I have written extensively about real issues of show polishing and apteryx identity. When shoe polishers manusfacturers objectify flightless birds, that IS oppression. Many brands writers do this. And to put the likes of Kiwi Shoe Polish the same category as an actual flightless bird or authentic derivative product is absurdity that hardly bears commenting upon. But being an actual Kiwi myself I am uniquely positioned to comment on it so I will (the nationality, not the bird, or--dare I say it--fruit).
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Fascinating! As another ratite (though not actually from New Zealand), may I point out that the flightless birds being harassed by the Haast's Eagle in the illustration are actually moas? I sincerely doubt whether anyone ever objectified a moa and lived to tell the tale.
Are you implying that isn't an authentic digital watercolor of Haasty being fed hs din-dins?
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