Fox Hunting - Right or Wrong?

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Each to their own. I still think there's no need for the 'us and them' mentality, from either 'side'.

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You'd think very differently if you had idiots saying gay men spend their nights with their own brothers, wouldn't you? Perspective alters views, and in this case mine has just been altered all the more.

Beans, think what you like, but don't post adult words on a family forum.

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Originally Posted by Hazell B

You'd think very differently if you had idiots saying gay men spend their nights with their own brothers, wouldn't you?

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When said in genuine jest by someone I know isn't actually homophobic, it wouldn't upset me. Just because I'm gay doesn't mean to say that I am automatically offended by jokey comments about it. It all depends on context and the individual making the remarks. I would have thought that the same applies to remarks about sheep-s***gers and the like. As I said, I am from Norfolk, yet I'm not offended by the inevitable jokes.

Maybe I should step into the argument again on Hazell's side as she is outnumbered. ;)

I don't see why this discussion about fox-hunting has to become a rural versus urban argument, but as it has I will say that you learn more about the world living in the country than you do living in a town. Simply because if you live in a town there is no need to visit the country, if you live in a the country you still have to go to town to use the facilities. How many people in inner-city London will know that milk come from cows? Or pork chops comes from pigs? I bet many townies would be sick if they knew that carrots are grown in the soil! :laugh:

Banning fox hunting affects rural folk more than it affects townies, but it seems that urban people run rural peoples lives. :(

Please quit personal attacks and keep this tread on topic...thanks :)

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Originally Posted by Hazell B

There is the idea that country dwellers are hostlie to townies and by god we are half the time. Mainly because they come out with rubbish about incest, mucking out cows all day and equally stupid things (I mean BBB and his like of course) constantly. Then they go out and get themselves a country dog as a town pet and wonder why it attacks other dogs, so we have every right to laugh at them and be hostile :laugh:

Thing is, country types are town types who've escaped, that's all. We are no different. We hate being told that our version of life is less when the truth is most townies would buy a house in the country if they had the chance. Burberry was stolen from us, Hunting's been taken away (I refuse to take part in the illegal version) and farming isn't making enough money - but we're happier, live longer, have less crime and don't think somebody's laughing at us if they happen to smile in the street.

I wouldn't swap it for owning an entire town.

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Wow, the hypocrisy, especially in that first paragraph is unbelieveable. Your complaining about people the stereotypical jokes people make of countryside people etc, and in the following sense take the mickey of 'townies'.

I'm afraid, though a rare occasion, I agree 100% with BDunnell. Your moaning about people taking the mickey, but your just as bad, making you a hypocrite in this instance (PS: This isn't a personal insult - it's a fact. You've critizised people for taking the mickey, then done the same thing :dozey :)

My view on fox hunting is though it is part of tradition, killing for enjoyment isn't enough of an excuse to allow fox hunting. If someone started going round shooting dogs, people would be in uproar. The fact it's been around (fox hunting that is) for so many years seems to cloud people's judgement of how wrong it actually is.

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Originally Posted by pino

Please quit personal attacks and keep this tread on topic...thanks :)

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raphael123, what part of the above post you don't understand ?

Oh come off it pino, his argument is completely backed up.

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Originally Posted by theugsquirrel

Oh come off it pino, his argument is completely backed up.

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This thread is about Fox Hunting...not about how members are acting in here ! Too many personal attacks have been posted in this thread, it has to stop right now ! Thank You...

I am not gonna read through all these pages but hunting any animal for fun is idiotic especially for such a civilized (so called) nation as the UK.

Hazell B is above the rules I'm afraid, Raphael. As someone who has put up with her childish digs for 18 months due to an argument which I long ago apologised for, I can only sympathise with you. Just try to ignore it.