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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I just don't think the Chinese (and Asia in general) give much a of a #### about what we think in general.
Knowing what I do about the culture, much like in NA attitudes will shift over time but external pressure has a near zero chance of having any effect on current practice, and may only make the issue more insular.
The racist stereotyping in this thread however is pretty awful.
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I am gonna kind of turn it around on you a bit though.
You are very pro-womens rights, anti rape culture etc. I don't disagree with that for one second. I agree with it, and embrace empowerment of women in every regard. However, many of your posts, shed all men, in a negative light, and also make it the responsibility of all men, to be responsible for mass change.
If we see a certain culture that has certain practices that are obviously not right, is it not the responsibility of that culture as a whole, to address it, and be accountable for their bad seeds? Is it not that cultures responsibility to enact laws and societal norms to end these practices?
A lot of people are missing the point. Yes North Americans eat meat and kill animals. But for the better part, we do it as humanely and quickly as possible. There's always the sicko that's the exception to the rule. Most hunters I know, do everything in their power to obtain a quick kill, and reduce the suffering and pain of an animal in any way possible. I could never do it myself, but if I did, that is how I would.
However, in some Asian cultures, the suffering of animals is not the exception, it is the norm. Japanese have a dish, where a frog innards are eaten and the still live frog is positioned on the plate to watch you consume it. Snakes hearts are ripped out still beating and consumed. Turtles in China, have their shells chopped open and organs are picked away at live in markets. We all know about the shark finning and dog torturing practices. The list goes on and on.
I don't hate Chinese people or Japanese people. I wouldn't care if it was Swedes, Russians... or any other culture. I do however hate these animal abuse practices which serve no purpose. And I feel the cultures as a whole, need to be held accountable for there to be systematic change. No living thing deserves to be tortured for no purpose.