I assume that's what DL was doing but perhaps he underestimated how many people woule be offended. First, we have Phil, who had hundreds of acceptable words to choose from, to express his feelings, but he prefers to use words which he knows break forum rules, even though the animal was killed long ago.
I used, George, the exact words that would reflect my feelings most accurately. If you feel that they are in breach of forum rules, then could you please (a) quote the exact rule(s) to which you refer (I have been unable to find the rules post-registration; perhaps you know where they are), and (b) tell me why, in your opinion, the phrase I used was unacceptable while "shite" (which occurs at least 30 times in other threads, including in such potentially libellous contexts as "his brother is head chef at the shite ping pong dim sum in london") is acceptable ? And acceptable it must be, since you have elected not to moderate any of these 30 or so occurrences. I would also point out that the phrase I used may be found in (e.g.,) "
The Guardian", "
The Telegraph", and "
The Independent". The language may be unparliamentary, but it is clearly acceptable in other contexts.
He stirs up trouble on the forum and puts me in a difficult position. Why? It's not the fault of this forum, or even DL in my opinion.
No, George, I am /not/ stirring up trouble. I am condemning the actions of a putative BIR chef who is willing to exploit the suffering of an innocent animal in order to promote his video/book.
That's life in the Far East. Have you ever been there, a bit off the normal tourist trail? I've often recommended that as many people as possible travel to India to taste the incredible food. But don't go if those scenes really trouble you, because you're likely to see a lot worse than that.
I have been to the Far East, George, and some of the things I have seen have made me sick to the stomach : live pigs being weighed by being hung upside-down by their crossed legs tied over a square wooden beam, screaming in pain (Lao Cai, Viet Nam); turtles tied to the top of a steamer, waiting to be steamed alive (Wu Han, China); dogs being transported on the back of a bicycle in a wicker carrier (12 or more dogs in one basket) on their way to a restaurant where they may well be boiled alive (Ha Noi, Viet Nam); a live hen being carried home from market tied (like the pigs) with her crossed legs over the handlebar of a bicycle (Lao Cai, Viet Nam). I saw these things because I was there, and I moved away from each as fast as I possibly could. I do /not/ need to see similar scenes in a video that is not a documentary about cruelty to animals but is instead intended to portray the preparation of curries.
** Phil.
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