This story, the second appearance of the aliens of Omicron Persei 8, has many side-notes worthy of taking interest in. First off is the question that Jrr has to ask of his fellow Omicronians, whether it's okay for them to eat humans as the humans have eaten their young. Eventually, Lrr, the leader of the planet, does eat a certain human hippie, noting that something was wrong before acting as if he is under the influence of a perception-altering drug.
Although it does comment on some social difficulties, such as whether or not it's natural for a carnivorous feline to learn to eat a plant-based product (no), it should be remembered that this show was never intended to be a commentary on the social welfare, just a satire on how things are today. That's not a contradiction, as it's not suggested how these problems could be fixed, but that they'll still have them in the future. And the fact that certain beloved species now are vermin (in the case of owls) or foodstuff in the future (for instance, the fact that the dolphin they ate wasn't that smart in that he gambled his money away) is merely a satirical statement as to how paradigms are likely to shift in the future.
As per other determinations that loving Leela is, somehow, supposed to be associated with bestiality, all I have to say about that is "come on." It's not as if Captain Kirk was accused of it, and he slept with plenty of alien women. And, should you care to investigate further, it turns out Leela is actually a mutant human after all, not knowing until a later season.
Although it does comment on some social difficulties, such as whether or not it's natural for a carnivorous feline to learn to eat a plant-based product (no), it should be remembered that this show was never intended to be a commentary on the social welfare, just a satire on how things are today. That's not a contradiction, as it's not suggested how these problems could be fixed, but that they'll still have them in the future. And the fact that certain beloved species now are vermin (in the case of owls) or foodstuff in the future (for instance, the fact that the dolphin they ate wasn't that smart in that he gambled his money away) is merely a satirical statement as to how paradigms are likely to shift in the future.
As per other determinations that loving Leela is, somehow, supposed to be associated with bestiality, all I have to say about that is "come on." It's not as if Captain Kirk was accused of it, and he slept with plenty of alien women. And, should you care to investigate further, it turns out Leela is actually a mutant human after all, not knowing until a later season.