Here’s a unpopular opinion: invading your neighbours being wrong aside, I feel like eating dog meat isn’t morally any worse than eating a pigs or cows. (Assuming they’re not someone’s pet).
I’m vegetarian, and feel it’s unhelpful and judgy to get mad at people for eating meat, I just think people give countries where dogs are eaten way too much crap. To the point I even think it’s subtly racist to judge other cultures for eating dog meat (again, I think we certainly should judge Russia and North Korea for invading).
Dogs are cute, but heck cows are too, so like don’t get riled up about people eating one, if you happy eating the other.
I think it’s generally a culture thing; you don’t eat your beasts of burden (oxen, horses, etc) and you don’t eat your animaux de compagnie. Not just because they’re useful and you would more than likely have a connection to them, but generally speaking, these are very lean animals, barely any fat on them, plus the fact that unless you know what you’re doing and make the slaughtering of your animal quick and painless, endocrines get released into the muscle tissue, making the meat bitter.
I think it’s generally a culture thing
Precisely, and we live in a multicultural world. No one has to eat dog, just not make moral judgements about other cultures who do. I’m my opinion.
I feel the same way. I’d try dog meat if it was offered.
Didn’t hear about that last part yet but I’m mad that it’s plausible
There is a video going around the interwebs of a Russian soldier freaking out because they were eating it too until someone in the group translated the label.
Well… what was the translation?
It was “<breed> dog meat.” I forget the name of the breed, but you can look it up. Apparently, it is a breed specifically raised for food and can also be found in South Korea (e: on the menu).
Invading aside (which is wrong and makes sense to be mad about), may I ask why would you be mad about people eating dogs?
(Presuming here you think eating dogs is a moral wrong, beyond animals in general).
I just don’t think it’s cool to judge other cultures on what they eat.
I think no one should be judged for what they eat. I don’t eat meat, and think in general it’s nicer not to do so, for environmental and empathetic reasons, and if pressed would encourage others (not unsocilited). I dislike vegetarians/vegans who go out and tell meat eaters they’re doing something morally abhorrent, and judging them.
But equally, I dislike meat eaters telling dog eaters that what they’re doing is somehow worse
It isn’t, and I’m sick of western society pretending like it is. Just feels icky
Republicans: Minorities are eating people’s dogs!
Normal response: No they aren’t, and if a culture does eat dogs it’s no worse than other kinds of meat.
Liberal response: We’re gonna get the actual dog-eating minorities!
Stop letting them define the terms of discourse, stg.
This is almost certainly false and meant to demonize North Korean people. Just because you’re under a dictator doesn’t mean you’re immoral or a bad person. I know this doesn’t explicitly call them that, but the implication of someone eating an animal that is commonly kept as a pet in the US is that they’re “barbaric” or “lesser than”. That being said, dog meat is probably more expensive than several other meats, so it’s probably false anyway.
