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Bull Fighting
BillieTheBot
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I was going to put this in Sport or Entertainment but some people probably don't class it as either so here it is.
Basically, I went to a bullfight yesterday (sunday) as part of the lead-up to the big festival celebrating Quito's Independence Day. It was really cool, I thought, and we got to see the best bullfighter in the world called El Juli direct from Spain who, even if you've never seen bullfighting before, you'd be able to appreciate this guy's skill.
Afterwards, I was chatting with Mrs. T who firstly didn't know that they actually kill the bulls at the end and secondly thought it was cruel and evil, despite the fact that the actual killing of the bull, whilst not being inconsequential, is by far the most boring part of the fight.
Now, I don't want to get on to a debate about fox hunting as everyone knows they are vermin who need to be kept in check. However, my question is this - given that bullfighting is so ingrained into the culture and mentality of the Spanish and the Latin Americans, much more so than fox hunting over here was, does that make it any less evil/cruel? Has anyone been to see a bullfight and if so, do you have any opinions on it? I had a great day and so did the crowd. Does make me evil/sadistic?
I'd be interested to hear your opinions, particularly from those people who have been to see a bullfight.
Basically, I went to a bullfight yesterday (sunday) as part of the lead-up to the big festival celebrating Quito's Independence Day. It was really cool, I thought, and we got to see the best bullfighter in the world called El Juli direct from Spain who, even if you've never seen bullfighting before, you'd be able to appreciate this guy's skill.
Afterwards, I was chatting with Mrs. T who firstly didn't know that they actually kill the bulls at the end and secondly thought it was cruel and evil, despite the fact that the actual killing of the bull, whilst not being inconsequential, is by far the most boring part of the fight.
Now, I don't want to get on to a debate about fox hunting as everyone knows they are vermin who need to be kept in check. However, my question is this - given that bullfighting is so ingrained into the culture and mentality of the Spanish and the Latin Americans, much more so than fox hunting over here was, does that make it any less evil/cruel? Has anyone been to see a bullfight and if so, do you have any opinions on it? I had a great day and so did the crowd. Does make me evil/sadistic?
I'd be interested to hear your opinions, particularly from those people who have been to see a bullfight.
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I've never been so I don't know what it would be like but i'd probably feel bad.
Hunting is one of the most basic and natural instincs that most people unfortunately never get to experience. I love it.
No, I don't think it's that bad. What have bulls ever done for us. Kill em all I say.
I also assume they at least eat the Bull or something afterwards?
I think people should only hunt what they intend to eat themselves.
Don't know about the situation in Italy/Portugal/Some South American Countries, but in Spain, even if the bull gets the fighter, it still get's killed in the end...
And yes, a lot of the time, in fact, most of the time, the bull will be eaten. I've eaten meat from a recently fought bull, and the meat is top notch beef. What a lot of people don't know, is that the bulls that are bred for fighting are treated and cared for to the highest degree before they enter the ring. So the meat they produce is of the highest quality... only thing is, the way it is slaughtered isn't the most othordox.
course I like to spend my afternoons hitting old people with my car, so who am I to judge really?
Hunting for the pot is fine, as long as you dont go nuts and start dynamite fishing.
Bull fighting isnt inherantly bad, its just they could finish off the bull in a much nicer way, there's no need to jab it with things and generally torture it.
Agreed