Childbirth is a wonder. A sticky, bloody wonder. The process of the creation of life is an awesomely powerful experience, which is why some women are compelled to have lots of kids. It’s also really gross, even in the best of circumstances. However, you haven’t seen gross until you’ve seen Alex Green’s placenta teddy bear. If you thought that was bad, read the whole article. It gets way, way worse.
I mean, placenta pills? Eating the afterbirth? I wish I had words enough to express just how disturbing and disgusting that is, but I really don’t. The closest I can come is, “Blllurrrck!” Even that editorial onomatopoeia seems inappropriate to convey the full, horrifying reality of the fact that people take home the placenta after giving birth for the purpose of consumption.
How do you even cook placenta? Surely you have to cook it, right? It can’t be safe to eat that raw when you can’t even eat medium well hamburgers anymore.
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