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laconic · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:24 am Post subject: Bull Charges Spectators

I'm on the bull's side here.

Nothing macho about the "sport," at all.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4663646.stm

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

That's quite the piece of video that got endless replay on Mexican TV.

Anyone been to a bullfight?

Dragonlady · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:44 am Post subject:

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Johnny T. · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:59 am Post subject:

I attended a bullfight in Cancun many years ago. I just remember the ever-so sad eyes of the bull staring into the stands as if we could help him! I saw a bullfight in Managua, Nicaragua last year where they just chased the bull around for almost an hour until everyone was exhausted. And here in Ontario there's a "portuguese" style bullring where they place velcro on key places on the sides of the bull and velcro on the swords!

Speaking of "macho", Guy, do you ever get to the Lucha Libre matches in DF? Is it worth it as a cultural experience?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I've seen one bullfight and I sometimes catch the Sunday TV show that recaps fights. Like Dragonlady, I was very interested in the cultural aspect of it and spent a lot of time watching the crowd...it's certainly not a sport, but more of a show. Diet-bravery.

Lucha Libre never interested me until my brother-in-law suggested recently that we go see it one day, which I've yet to do. I imagine it would be a lot of stupid fun and worth a roll of film.

MELEE · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

Bull fighting is illegal in the state of Oaxaca, here they perfer to ride 'em, and in this situation, its the riders or specators who like to get in the ring with em Surprised

Who end up being killed!

"los torros" are always part of any town's fiesta, and they say the fiesta was good if someone died!. They talk about it for years, decades really, "no fiesta's been as good as 1954, six were killed that year" Razz

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I remember that Mexico passed a law against animal cruelty a few years back. The law was quite specific on banning or advising on certain methods and tools used to slaughter animals. The law was primarily aimed at the farming sector, but directly affected dogfighting, c0ckfighting (both already illegal-but tolerated) and bullfighting. Bullfighting must have gained some kind of exception.

Johnny T. · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

Hmmmmmm. I'm going up to Aguascalientes (and may even end up working there) where-according to the official promo. literature- they have a month long feria pretty much based around cock-fighting and bull-fighting. I was surprised to see cock-fighting so blatantly advertised - perhaps they're not allowed to put razor blades on the legs of the gallos. A guy in Ecuador told me that makes it pretty boring.
Is it true, by the way, that they call people from Aguascalientes "hidrocAlidos"? That's not an insulting term, is it?

MELEE · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject:

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

I've been wondering for a while what a person from Guadalajara is called? Guadalajican? Guadalajeco?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Tapatio, or some variation of that spelling. Tapatillo?

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

uh???? Why?? Confused

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

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lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

go away message!

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

see how confused I am?! Laughing

For some reason I can't delete my multiple posts. Sorry about that chief..