|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) |
NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:47 AM Original message |
No dogburgers at the Olympics |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. so many news items about changes they're making |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why should they have to? It's a part of their culture. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes..... why not roast some babies too? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Dogs are commonly consumed by some Asian cultures. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I love it when some feel the need to "educate us" on the obvious |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I find cannibalism to be morally unacceptable. but that's just me. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Well, your pragmatism about eating dogs, had me wondering... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. So what makes dogs more special than cows/chickens/pigs etc. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. well, if you want to play devil's advocate |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It depends on if the person was already dead or if they were killed specifically for their meat. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. If animals are okay to eat, what makes some animals more special than others? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I would have been happy to have that debate with you |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Sorry, wasn't trying to be snide. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. What makes cats, dogs, and horses special is our special companionate relationship with them |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Pigs make excellent pets. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. "what they can do for you" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. So? That means other people shouldn't see them as food? Just because we wuv them so much? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. No, it means NOBODY should see them as food. It's an ethical issue |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. It's an ethical issue to YOU because YOU feel so sentimental about them. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. You know, every psychopath in the world would support your position wholeheartedly |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. But, despite the multitude of sentences you've strung together, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. No it's NOT "arbitrary". Look up the meaning of the word. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. I know what the word abitrary means. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. No, you obviously DON'T know what it means because you're MISUSING it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Wow, is this how you debate? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Do you or don't you appreciate the point that abusing or killing children is more odious |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. You stay classy. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Don't bob and weave, just answer the question. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Of course I do, and I admit it's completely arbitrary. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. There you go, misusing that word again. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I quit. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #79 |
86. Considering that you're the only one who thinks I think that it's okay to eat non-humans |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LowerManhattanite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
87. For some reason after reading this, I have an amazing urge... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. Taking your insipid viewpoint, you can justify just about anything you want... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. "Insipid"? How charming of you! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. That's by YOUR standard. Sorry, kitty cats and doggies are not people. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
80. Sorry, but when you say "us", you mean "Americans" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Sorry, but when I say "us" I mean humans. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #25 |
89. Because Dogs are unusually sentient. Try keeping a chicken in your livingroom. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Pigs are as smart as dogs, yet we love pork and bacon. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. as long as it's not human, endangered, or treated poorly, i see no problem with someone eating it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Cause it's against the law maybe? nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Sarcasm, Skoooo, sarcasm |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
57. Because babies taste like chicken, that's why! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Nope... Pork actually.. There is even a term for it "long pig". n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. And selective abortion of females... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. We should send our slaughtered pets overseas |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. You know, that's actually not such a bad idea. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. Let's hear it for the Selection Committee |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. I hear the children in the sweatshops will get a half hour to watch the opening ceremonies. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. do the chinese routinely eat dogs? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. i had a roomie in college who was of Filipino descent |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. A certain subculture in China does, and they're trying to promote it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Not much meat on a chihuahua |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
8. Eating a dog - eating a cow - what's the difference? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. "It's just social conditioning" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. A Hobbesian state of nature? Eugh. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. You have it backwards. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. it's a double-edged sword, i think. it depends on what your social conditioning IS. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. No, socialization is almost entirely a constructive process. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Hobbes. It's not just for cute stuffed tigers. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Exactly. As Terry Pratchett puts it, Freedom might be a basic state of nature |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Great response!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
43. We only think genocide is wrong when others do it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Very well said. Thank you. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Excellent point. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Who's "we", White girl? (nt) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. "We" is whatever group is doing it. --nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
9. What's the point in even going now???? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Yeah, that sure ruined it for me. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. fuck it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. Look how they are catering to the cultural sensitivities of others |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. They were in Atlanta... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
37. I think it was the admonition against Chicken-Fried Steak. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. I'll never get an answer.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
88. That was before 911 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
50. In all honesty, has anybody actually eaten dog meat? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
32. I've been part of a boycott since the announcement of the |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
39. What happened to all of those cats they killed? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. No not the puddys too? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #39 |
54. They're used as 'imitation rabbit fur'. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
48. But I can still order my double pussy burger with cheese, right? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. you can get the purr-fect treat, still. no worries. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
58. i'll take my double pussy burger |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
59. What? No hot dogs? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
61. I've unknowingly eaten dog before.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. I wouldn't have liked that at all unless it was done innocently |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. I don't think it was deliberate... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
76. I'll be dog gone! nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
82. Oh GOOD! Maybe they'll stop forced abortions and baby girl slaughter too while they are at it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Holly_Hobby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
83. As a rescuer of unwanted animals |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Thu Oct 17th 2024, 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC