A bull gets his revenge.
Me and my friend Mitch at a bullfighting right during the running of the bulls
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On the 28th of July, the parliament of Catalonia will vote to decide if it wants to outlaw or forbid the ancient tradition of bullfighting. Each party has more or less taken a side on the issue, with certain parties on both sides, some divided, and some choosing not to vote at all. The story isn't very detailed and doesn't bring up the actual controversy or people's opinions on it, but the two sides seem clear enough - on the one hand, you have people worried about animal cruelty and brutality, and on the other, you have those who are working hard to keep an age-old tradition from dying. It's an interesting question and I think both sides have a valid point, however, I don't think that tradition or history should have the ability to override morality. In that case, black would still all be in the fields, women would still all be in the kitchen, and gays would still all be in the closet. I think a re-appropriation of the tradition is in order - some way to still include the rituals of a bullfight in a manner that doesn't border on abuse or animal cruelty.
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