I'm being taken to task on Twitter by a comedian who's taken umbridge that I said his friend (also a comedian) was endorsing animal cruelty by running with the bulls in Pamplona. The guy who ran, wrote an article for the Scotsman, (here) which as far as I'm concerned is also endorsing animal cruelty by publishing it.
The tweet that I received says that "The idea that doing the run supports animal cruelty is like saying every Christian is homophobic" ! Erm.....just how exactly is that a comparison. You are taking part in an event that the majority of people consider to the cruel. You are endorsing it. If there are homophobic Christians, then it doesn't mean that all Christians are homophobic. That's like "Shep is a dog. Therefore all dogs are called Shep". Utter nonsense.
The tweet that I received says that "The idea that doing the run supports animal cruelty is like saying every Christian is homophobic" ! Erm.....just how exactly is that a comparison. You are taking part in an event that the majority of people consider to the cruel. You are endorsing it. If there are homophobic Christians, then it doesn't mean that all Christians are homophobic. That's like "Shep is a dog. Therefore all dogs are called Shep". Utter nonsense.
So, comedian I'll never go to see - Kai Humphries.
Paper I'll never read - The Scotsman.
This might seem like an over-reaction, BUT I do consider the running of the bulls to be animal cruelty. To say otherwise is (at the very least) naive, and is (in my opinion) heartless. The fact is that these animals are only running because they ARE scared.
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