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As an animal lover, I am thrilled. What about dogs? "Dogs are people too"

I want my cat recognized as well,

Can the chimps now go on welfare, get sec-8, free ObamaShrub phones, food stamps and be on welfare for generations and blame the hard workers for all their problems??

Strategist says

chimps-granted-human-rights-recognized-as-'legal persons'

About freaking time! A new born chimp is every bit as intelligent and self-aware as a new born human. To consider one a person and the other not is simply hypocrisy. It's only when humans pass one year of age that they finally start surpassing chimps in intelligence and awareness. An adult chimp is more sentient and intelligent than even a three-year-old human. So how can one consider a three-year-old human to be a person but an adult chimp not one?

sbh says

Call it Crazy says

Now SBH is going to want MORE government handouts

Never took a government handout in my life, but don't stop lying just because you're an ignorant idiot:

We all know that CIC depends heavily on welfare. Pretty much, he's guilty of everything he accuses others of being.

It was a writ of "Habeus Apeshit".

Dan8267 says

chimps-granted-human-rights-recognized-as-'legal persons'

About freaking time!

Wait till the chimp sues you or its taxpayer funded caretaker sues you.

Can they now open an investing account and trade banana futures? Can they flip houses and retire in Caliguan splendor? Until they can oppress the plebes with capitalist maneuvers they're hardly sentient, or at least they hate Freedom (TM)!

Quigley says

Can they now open an investing account and trade banana futures? Can they flip houses and retire in Caliguan splendor?

They will flip trees. Might solve the affordability problem.

lostand confused says

Wait till the chimp sues you or its taxpayer funded caretaker sues you.

What we call "human rights" and what we call "civil rights" are two different things with different bases. Human rights should be call personal rights. That may not have the marketing weight of "human rights", but it's a more accurate term.

A chimp should be on the same legal standing as a human child, possessing all personal rights, but not necessary the right to vote, sue, enter contracts as these things require higher levels of mental development. There's a reason why children don't vote, enter contracts by themselves, or initiate lawsuits. However, it does make sense that humans can initiate legal proceedings on behalf of chimps like they do on behalf of children.

All while our rooster has no rights and can be consumed for lunch any day.

Dan8267 says

What we call "human rights" and what we call "civil rights" are two different things with different bases. Human rights should be call personal rights. That may not have the marketing weight of "human rights", but it's a more accurate term.

A chimp should be on the same legal standing as a human child, possessing all personal rights, but not necessary the right to vote, sue, enter contracts as these things require higher levels of mental development. There's a reason why children don't vote, enter contracts by themselves, or initiate lawsuits. However, it does make sense that humans can initiate legal proceedings on behalf of chimps like they do on behalf of children.

You know you're opening up a whole new can of worms, right?
Just wait till the roosters claim discrimination, and demand civil rights.

FortWayne says

All while our rooster has no rights and can be consumed for lunch any day.

It's already happening.

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Blurtman says

Richard Dawkins said "We are all African Apes" Charles Darwin said "We are descendants of monkeys" They are both right.
Man originated from Africa. There is very little genetic difference between humans and apes.

What if I am from a culture that eats chimpanzee-am I cannibal???

lostand confused says

What if I am from a culture that eats chimpanzee-am I cannibal???

No, person and human are not synonymous.

However, you would have the same ethical and medical problems as cannibals to a degree. It is likely that HIV was created when a virus crossed the species barrier due to the practice of eating "bush meat", i.e. other primates. If you eat things that have very similar genetic code to you, then their parasites become yours.

Dan8267 says

lostand confused says

What if I am from a culture that eats chimpanzee-am I cannibal???

No, person and human are not synonymous.

Yes, you are a cannibal. You can't eat your distant cousins.

Strategist says

You can't eat your distant cousins.

All life on this planet is your distant cousin.