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Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 19 Jul 2000 20:00:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > While StarWars contained the depiction of a certain amount of suffering, it
> > was not the main point of the movie, and it was largely an obsticle set in
> > place to be overcome by the characters.
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> I beg to differ here. How many people go to see Star Wars for the *snicker*
> storyline?
It depends what you're looking for in a storyline. Certainly some of the
story is vapid, but as a redemption myth (both Han's and Vader's), the
original trilogy overall has real worth. That's why, in itself, TPM is weaker
than the original three; with the addition of EPs 2 and 3, TPM may be seen as
a part of a stronger story, but until then...
> Most everyone I know want to see the cool weapons, the cool
> starfighters, the cool battles, and the cool bad guys. How is this not
> entertainment based upon the suffering of others?
Certainly a part of the entertainment value can be described as being based
on the suffering of some, but you're aware that Star Wars is fiction, right?
There's an absolute difference between the cruelty of real-world cockfighting
and a fictional depiction of a lightsaber fight. Any healthy, well-adjusted
individual can distinguish between onscreen representations of violence and
real-world cruelty; to equate one with the other is inaccurate and, arguably,
naive.
Dave!
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| (...) What the--?! No one told me that before! Do you have proof? I demand proof! ;-) (...) Well, I concede that cockfighting as a real-life event is much worse than Star Wars as a fictional story. However, the original debate was comparing Pokemon (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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