On Wednesday of this week, the members of the Catalan parliament in Spain voted 68 to 55 to ban the barbarism of bullfighting from their region. The move made Catalonia the first region in mainland Spain to take this historic step. Josep Rull, a lawmaker from Convergence and Union, a Catalan party opined, “We can be proud to have demonstrated today that Catalonia has a more dignified and respectful society that believes in eliminating the torture and suffering of animals.” Obviously an intellect, as is everyone else who voted with him.
Not to be outdone, of course, the voice of the mental midgets arguing to keep the cruelty going for the entertainment of discerning types, found a spokesperson. A bullfighter, Vicente Barrera spoke up for those who thrill to bloodletting. This cro-magnon denounced those who voted for the ban as abandoning "the tradition and culture that makes Spain so special." How sad that anyone should believe public spectacles that exist solely to kill for entertainment are all that distinguish the Spanish culture. How wonderful that the majority of those who voted in the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Wednesday have moved past the dark ages where Barrera and his ilk are mired.
Unfortunately, although Catalonia, a region previously steeped in the tradition of bullfighting, has been able to see the "sport" for the horrendous barbarism that is is, others are seemingly incapable of such forward thinking. I am not talking here about any citizen of Spain, more's the pity. No, I speak of intellectually challenged individuals at metronews.ca. Metro produces freebie newspapers distributed in six Canadian cities, not in Spain. These people are not part of the tradition that supposedly makes Spain so special. Those involved with the paper's Wednesday caption contest are simply idiots. On that day, the picture displayed for readers to caption was one of a bullring scene, showing a bull in the process of being tortured to death. The instructions to the left of the disgusting photo read, "Write a funny caption for the image to the right..." What kind of moron considers such a picture to be one that could actually have any humour to it at all?
Another very sad aspect to this display of inexcusable disregard for life is the fact that there will be captions submitted by far too many people. When the sanctity of life, in any form, is treated with such blatant disregard, even one person submitting a caption would be one too many.
I wonder - if those who chose the photo for the contest and those who submit captions could be plunked down in front of the spectacle; if they could be forced to watch the death throes of the poor beleaguered bull and listen to those who cheered while its life blood drained away ... would any of them upchuck their lunch at the gore, or would they all come out happily giggling and full of funny new captions to submit for the next photo of a death scene that metronews.ca digs up for its readers' amusement?
3 comments:
I submitted the caption, "See you at the unemployment office."
I think it's pretty damned funny.
Yes, I heard the news. One small step in the right direction.
And the unemployment office ... yes, although they may be challenged to find another calling that leverages their existing skills. Retraining may be in order.
Hi, I totally agree! When I saw that picture in the paper I was shocked. I sent an e-mail to the paper to voice my disgust, but I doubt anyone read it/cared.
Post a Comment