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anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 06:54 PM Jun 2017

Tucker Carlson claims America is superior to China b/c the Chinese "eat dogs" (seriously)

Sigh. I frankly find it appalling, even on Faux, that their prime-time pundit would blatantly claim that America and Americans are superior to the Chinese (over a billion of them). According to "Professor" Carlson, the Chinese are "barbaric" because they "eat dogs" while we allow "dogs to sleep on our beds."

Carlson is referring to one event (using it as a cheap device to denigrate a massive country with a complex culture) in one part of China. The issue is controversial in China. Also, obviously, judgments about the eating of animals (and which animals are considered "acceptable" as food by any given culture) is a tough topic and cultural norms differ widely.

Carlson decided to attack the Chinese people en masse, and claim that we are just better than they are because of this issue, by running a segment on his show claiming that America and American culture is SUPERIOR to China (this is a reference to the Yulin festival, which is one festival in one area of China and it is a controversial issue there -- not a broad social practice):

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Tucker Carlson claims America is superior to China b/c the Chinese "eat dogs" (seriously) (Original Post) anneboleyn Jun 2017 OP
Careful, Tucker gratuitous Jun 2017 #1
Lmfao. That was brutal! And perfect. anneboleyn Jun 2017 #2
ditto juxtaposed Jun 2017 #3
India is superior to Amercia because Americans eat cows. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #4
MTE. It's the blatant racism of this that is grotesque (although it is Faux but good lord) anneboleyn Jun 2017 #5
Holy cow! India is the world's largest beef exporter Major Nikon Jun 2017 #13
And America is superior to France/Germany because we don't eat horses dalton99a Jun 2017 #18
And France and Germany are superior to Louisiana because they don't eat possums. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #20
At least they don't have Tucker Carlson. BainsBane Jun 2017 #6
can't we be opposed to both? i certainly can. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #27
Leave it to Tucker to get us to defend eating K9's. ileus Jun 2017 #7
Seriously. It was the cheap racism of it that pissed me off. anneboleyn Jun 2017 #9
well, sadly, that's just what happened. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #26
Not me. No way. melman Jun 2017 #30
Scrapple. bluedigger Jun 2017 #8
A better measure of civilization is how many PEOPLE the government kills Major Nikon Jun 2017 #10
EXCELLENT POINT! anneboleyn Jun 2017 #12
Bingo. dalton99a Jun 2017 #15
And what are China's stats on that? B2G Jun 2017 #17
They are in the top 5 for executions Major Nikon Jun 2017 #19
American Values are not universal, asshole. AngryAmish Jun 2017 #11
And Amurika kills thousands of its own children every years with gunz. madinmaryland Jun 2017 #14
Fucker Carlson eats babies and kittens. roamer65 Jun 2017 #16
Lowest common denominator tabloid wins ratings! janx Jun 2017 #21
As much as I love dogs as my buddies, my eating pigs may be worse Bradical79 Jun 2017 #22
well then stop eating them. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #25
Exactly melman Jun 2017 #31
Tucker is a twit Gothmog Jun 2017 #23
Carlson aside, eating dogs is pretty low. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #24
pigs, cows, dogs.....try plants! Better for your health, the planet and the animals 🙂 MLAA Jun 2017 #28
Are people here defending the Yulin Dog Festval? Beaverhausen Jun 2017 #29
If that's the best he has, we must really suck dembotoz Jun 2017 #32

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. Careful, Tucker
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 06:56 PM
Jun 2017

Criticizing the eating habits of other people when you consume a six-course meal of bullshit every day on the public airwaves isn't really a good idea.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
20. And France and Germany are superior to Louisiana because they don't eat possums. n/t
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:03 PM
Jun 2017

And France and Germany are superior to Louisiana because they don't eat possums. n/t

BainsBane

(53,003 posts)
6. At least they don't have Tucker Carlson.
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 07:02 PM
Jun 2017

Here dogs are euthanized by the hundreds of thousands. Is that really better?

 

melman

(7,681 posts)
30. Not me. No way.
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:04 AM
Jun 2017

The dog meat festival is a fucking disgrace.

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Never will I defend that.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
22. As much as I love dogs as my buddies, my eating pigs may be worse
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:29 PM
Jun 2017

Pigs tend to be smarter to dogs, and are closer to humans genetically.

Beaverhausen

(24,467 posts)
29. Are people here defending the Yulin Dog Festval?
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:04 AM
Jun 2017

Are you all that ignorant?

And no, I don't eat cows or pigs.

Edit to add: Google tiger wine and bear bile.

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