Although I doubt I will ever consider going again, I have had some really interesting conversations with people about this practice—bizarrely as it sounds, almost more so with people who are pro-bullfighting. I personally like to hear the unpopular opinion about things as I feel like you have to work twice as hard to come up with a good argument when most people are against you. That’s why I was excited to talk to one of my classmates about this subject who is not only bullfighting-friendly but actually wanted to be a torero. Studying sociology, you find a lot of people who want to ‘help society’ and ‘don’t want to hurt anyone,’ but this kid truly believed in the art of bullfighting.
He told me that it is actually really hard work and quite dangerous as you don’t just end up in a ring one day, but have to practice like Turkey Email List it is your job (because it really is your job). and those bullfighters who are good look like they are dancing with the bull, not waging war. For those who are pro-bullfighting, there is much more to the bullfight than the fight.Although I personally will probably never be pro-bullfighting, because I wasn’t brought up in a household that values this kind of activity, having conversations like these with people in my community makes me think differently about my opinions, even if I might not change my mind about what is the ‘right’ option for me.
Do I personally continue to think that bullfighting is unnecessarily cruel? Yes. Would I like to see it stopped? Probably. Do I believe I am inherently right about the subject? I don’t actually know, in fact, all I really know is that I probably don’t know enough to make the decision. This may sound apathetic or straight-up stupid if you have a strong opinion about the subject, but through my cultural competence studies I am trying to be okay with not knowing everything and not having all the answers, especially when it concerns cultural stimulus that I don’t understand 100%.