Stop the bloody whaling

You know, I thought commercial whaling was something we as a species had kind of collectively gotten over back in the 1980s, and that the exceptions were made for Japan, Norway and Iceland in the knowledge that they'd be made to wind up their own heinous activities within a few years. This appears not to be the case, for as I sincerely hope you haven't failed to notice, the IWC, which,despite its origins as a regulatory body, as clearly now evolved into an organisation prepared to safeguard the whales' future, has now been hijacked by the Japanese government, and they're out to force a return to commercial whaling, despite the fact that all indications apparently show that lots of Japanese have actually stopped eating the stuff, less than 1 per cent, according to research by the Christian Science Monitor. How was it allowed to get to this situation? Same old story; sheer bloody apathy from the liberals.

It's actually almost enough to get me to think about boycotting Japanese products, where it not for the fact that they're so ubiquitous and I'm still halfway through Azumanga Daioh. Fucking whalers spoiling my anime crack. C**ts. But boycotts can work, I reckon, they nearly crippled South Africa back in the day. If enough of us do it...

emeraldsword has more, including a link to the Greenpeace petition. I'd also urge you to get in touch with any Japanese embassy or consulate, high commission or whatever to register your disgust with their country's barbaric act. It's not cultural imperialism, it's not freedom of expression, it's not 'scientific' and above all, it is disgusting. And if you care enough, or ever went whale-watching as a kid - I went to Cape Cod, hee - then spread it on your LJ too.

And you know, it's not just Japan. This quote is from the secretary of Norway's High North Alliance, who I can safely say is a complete arsehole, and if I ever meet him, I will take great pleasure in slapping him upside his funny little fucked-up head.

"We think there is growing support for whaling in principle and in practice. Whales belong to the animal kingdom. In some cultures they eat frogs, others don't; Hindus don't eat beef, that's their choice, but they don't try to prohibit the rest of the world from eating it."

The difference being, you dimwitted cock, that there are millions upon millions of cows, and nobody's going to miss a few hundred thousand. Particularly not in India.

Here's a list of the countries you may want to think about boycotting:

Japan
Norway
Iceland
St Vincent & The Grenadines
Antigua
Dominica
Grenada
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
The Marshall Islands
Cambodia
Guatemala