Bull One, Matador Nada...

[Tiger Wench]

I don't give a shit how much "tradicion" there is in bullfighting - it is horrible, brutal and barbaric.  There is no sport in this.  So when I see a story like this one, I definitely say "OLE!!!"

Be sure to click and see the pictures. 
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/gored_matador_gets_spain_and_suffering_uKtLPXB9Snnc3d4BRNZPUN

Mess with the bull, you get the horn!

A day after dashing Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio showed his dominance by cutting the ears off two vanquished bulls, one of their bovine brothers got revenge yesterday by gruesomely impaling the matador through his throat and out his mouth.

As Aparicio held his red cape and sword out to face down the 1,100-pound beast named Opiparo at the Feria de San Isidor bullfighting event in Las Ventanas, Spain, the bullfighter lost his footing and the bull was able to strike.

"[The horn] went though the tongue and penetrated the roof of the mouth, fracturing the jawbone," one of the medics who worked on Aparicio told AFP news in Madrid.

 
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OUCH! Bullfighter Julio Aparicio is gored yesterday in Spain.

The Seville native, a member of a well-known family of matadors, was in grave condition last night but expected to survive.

The sickening goring happened as Aparicio was going in for the faena, a series of passes in which he uses his cape and sword before delivering the wounded animal the death blow, or estocada.

As Aparicio teased the angry bull with his cape to entertain the fans, it was the bull who delivered the finishing move as the experienced matador fell to his rear end.

The bull thrust its horn into the matador's throat then drew it back a moment later, yanking it out of the man's mouth.

Aparicio was able to briefly stand before being overcome by the wound and falling as assistants rushed into the bloody, dusty ring and drew Opiparo away.

It was not clear what happened to the bull.

Aparicio was rushed to a medical facility located in the stadium and stabilized.

An initial scan showed skull damage, and he also had a tracheotomy, according to Spanish news sources.

"We don't have a reason to fear for his life, although he will have a very slow recuperation," Dr. Maximo Garcia Padros told El Pais newspaper.

[Jumbo]

 

[Saniflush]

You haven't lived till you have been to a bull fight on acid.

[Buzz Killington]

I think I just found my new profile pic...

[Godfather]

Ha...that bull should get to live.  He should get as much cow pussy as he wants.

[Buzz Killington]

Gotta love the article title too...

"Matador gets Spain and suffering"

[GH2001]

I don't give a poop how much "tradicion" there is in bullfighting - it is horrible, brutal and barbaric.  There is no sport in this.  So when I see a story like this one, I definitely say "OLE!!!"

Be sure to click and see the pictures. 
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/gored_matador_gets_spain_and_suffering_uKtLPXB9Snnc3d4BRNZPUN

Im with you TW. I feel somewhat the same way about Circuses and Rodeos on a lesser level of course. My entire family was always in the Ag industry and I just never saw much use in this stuff. To do it for entertainment and no purpose really sets humanity back about 2 centuries.

[Godfather]

You haven't lived till you have been to a bull fight on acid.

True that, I still prefer skinny skiing though.

[Saniflush]

True that, I still prefer skinny skiing though.

"I was born to love you!"

"I was born to lick your face!"

"I was born to rub you."

"But, you were born to rub me first."

[Godfather]

"I was born to love you!"

"I was born to lick your face!"

"I was born to rub you."

"But, you were born to rub me first."

Let's uhhh....retire to the pool

[JR4AU]

I don't give a shit how much "tradicion" there is in bullfighting - it is horrible, brutal and barbaric.  There is no sport in this.  So when I see a story like this one, I definitely say "OLE!!!"

Be sure to click and see the pictures. 
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/gored_matador_gets_spain_and_suffering_uKtLPXB9Snnc3d4BRNZPUN

JMHO, YMMV...it's their culture, let them fight them if they want.  Never have been a fan of telling other cultures wha'ts wrong with the way they do things, barbaric or not.  And of course, though the Matadors use weapons, this shows why there's some sport to it, though it might not be a completely level playing field.  When the Matador fucks up, usually, he pays dearly, if not with his life.  In Spain, these guys are Gods. 

[Jumbo]

"I was born to love you!"

"I was born to lick your face!"

"I was born to rub you."

"But, you were born to rub me first."

Do you have a lot of ties Ty?

[Tiger Wench]

JMHO, YMMV...it's their culture, let them fight them if they want.  Never have been a fan of telling other cultures wha'ts wrong with the way they do things, barbaric or not.  And of course, though the Matadors use weapons, this shows why there's some sport to it, though it might not be a completely level playing field.  When the Matador fucks up, usually, he pays dearly, if not with his life.  In Spain, these guys are Gods.  

It's called an opinion, counselor.  And that is mine - I think - I THINK - that it is cruel and barbaric.  Never said I wanted to ban it - it's their country - but I would not consider it a great loss if that happened.  I put this right up with dog fighting and cock fighting, not to mention bear baiting and other sadistic "traditional sport".  

So when the bull manages to win one, I think it is awesome.  

[Saniflush]

 I put this right up with dog fighting and cock fighting, not to mention bear baiting and other sadistic "traditional sport".  

How about beaver pounding? I was always a fan of that.

[Snaggletiger]

How about beaver pounding? I was always a fan of that.

Me too but it was banned at my house.

[Saniflush]

Me too but it was banned at my house.

Time for a new house.

[Snaggletiger]

Time for a new house.

I'm working on getting a new bill passed banning the ban. 

[JR4AU]

It's called an opinion, counselor.  And that is mine - I think - I THINK - that it is cruel and barbaric.  Never said I wanted to ban it - it's their country - but I would not consider it a great loss if that happened.  I put this right up with dog fighting and cock fighting, not to mention bear baiting and other sadistic "traditional sport".  

So when the bull manages to win one, I think it is awesome.  

TW,

Wasn't dissing your opinion, merely offering mine.  Hence the "JMHO, YMMV" (Just My Honest Opinion, Your Milage May Vary).

[Tiger Wench]

TW,

Wasn't dissing your opinion, merely offering mine.  Hence the "JMHO, YMMV" (Just My Honest Opinion, Your Milage May Vary).

I had no idea what YMMV meant.  All is well.

[Snaggletiger]

I had no idea what YMMV meant.  All is well.

He's usually more partial to YMCA.  Young man....