“The problem is a long-standing association between hunting large animals and masculinity…there are deep-seated cultural problems in Western societies, where such behaviour should be unthinkable.”– Associate Professor Eric Jensen, University of Warwick, quoted in:
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/07/29/big-game-hunters-and-cecil-lion?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-07-29
And a response to ‘saint’ Paul’s infamous words:
“The weak man eats only vegetables.” (Romans 14:2)
Only the weak man kills;
Gets his thrills from blood spills –
Decimates, massacres.
Only the weak man.
Only the weak man hunts;
Substitutes the moans and the grunts,
Of the pleasured, for the dying.
Only the weak man.
Only the weak man destroys;
Unfathomable excuses employs,
Trap, bait, confinement exploits.
Only the weak man.
Only the weak man derides;
Mocks in contempt and divides –
Into “higher” and “lower.”
Only the weak man.
Only the weak man enslaves;
Dominates, subjugates…craves,
Devouring the flesh of another.
Only the weak man.
Heidi Stephenson
Illustration: Sue Coe
So true, and very well expressed!
Comment by Dex on 7 August, 2015 at 11:03 amAmazing poem beautifully expressed
Comment by Lil on 8 August, 2015 at 6:23 amVery eloquent poem, and very pertinent to today.
Comment by JenP on 9 August, 2015 at 5:28 pm