Comments on: Normally I Don’t Agree with Greenpeace, but…

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:40:02 +0000

Wow, a little cultural relativism from Director Mitch. Whodathunkit.

By: slickdpdx

slickdpdx — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:12:56 +0000

I agree. When they figure out how to farm whales, maybe I'll change my mind.

By: The Window Manager

The Window Manager — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:26:25 +0000

Mmmmmm....Whale Meat

A posting on eating whale at OTB reminded me of a previous post I did on this - Edible Political Correctness - about the time I ate whale meat in Japan.

By: RiverRat

RiverRat — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:46:25 +0000

Director Mitch,

They're not called sea cows in some cultures for no reason. You're right about blubber, it's terrible.

By: Director Mitch

Director Mitch — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:37:01 +0000

Maybe if you just got more people to eat it the demand would go down. The blubber is very chewy. You just chew and chew and chew on it and it doesn't go away. The meat tastes like beef, which isn't surprising since it is a mammal. Once you take the mistique out of it, there wouldn't be a problem with people not consuming it since there is nothing special about it.

However, due to cultural snobs like the writer of this post who think they should make decisions what the rest of the world should eat, I make sure to get a big plate of it each time I am in Japan - along with a big side of horse.

By: RiverRat

RiverRat — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:21:48 +0000

Don't say that to an Inuit. You might be accused of attempting to restrict the rights of Native Americans or even of genocide.