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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
It seems to me that by implying that these charges, or the attention generated by them is race related, does more to hurt the cause of the NAACP, than to improve it.
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Exactly right.
What their intervention implies is that dogfighting somehow falls under the protection of a cultural relativism--where we have to accept it as part of "African-American culture" under the rubric of civil rights. That's of course total nonsense, but why else would they see the need to stick their noses in?
And in any case, cultural relativism has long since been revealed as a morally empty standpoint. I can accept other cultures--I'm a pluralist--but I will never accept cruelty to animals or other humans. Dogfighting is morally reprehensible no matter what your cultural background is--and by getting involved, the NAACP muddies the waters--and moreover, does a disservice to the people across the U.S. who really need their help. Millionaire athletes probably don't need their advocacy or their protection.