Entomophagy: Should eating insects be socially acceptable?

[NDN]

In numerous cultures world-wide, including that of my mother, eating insects is socially acceptable. Obviously, that is not the case here and other areas in the West. My question is, should we attempt to do away with this taboo? I'm of the opinion that we should, I mean look at these advantages:

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Not to mention they add a little spice and extra-variety to our national palette.

[NDN]

You can't "get rid" of a taboo or make something socially acceptable, however people might come to accept certain behaviors over time.

That's pretty much what I meant.

[NDN]

Should be legal, I'd never do it.

Not even chocolate ants?

[NDN]

You realize you (unintentionally) consume insect parts daily anyway, right? It's impossible to get them out of certain fruit, vegetables, etc.

[NDN]

I'm probably one of the few people on the board who regularly eat insects.. by regularly I mean every couple months I'll get a bag of grubs and/or a back of crickets, grasshoppers, whatever, from one of the fried insect ladies on the street.  They usually have fried shrimps too.  Everything is somewhat pre-cooked as far as I can tell, and she just fries it in hot oil with some herbs, tosses it in a bag, and sprays it with a salty sauce from a bottle. 

What's the best you've had? I've always thought that cricket looked pretty good.

NDN is your mother from Thailand?  Specifically Isaan?

Colombia actually. They eat ants regularly there. Not just with chocolate either. Some areas have actually nearly hunted them to extinction just to get good culonas (of course it's impossible to ever deplete them).

[NDN]

Option 3. 

Seriously, can anyone even contemplate eating this?

No, but as far as I know there aren't any cultures where people eat coackroaches.