How can you make basketball more fun? Just add donkeys!
Donkey basketball is a popular annual event at the Snohomish High School in Washington. The donkeys themselves seem to have a good time, but not everybody's tickled at the fun:
But not everyone thinks it's fun and games. Animal rights activists quietly protested outside, saying it's simply cruel.
"The donkeys are pushed, kicked, shoved, and prodded to do something that is unnatural for them and confusing," said protester David Schirk.
Some say the event is bad enough, but having it at a school makes it worse.
"I think it sends a really bad message to children on how to raise them and cruelty to animals and to all beings, and what does that teach our children?" said protester Carol Guilbault.
(Wait...1...2...3..."felix is a jackass, so there!")
Animal abuse and cruelty is a very real problem in our world, but when you flip out over non-issues like these it only de-legitimizes these efforts.
Most everything humans do when interacting with animals could be construed as cruelty. Donkey basketball hardy fits the bill for cruelty. Maybe the donkeys like the interaction with humans. People really need to stop putting human emotions onto animals.
Gibbering ape, felix? If that's how the protestors see people, then maybe that might explain their lack of regard for human life and an over-zealous regard for animal welfare.
Next you'll be complaining about the dancing bears, or that we shouldn't throw kittens on the highway.
emmakate, you should be less knee-jerk in your reactions.
And being their adorable, stubborn selves, they were totally in control of the entire game.
The only dog eaters I've ever known were hippies I knew this hippie who ate my friend's dog and gave him back the pelt. I named that dog, and later used the pelt for a pillow. Hippie seems to be a pretty big umbrella. (vegans to dog eaters) I also know hippies who abhor guns, and other hippies who own several. I know hippies who are Maoist reds, and hippies who adore Ayn Rand. I think the only thing hippies have in common is they seem to accept the fact that they all disagree on just about everything except for just getting along with each other.
If they want to growl at something. Why not growl at horseslaughter or globalwarming .. something other than this ridiculous attempt!
I'd still rather wathc donkey basketball than womens bastketball, ugh.
to trudge along the road
always,
to carry heavy loads
always,
and to be beaten
always!
Give me great courage and gentleness.
One day let somebody understand me---
that I may no longer want to weep
because I can never say what I mean
and they make fun of me.
Let me find a juicy thistle---
and make them give me time to pick it.
And, Lord, one day, let me find again
my little brother of the Christmas crib."
Carmen Bernos De Gasztold, from "Prayers From the Ark"
Do normal basketball, it is much healthier. instead of using adorable cuddly and PRECIOUS donkeys as your transportation just to run around the court. they should be in their natural habitat than a court.