Friday, August 03, 2007

Michael Vick & Kobayashi: Two from the "athletes-as-role-models" files

When exactly did gluttony become a sporting event? Even ESPN covered the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, for crissake. It would be pretty cool if they called it what it really is: Let’s see who can gorge themselves on the most intestines, brain, “bits,” skin, bone (after being liquidized by high pressure centrifuges), glutinous matter, pink dye (because fat is yellow, my friends), and spices squeezed it out into an edible (?) plastic tube. With, of course, a certain hidden ingredient I like to call cruelty.

From dog devouring to dog fighting: When Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted on charges related to dog fighting, oh man did I have an angry vegan moment: If this self-important, pampered star athlete were to be found guilty, I wanted him locked in a cage with a few dozen of the pit bulls he tortured and, well…let nature take its course. In retrospect, there might be a silver lining amid all this brutality and arrogance. Shining a light on the secretive—yet not small by any means—dog fighting community could be a small first step in creating the kind of popular groundswell needed to end this barbaric sport [sic] …and I’m not just talking about the NFL.


(insert rimshot here)

P.S. Hey Bulldog

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