There are things in this world which are unacceptable yet are tolerated simply because of ‘tradition’ or it being a custom.
Take bullfighting for example. In Spain it is outlawed in some regions, in others people flock to the Plaza de Toros where they cheer and applaud as a frightened animal is slowly, barbarically tortured to death.
This ‘entertainment’ is protected by those who claim it is tradition, part of their culture. Which, of course, it is. It doesn’t make it acceptable though, does it? Native Americans no longer scalp the white man while you’ll find a distinct lack of cannibals these days. Time moves on and regardless of what used to be, things which are essentially wrong are done away with.
So Spain has bullfighting, we have the Rose of Tralee. Those who defend it say it’s a harmless couple of nights of japery, a non-exploitative ‘lovely girls’ competition which is great for tourism, television viewing figures and it embraces the diaspora of which we’re so bizarrely proud.
But look at them, they are the bulls, the terrified, angry bulls all herded and waiting in the callejón and then brought out in front of the baying hoards. Smarmy presenter Dáithí Ó Sé is the matador, the television producers the picadores, lancing the befrocked, Max Factor-clad creatures before the cameramen, the banderillos, complete the job with their close ups and panning. This vile cuadrillo then tortures, on live television, this stricken, petrified animal and at the end the audience applauds, not at the performance of the bull, but in honour of the cowards who have inflicted the suffering on it.
Perhaps there’s no blood oozing from the wounds in their necks, no foam spewing from the nostrils of these poor beasts, but the trauma is undoubtedly the same. How long can we, as a supposedly civilised nation, allow this grotesque spectacle to continue? Those that would condemn the Spanish for their traditions happily endorse and take part in our own monstrous ceremony.
It shames us all.
Agree with all that, except the coup de grace is when they get fingered by their ‘escort’ (usually an off-duty Guard) in the back of a car after the show.
“Slowely fingered” …. with the camera panning away towards the rain drops that are beginning to splatter and dribble down the back windscreen of the car
rain drops = mascara clad tears of young beauty..the first casualty of digit sex is innocence
splatter and dribble = yer mans muck inside in his y fronts
Dáithí Ó Sé is a repulsive, loud mouthed, no talent, GAA lovin’ fucktard, butt-ugly, crotch stain on the underwear of life, farmer felching prick…and the suit he was wearing made him look gay……and fat.
you couldn’t switch over so Sienna…
The rogue with the brogue or maybe super bogger.
the girls at work liked it – they preferred Ray though.
no objectification – i asked.
They shoudl introduce a Running of the Roses down Tralee main street,as frisghtened punters run for their lives.. I’d watch that.
slight problem with your analogy twenty, in that in spain, the bulls are there against their weills. rose of tralee (rot from herein) contestants would be more like the cow in the restaurant at the end of the universe book that wants to be eaten. plus the udder thing works quite well too
Imagine a Nation without TV….just imagine…. we might start talking again.
but probably just read more blogs!!!
Did Ireland win ?
An anagram of Daithi O’Shea is…
A Shit head (IO)
he is an utterly dispicable cunt..
despicable
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despicable
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must try harder
sorry despicable… like my spelling
No Maggot, England won.
These girls want their fifteen minutes and are shrewd operators. they’re there for the ‘exposure’, prize money and to get a sun tan as they travel the third world.
where are the green party calling for an end to the practice? i cant have a mink hoody but daithi o’shea can bath in blood of “homely” girls?
Ah Feynman, tis yerself.
5 minutes with any of them would do me fine lydia.
Good analogy, although from my experience, between the roses and the bovines, it’s the roses who have the more unsightly calves.
so they wouldn’t give you the horn then, lung?
Daithi will be back on our screens shortly, can’t wait for the All Ireland Talent Show, although to be fair it’s Dana that makes it watchable.
and what of the rosebuds? the other festival – no mention of that anywhere
ah fuck
http://www.socalroseoftralee.com/rosebuds
I like to see the bull penetrate the matador. This is where the analogy starts to fall apart…
What next ?
A Dose of Bla Cliath ?
– Comely maidens of the inner city battle it out for skanger queen status dressed to the nines in mingin ski pants and Livepool shirts?
And Ivor as presenter ?
Report of Joe Duffy being a cunt :
http://www.politics.ie/media/136633-rte-vatican-radio.html
I thought I heard a bulging zipper being undone…
The only reason most people visit Tralee in the first place is bcoz of The Rose of Tralee
if it was packed in now can u imagine the revenue that would be lost?
it would devastate the local economy
And even though i hate the R.O.T.
i would not be in favour of that
‘can u imagine the revenue that would be lost? it would devastate the local economy’
Jackie Healey Ray and Sons are doing the very best they can to skelp whatever public funds they can to prevent Cuntae Chiarrai from going broke so don’t worry about that!
–> Mr Twenty
Tips hat … how do sir …
“Rum, sodomy and the lash” by christ will I ever see land again….if so tis to the forum I shall return.
The rose of tralee is a pile of steaming cow shit.
But so what? Who the fuck cares? Yous should have more to be worrying about yes shower of cunts
And that concludes the Gospel according to St. Peader.
This ridiculous video (posted over at head Rambles) is worth watching for the Dutch Eamon Dunphy, at about 2min 10 secs..
Dutch Dunphy 2min10sec
Amen
Whats the difference between the Rose of Tralee and a cow sale at farmer’s market?
The cow’s are better looking
Pure Paddywhackery.
This drivel is part of the Irish ‘cultural’ template that Or.T.E. and Bord Failte think will bring in the tourists.Places like Kerry are dirty little ‘Irish’ themeparks with overpriced
beer,so called traditional music and professional
Oirishmen sporting Aran jumpers and bodhrans.
Smug cunts like Bertie trying to market the country by bringing that abortion of a game Gaelic ‘Football’ to China or Susan Boyle’s love-child proffering a bit of greenery to Obama every March do nothing to enhance the image of Ireland abroad.
Jackie Healy Rae and the ‘Knowledge Economy’ would
not normally fit in the same sentence and for the
same reasons a belief in pregnant virgins or leprechauns should not be seen as an indicator of a well educated workforce.
Enough of that I’ve just found two valium that
I’d forgotten about.I’ll prepare my meal and
watch Richard Dawkins tonight.
0. Magoo
August 25th, 2010 @ 3:08 pm
I thought I heard a bulging zipper being undone…
*scratch
Or do mean Joe Duffy?
0. SAm Crea
August 25th, 2010 @ 4:29 pm
This ridiculous video (posted over at head Rambles) is worth watching for the Dutch Eamon Dunphy, at about 2min 10 secs..
Dutch Dunphy 2min10sec
unfuckingcanny. Every mannerism is identical to the cool loon dunphy. And the fact that he’s an anti they’d probably have the exact oppostite views on everything. Mad. Imagine the two of them on rte soccer? With an interpreter in the middle of them. And Bill. It’d be brilliant.
Richard Dawkins pissed off the dubya’s septic tank fascist christian fuck quite easily. fucking yanks. love the description of dathi by sienna. nicked it.
Aw, fill, frightened punters running down the street from stampeding Roses, genius!
If I ever watched it though, I’d see myself as the tortured creature. The horror. The horror.