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Please sign petition-tell asia to stop boiling dogs alive (Original Post) veganlush Mar 2013 OP
I'm sure they'll take that up pipoman Mar 2013 #1
why am I picking on Asian slaughter horrors? Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #2
Change starts at home. There is subtle racism at play in appeals like this Exultant Democracy Mar 2013 #3
Huh kwolf68 Apr 2013 #5
Yes a petition that says "Tell Asia to stop boiling dogs alive" sounds pretty racist. Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #6
Tell North America to stop boiling lobster alive. LeftyMom Mar 2013 #4
Wow. flvegan Apr 2013 #7
We should speak up for animals everywhere. They have no voice. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #8
My cats have voices. Boy, do they have voices. kwassa May 2013 #9
The Chinese eat cats and dogs. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #10
 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
2. why am I picking on Asian slaughter horrors?
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 02:18 PM
Mar 2013

Do you think our practices are less horrific?

I am against all animal slaughter, here, there, everywhere.

Exultant Democracy

(6,595 posts)
3. Change starts at home. There is subtle racism at play in appeals like this
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 03:06 PM
Mar 2013

Appeals like this always strike me as culturally myopic at best and subtly racist as worst.

kwolf68

(7,875 posts)
5. Huh
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 11:57 PM
Apr 2013

So no one can comment on anything going on in the world or else it's racist? Give me a break.

Just because someone calls out the myriad of atrocities going on in Asia ...like their beyond barbaric Fur farms, dog boiling, 'scientific whaling', Tiger penis for ancient medicinal medicines does not mean those people don't have concerns about certain issues in America and it isn't racist.

Many (including me) find the annual harp seal hunt in Canada incredibly barbaric...I guess I hate white people.


Exultant Democracy

(6,595 posts)
6. Yes a petition that says "Tell Asia to stop boiling dogs alive" sounds pretty racist.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 08:09 AM
Apr 2013

Are you really surprised it sounds racist? If so I'll give you a simple guide anything that slanders a whole ethnic group is racist.

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)
4. Tell North America to stop boiling lobster alive.
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 11:28 PM
Mar 2013

See how weird that sounds? Lumping together different cultures is not good advocacy. I know your intentions are good, but changing behavior follows from understanding.

flvegan

(64,592 posts)
7. Wow.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 11:51 PM
Apr 2013

I really hope I missed something. Some meme, something stupid. The responses to this...

But hey, I've suggested the Japanese stop whaling. It's cultural, government ingrained, political. Apparently racist.

Shit, I should shut the fuck up about shark finning then. And Lord above, the USDA.

Nevermind, back in my hole. See you all around.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,374 posts)
8. We should speak up for animals everywhere. They have no voice.
Fri May 24, 2013, 06:51 PM
May 2013

China has a horrible record for animal abuse. So do a lot of other places, including us.

We are having some good results from just plain old keeping everyone's feet to the fire. There are more and more vegetarians all the time. When people really realize just how awful we treat the animals we eat they quit eating meat. And that's a very good thing.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
9. My cats have voices. Boy, do they have voices.
Sat May 25, 2013, 10:01 PM
May 2013

The biggest nags I've ever met.

I don't think they would taste good boiled, however.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,374 posts)
10. The Chinese eat cats and dogs.
Mon May 27, 2013, 04:07 PM
May 2013

I see reports on that every once in a while. A lot of pets get stolen and sold to restaurants.

I just hate to even think about stuff like that.

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