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[julian_w]

Okay boys, get over the cute picture at the top and scroll down a bit.

http://weblog.greenpeace.org/koreawhales/

It's good reading, and I'm surprised that no-one seems to have posted about this already. Maybe they have, but after a search I couldn't find anything.

This is supposed to have been in mainstream media around Corea a bit recently, though I'd guess they'd keep it out of the English language papers. But is no-one else here into Greenpeace stuff? Has no-one else seen 'Whale Rider'...?

I have been served whale meat 'service' in a fancy fish restaurant before, and unless they were trying to 'bait' me for a rise, I took it as a kindness so didn't object...

but really, it seems to me the insistance to the point of fixation on eating whale-meat is a Japanese habit, and in terms of international scientific responsibility and political culture it would be a good way for Korea to distance itself from the traditional (Tokdo et al) enemy in terms of bad fishing habits etcetera.

Furthermore, if you are familiar with the thread about the guy who died recently in Ulsan... anyone know if he was involved in demonstration against this whole proposed factory thing?

[eamo]

[paperbag princess]

whale rider was a fantastic movie!

holy cow batman! why are they going to start this? what is this the middle ages? i guess since the japanese whale the koreans have to as well. i want to do something about it. does anyone have any ideas? want to protest?