Thanks for writing. It sounds to me as if the contrast between my support of the House Rabbit Society and my quoting from the cookbook is confusing you: if I understand you correctly, you likely believe that I support both perspectives. That is, of course, one level of reading the page, but please read on.

Another way of reading would be to recognize the irony of the quotation; similar is Renata’s use of irony in her remark, “Do you want a Rubik cube for your bunnies?” Still, I would not support this reading because, frankly, I find the directions for skinning a rabbit to be disgusting. Having adopted a rabbit who was “too old to breed and too tough for meat,” I do not find the topic to be material suitable for humor—at least not on the pages I sponsor.

Another, more challenging way of reading would be to “deconstruct” the contrasting perspectives. Through deconstruction we can, according to Warren Hedges, “gain insight into how our own sense of ourselves … depends on oppositions that can be deconstructed.” Significantly, I have, in several instances among my pages, included dissenting voices in an effort to help visitors deconstruct the material; doing so, they empower themselves by creating meaning through a conscious, conscientious effort. A few examples include the following:
· My Breakfast poem 118
· Anonymous comment on my Magnetic Poetry
· Comments from Jerome and Mary

Finally, to help visitors in their efforts, I added a few pages addressing deconstruction, and I thank you sincerely for your thoughtful inquiry.