\nAs a kid, I never saw hairbands with animal-like ears. Perhaps they came into being sometime in the 90s, though I can’t confirm I saw any before 2000, except perhaps with Halloween costumes. Now, they’re fairly common.\n<\/p>\n
\nToday, people have a great affinity with animals. In the 70s and 80s, people did have pets, of course, but animals were seen as different from people – separate from them.<\/p>\n
Since the 2000s, however, it seems that people explore their similarity with animals. I’ve seen at least one ad in which a person was enjoying a pet’s snacks. Many people simply won’t have kids – their pets are their children. Animals have sweaters, rain gear, and beds.<\/p>\n
\nAnimal rights constitute a serious issue. People are increasingly becoming vegan for ethical reasons as well as health. People empathize with animals perhaps more than with humans, sometimes.<\/p>\n
\nI’d say the reason behind people’s growing connection with animals is that colonization is outmoded. In the days of empires and colonies, colonizing powers saw a place as either “wild” or “civilized”. Civilization was only attainable by humans and legitimized their power.<\/p>\n
\nToday, people don’t so much see themselves as “more legitimate” than animals. In a post-colonial world, people look for commonality. They don’t feel the need to dominate animals or separate themselves from them; rather, they emulate them. Being charming is how pets have always survived, and probably humans as well.\n<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor reflects about a modern custom. As a kid, I never saw hairbands with animal-like ears. Perhaps they came into being sometime in the 90s, though I can’t confirm I saw any before 2000, except perhaps …<\/p>\n