Barcode Comparison

The joke plays on the idea of being reduced to a commodity. It's dark humor because it connects self-harm with the impersonal nature of a barcode. The person is feeling like an object rather than a person with emotions.

• Monster
• Commodity
• Self Harm
• Common
• Metal
• Beverage

• I know I'm valuable. I come with a barcode.
• If I went to Walmart, I would be able to scan my own wrists because they're barcodes too.
• What’s the difference between a barcode and Rachel Sutherland’s wrist? Nothing, they both get scanned for a fresh new pack of razor blades.
• What is the difference between me and food? Food has a use.