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Debate: Bullfighting
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+ | *'''Bullfighting is a cultural event, not a "sport."''' [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/robert-elms-end-bullfighting-and-you-give-in-to-the-neutering-forces-of-accepted-taste-2040056.html Robert Elms. "End bullfighting and you give in to the neutering forces of accepted taste." The Independent. July 31st, 2010]: "Much of the Aglo antipathy to the corrida comes from the misconception that it is a sport, and a deeply unfair one at that. But this unique event, which is reviewed in the culture section of Spanish newspapers alongside opera, cannot be considered a sport; the end is pre-ordained, the pattern deeply repetitive and the element of competition almost entirely absent." | ||
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+ | *'''Bullfighting celebrates death and cycle of life.''' [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/robert-elms-end-bullfighting-and-you-give-in-to-the-neutering-forces-of-accepted-taste-2040056.html Robert Elms. "End bullfighting and you give in to the neutering forces of accepted taste." The Independent. July 31st, 2010]: "Our squeamishness means that we prefer death which is mechanical and invisible, while the Spanish understand that it is part of a cycle." | ||
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Is bullfighting acceptable in modernity, or should it be banned? |
Background and contextBullfighting is a controversial sport in Spain. While supporters argue it is a cultural art form, opponents say that it is brutal and cruel toward animals. |
Torture: Is it wrong to think to bullfighting as torture or as inhumane? | |
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No
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Fair fight? Is bullfighting a fair fight? | |
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No
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Public opinion: Where does public opinion stand? | |
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See alsoExternal links and resources |
Categories: Underdeveloped debates | Environment | Sports | Entertainment | Animals | Animal rights | Animal welfare | Morality | Pain | Suffering | Europe | Spain