And they have nothing to do with "American culture."
To quote Steve Hindi:
When rodeos are confronted with their animal cruelty they like to claim it's a "tradition" or "western heritage" but that is just a lie. The truth is rodeos have nothing to do with traditional ranch work. No rancher would stand for the kind of injuries the rodeo generates by racing against the clock.
Rodeos claim tradition when it suits them because they know they can sell tickets to a unthinking public with that myth so they continue telling the lie. Anyone objectively looking at a rodeo can see events like the Toro-totter, bull poker, and the perversion of ranch work by timing it has nothing to do with tradition and everything to do with simply making a buck.
From: Rodeo Bull Totter - Western History?
It's all bullshit.
No comments:
Post a Comment