Tomorrow will be the third annual Running of the Bulls in New Orleans, only this festival, unlike its Spanish counterpart San Fermin, doesn’t involve humans getting gored or animals being exploited. It does, like every other special occasion in this singular city, involve daytime drinking, crazy costumes…and probably too much drinking.
The “Bulls” are the Big Easy Rollergirls, wielding plastic bats with which to hit the runners.
Sound weird? C’mon, it’s New Orleans. As the website says,
At this point you might be asking yourself “Why?”, to which we can only respond, “¿Por què no?”
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Ok, seriously? Animal exploitation? Who the fuck do we think we are to judge another culture’s thousands-year-old tradition? They far more than anyone in PETA could ever claim to do. And the humans being gored? They’re mostly tourists, and frankly if you’re going to run in front of an angry bull, you should be fully aware of the risks you are taking.
GAAAH i hate these freaking bleeding heart types. You have no right to judge other peoples’ culture!
Tom
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Jul 11 09
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5:35 am
Easy there. Yes, seriously. But how about you have your opinion & I’ll have mine about that. I tend to doubt the bulls would choose to participate in the running, if given a choice.
Colleen Kane
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Jul 13 09
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9:18 am
I’m also real sure the bulls wouldn’t choose what happens after the running: a death by torture in bullfight ring.
ProfRobert
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Jul 13 09
at
3:11 pm
Suppose my culture involved a lot of rape and murder. Are you saying you wouldn’t judge me Tom?
Neanderstaal
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Jul 13 09
at
3:37 pm
i’d much rather be chased by a berg (big easy rollergirl) than participate in the insanity in pamploma…historical or not…besides there’s no boiled crawfish in pamploma, or shrimp po-boys, or mufalettas, or being able to go to tipitina’s afterwards….
vl100butch
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Jul 13 09
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3:51 pm
