To refer to someone as a "piece of meat" is dehumanizing and disrespectful. While the expression is almost only used with a sexual meaning, it doesn't have to be.

In this context, the solder refers to the prisoner as a "piece of meat" to indicate he doesn't consider him as human, just an objective.

To refer to someone as a "piece of meat" is dehumanizing and disrespectful. While the expression is almost only used with a sexual meaning, it doesn't have to be.

In this context, the soldier refers to the prisoner as a "piece of meat" to indicate he doesn't consider him as human, just an objective.