Is kissing a form of cannibalism?

United States
August 26, 2010 7:40pm CST
I just thought that when people kiss they exchange saliva so they are actually consuming other human saliva, right? It's just a random thought. Another thing I thought about is the baby and the milk, you know.
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much2say
@much2say (57780)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Aug 10
Interesting! Well, I guess with kissing there is an exchange of saliva. But we're not eating an organ or a body part - just a bodily secretion/fluid. Same with nursing a baby (I'm still doing that by the way . . . don't tell me my baby is a cannibal - ha ha). I'm assuming with cannibalism, you kill the being to eat a part of them - but with kissing or nursing, you don't kill, so it's not cannibalism. I guess!
Gorillafootprints925
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
27 Aug 10
I should have thought of that before posting this. But isn't saliva a body part? our body is made up of 75 percent water, right?
much2say
@much2say (57780)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Aug 10
It apart of our body, but I don't know that it is considered "a part". But interesting thought!
sender621
@sender621 (14890)
• United States
27 Aug 10
I have never heard of kissing to be considered a form of cannibalism. kissing is the way we show love and affection for each other. i don't like to think of kissing as being something wrong.
Gorillafootprints925
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
27 Aug 10
It's just a random thought. Don't worry I'm not trying to imply that what I was saying was right. I'm just curious.