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Rose Karuna
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12-01-2004 13:04
Yeah but babies don't count as Vegans because they are fed milk - so they always come out tender. Yum... human veal chop.
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Darko Cellardoor
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12-01-2004 13:07
Yeah but babies don't count as Vegans because they are fed milk - so they always come out tender. Yum... human veal chop. Breast is always best!Haha. Good point I must have been thinking of older children! |
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12-01-2004 13:38
Billy's immediate reaction was what I was speaking to as a representation of a greater problem. After learning of the incident, 1) He didn't even understand what the artist was against or for. So sue me, I admit I read it quickly and didn’t catch that he was against fox hunting but against the publicity that surrounds it. You do not need to be so damned condescending. It is not a federal crime to misread something is it? 2) He found the abject cruelty hilarious. Explain to me why you completely disregard what I said when I clarified what I meant in post #23 where I clearly state that I was NOT laughing at animal cruelty. I found it rather disturbing that the only post in this thread was that type of reaction, and I see it as a greater problem with impactful art and its representation. Art as protest is tricky enough when it doesn't involve taking life. I would appreciate you not misrepresenting me as thinking animal cruelty is funny. I am an animal lover in fact and abhore such things. _____________________
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12-01-2004 13:40
The artist wasn't being hypocritical Quite contraire. He is still a hypocrite because isn’t what he is doing just drawing even more attention to the issue? Furthermore he is going to do it again, creating more attention on top of attention. _____________________
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pandastrong Fairplay
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12-01-2004 13:59
So sue me, I admit I read it quickly and didn’t catch that he was against fox hunting but against the publicity that surrounds it. You do not need to be so damned condescending. It is not a federal crime to misread something is it? Explain to me why you completely disregard what I said when I clarified what I meant in post #23 where I clearly state that I was NOT laughing at animal cruelty. I would appreciate you not misrepresenting me as thinking animal cruelty is funny. I am an animal lover in fact and abhore such things. Yeah... I guess I was composing my post during the time that you posted your clarification. I did not see this. If I misread your original sentiment then I apologize. _____________________
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Selador Cellardoor
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12-01-2004 14:21
Kendra,
<<So to answer your question --He's not against fox-hunting --he's against the trivial fights over banning fox-hunting.>> He might not be hypocritical, but he is using the same fallacious argument that has been used by reactionaries through the ages. "Why send rockets to the moon, when there are people starving in Africa?" "Why send aid to Africa when there are people desperatately poor over here?" And so on. The fact is our world is large enough, and multifarious enough, to accommodate all points of view, and for people to choose their own particular fight. Trying to prioritise need just leads to a blinkered approach to life, IMO. _____________________
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12-01-2004 16:04
Yeah... I guess I was composing my post during the time that you posted your clarification. I did not see this. If I misread your original sentiment then I apologize. TY for that gesture Panda, I accept your apology fully and without hesitation. _____________________
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Kendra Bancroft
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12-01-2004 17:01
Kendra, <<So to answer your question --He's not against fox-hunting --he's against the trivial fights over banning fox-hunting.>> He might not be hypocritical, but he is using the same fallacious argument that has been used by reactionaries through the ages. "Why send rockets to the moon, when there are people starving in Africa?" "Why send aid to Africa when there are people desperatately poor over here?" And so on. The fact is our world is large enough, and multifarious enough, to accommodate all points of view, and for people to choose their own particular fight. Trying to prioritise need just leads to a blinkered approach to life, IMO. On that we definately agree. |
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Torley Linden
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12-01-2004 20:47
Would it be art if a fox ate an artist in protest?
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Zuzi Martinez
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12-01-2004 21:17
sometimes performance art = desperate cry for help. or for attention. except this one which is awesome.
haha Torley that urban legend is so messed up and gross. A Modest Proposal asian style. i wouldn't be surprised if they ate foxes in china. i visited years back and they ate some bizzaro stuff. yummy until you got told what it was. sorry about the inside of your taxi sir.  |
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Neehai Zapata
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12-01-2004 22:21
I ate a vegan once in protest...tasted like shit You need to have some hearty grain-fed vegan. The ones raised on coffee, cigarettes and potato chips aren't nearly as good. _____________________
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Isis Becquerel
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12-01-2004 22:25
I for one love the veggies who wear leather shoes...they are the most amusing.
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Garoad Kuroda
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12-02-2004 06:44
"Everyone gets really worked up about a furry animal, but no one cares about each other."
Perhaps partly because animals can't defend themselves, but humans are in control of the stupid decisions they make. Besides, crack and murder are already banned.  If there's a human (even a crackhead) drowning in a lake and a fox drowning in a lake, how many humans are gonna go for the fox first? _____________________
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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS! |
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Neehai Zapata
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12-02-2004 07:09
Well, if the human was someone I didn't like and the fox was the beloved pet of a very rich and eccentric person, I would give serious consideration to saving the fox.
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pandastrong Fairplay
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12-02-2004 07:22
I for one love the veggies who wear leather shoes...they are the most amusing. I for one love the cynics who would rather point out inconsistencies in other people's behavior then appreciate free-will, personal decisions, and awesome gestures of humanity... they are the most amusing. I am greatful that I can afford to shop in trendy NYC vegetarian-friendly stores to find fake-leather shoes. However, I am not pompous or jaded enough to assume everyone is as fortunate. And not everyone can go to work in a pair of converse all-stars.  Also, I respect other's decisions as to where they will draw the line when it comes to intentions and how they relate to real-world actions. Is a Janist who wears a mask as not to inhale bugs hypocritical because they might step on one in stride? Oh, and please keep the veggie jokes coming... but can we put a little effort into making them funny?  _____________________
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Rose Karuna
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12-02-2004 07:24
Would it be art if a fox ate an artist in protest? It would to me! _____________________
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Garoad Kuroda
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12-02-2004 07:25
Well, if the human was someone I didn't like and the fox was the beloved pet of a very rich and eccentric person, I would give serious consideration to saving the fox. Hmm...you're saying you'd let a person die if you didn't like them, and saving a pet instead rewarded you in some way? _____________________
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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS! |
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Garoad Kuroda
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12-02-2004 07:25
Would it be art if a fox ate an artist in protest? Comedy perhaps? _____________________
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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS! |
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Selador Cellardoor
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12-02-2004 07:28
On that we definately agree. I suspect we probably agree on quite a lot! _____________________
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