I have been watching it on Toros TV from Seville. It's cruel but fascinating at how many people show up to watch this. Seems to be an upper class event. I have have never heard of the Picador before - a guy on a huge horse who spears the bull to weaken him. Cruel stuff. The Matadors are treated like rock stars.
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I'm old, and when I was a kid they used to show bullfights on the cheapest UHF channels. I mean I was a little kid, like five years old and with zero clues about right, wrong, or cruelty to animals. And even then, knowing nothing and having about ten brain cells reporting for duty... I was rooting for the bull.
Nope - absolutely never. And if that offended someone - tough.
But apparently even in Spain a majority of people are against it so I wonder how much longer it will be practiced.
NO - and it should be outlawed.
shareI was born in Spain. I attended once bullfighting and from that moment on I knew I would not do it again. Fortunately among the younger generation there are a lot of people against it. There are 2 or 3 regions in Spain where bullfighting is banned, and I think in the future are going to be more.
The further north you go the less people you will find who like this. Sevilla ( a beautiful historical city)is in the south.
I did notice that the spectators seemed to be older. Much like horse racing fans in North America.
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shareNo way.
It's possible to maintain the tradition without the animals being killed or injured.
I am surprised the EU hasn't banned this.
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They couldn't even if they wanted to. It falls under the areas of sport, culture and (possibly) tourism. The EU has no power over its members in these areas.
i thought the eu was all powerful.
shareOh, it's very powerful on trade and competition rules and stuff like that, less so in other areas of policy (Public health, environment for two examples), and not at all on others. (Has nothing whatsoever to do with stuff like education policy.)
It's a mixed bag of powers, really -- but it's mostly a trading bloc with add-ons.
No. I find the whole thing barbaric and disgusting.
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