slogan to get people to become vegetarians.

If you are going for absolute scientific accuracy you may as well say there's nothing similar between a female human's period and a female cat's period because one is trying to produce a human baby while the other is trying to produce a kitty...

[Neonivek]

This forum's steadfast refusal to stay on-topic amazes every time. But what the hell, why not.

When the Topic Creator Changes the subject (or at least allows the topic change) is it really a derailment?

[G-Flex]

Menstruation is disposed uterus lining when the mammal isn't pregnant and placenta not formed. Eggs we ate are unfertilized bird embryos disposed by the bird. PETA *is* correct that the two are similar.

They're not similar at all. I've already explained why, and you've just explained it yourself.

If they're similar, I don't see how and nobody has yet explained how.

Oh, and if it was never fertilized, there's no embryo in the first place. It's just an egg cell... a weird, bloated egg cell, but an egg cell.

The only similarity between menstrual fluid (a period) and a chicken egg is that they are both, in some manner, related to ovulation. Which is sort of like saying that saliva is similar to a tooth because they're both involved in chewing food.

Here's the similarities: Both are part of the female animal's reproductive cycle, the result of a failed attempt to get fertilized. Egg cell and tissues created to support the egg cell's growth and development are dumped out.

I'm not really sure that human endometrium is very similar to egg yolk though, and I'm not sure I can think of any analogue to the albumen. And like I said, the egg cell in the human menstrual cycle might as well not even be there. And both being part of the reproductive cycle doesn't mean they're actually similar in composition.

Oh, and they went further with the analogy. They directly stated that eating a chicken egg is like digging your sister's tampon out of the trash and eating it, making the analogy even more warped, flawed, and stupid.

[Yanlin]

I present this piece of evidence.

If chicken eggs are menstruation, where's the blood?

The egg itself contains nutrients for the baby chick to consume when it's growing up in the egg. The egg itself, when fertilized, contains a fertilized egg cell which a chick grows from. Much like humans do. But in an unfertilized egg, there is none of that. It's literally just a bag of nutrients.

[Zangi]

But in an unfertilized egg, there is none of that. It's literally just a bag tasty of nutrients waiting to be cooked and eaten... or just eaten raw..

Fixed

[Neonivek]

I tried to see if Etymology could shed some light on this but Menstrual actually refers to a Monthly Cycle. (Meaning Menstraul Cycle etymologically speaking is redundant)

Though looking further apperantly I found something that was "Month-blood" but that is an equivilant word or something...

[Armok]

Almost all food is disgusting if you think about what it really is, most of it is dead things or body fluids.

[JoshuaFH]

Almost all food is disgusting if you think about what it really is, most of it is dead things or body fluids.

Most? What isn't?!