Eviva Espana. - Page 2

Pebs · 08-07-2008, 13:58

Hehe interesting way of looking at it I guess.

Will · 08-07-2008, 14:37

Pebs just to reassure you, I don't particularly find it fascinating or brilliant or cool... I'm just not offended by it. However I concede entirely why you and others would be.

I just find this such a small tip of an ever grotesque iceberg that frankly it doesn't affect me and I can sort of accept the cultural differences or traditions that we find so odd.

However, to contrast and to add hypocracy to my schpeil, I abhor whale hunting that the Japs are doing just for the sake of doing it - in spite of some of them being endagered and near to exctinction - I find that enraging to levels of anger I cannot describe. So I'm not entirely callous enough to think that it's harmless fun... and if I use the same arguement of cultural diversity and acceptance maybe the whaling falls under the same net (no pun intended)?

It's a toughie because obviously the bull is not endagered and they are given a good life - and believe it or not if the bull manages to escape it is let go to roam free anyway that's an aside. It's not a brilliant sport, then again blood sports aren't brilliant IMO. However nature always gets it's own back at some point - as has happened here.

Pebs · 08-07-2008, 15:05

The bulls then go on to face a matador according to the article. Short of carrying a covert sub machine gun I can't see the bulls escaping

Will · 08-07-2008, 15:12

Do they eat it afterwards? The last one I went to they hung and let it cure as per normal. I think it was given initially the Torreador and his family... but I think it varies from city to city? It is an unfair thing to do, but then again battery hen farming in my eyes is worse... or am I just strange?!

Belmit · 08-07-2008, 16:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

battery hen farming in my eyes is worse...

OMG BATTERY HEN FARMING IN YOUR EYES!

Haly · 08-07-2008, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

OMG BATTERY HEN FARMING IN YOUR EYES!

Ohhh the mental image

Will · 08-07-2008, 16:39

LOL! Git!

Garp · 23-07-2008, 17:36

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7521034.stm

My heart bleeds, honest.

Justsomebloke · 23-07-2008, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garp

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7521034.stm

My heart bleeds, honest.

Found this there an all

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7510836.stm

Lana · 24-07-2008, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

It's part of a culture that to us is very alien, just like in other parts of the world, you have your hand chopped off for being a theif, or your outer labia cut off once you turn 13 (some african country) with no anaesthetic. Gross? Yes. Weird? Yes. Inhumane?

dude, I don't know. I would call that pretty inhumane. The call the one Female Genital Mutilation and it's severely uncool. It's considered a crime against women.

08-07-2008, 13:58	#11
Pebs Easymouth Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,716	Hehe interesting way of looking at it I guess. __________________ ...faster you naughty little monkey! Running through hell, heaven can wait!

08-07-2008, 14:37	#12
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Pebs just to reassure you, I don't particularly find it fascinating or brilliant or cool... I'm just not offended by it. However I concede entirely why you and others would be. I just find this such a small tip of an ever grotesque iceberg that frankly it doesn't affect me and I can sort of accept the cultural differences or traditions that we find so odd. However, to contrast and to add hypocracy to my schpeil, I abhor whale hunting that the Japs are doing just for the sake of doing it - in spite of some of them being endagered and near to exctinction - I find that enraging to levels of anger I cannot describe. So I'm not entirely callous enough to think that it's harmless fun... and if I use the same arguement of cultural diversity and acceptance maybe the whaling falls under the same net (no pun intended)? It's a toughie because obviously the bull is not endagered and they are given a good life - and believe it or not if the bull manages to escape it is let go to roam free anyway that's an aside. It's not a brilliant sport, then again blood sports aren't brilliant IMO. However nature always gets it's own back at some point - as has happened here. __________________ *No No!*

08-07-2008, 15:05	#13
Pebs Easymouth Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,716	The bulls then go on to face a matador according to the article. Short of carrying a covert sub machine gun I can't see the bulls escaping __________________ ...faster you naughty little monkey! Running through hell, heaven can wait!

08-07-2008, 15:12	#14
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Do they eat it afterwards? The last one I went to they hung and let it cure as per normal. I think it was given initially the Torreador and his family... but I think it varies from city to city? It is an unfair thing to do, but then again battery hen farming in my eyes is worse... or am I just strange?! __________________ *No No!*

08-07-2008, 16:39	#17
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	LOL! Git! __________________ *No No!*

23-07-2008, 17:36	#18
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7521034.stm My heart bleeds, honest. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?