I could do without the arbitrary stock footage of dolphins which seemed to just want to show off how beautiful the creatures are, but in general it was very, very good.

But dolphins taste kinda crappy. So I’m opposed to the killing of dolphins.

Simple.

I like you because I prefer homophobes to racists!

He, and all the other “OMG! The poor dolphines!” screamers, are all awfully silent when it comes to the bullfights in Spain, or the way Italians hunt songbirds, or the simple fact that the EU is financing so called “animal factories” (where pigs and cows spend entire lives without ever seeing the sun or feeling grass under their feet.)

So, as long as the Western countries aren’t perfect in animal protection… how’s about shutting the fuck up and stop pointing fingers at the “yellow peril”?

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Mind telling me what city this movie is set in? Is it Taiji, Japan? If it is, then it IS cultural, and it’s NOT a “kill on sight” as the movie says. It’s a “capture on sight; we’ll organise the dolphins later.” The dolphins have one of two fates: Killed for human consumption as a commercial venture (where the meat IS labled), or sold to dolphinariums to educate the public about the beauty of the dolphin. If you read my comment, I did not say “It’s a cultural thing in Japan”, but “It’s a cultural thing in that city in Japan”. That’s like saying, “Hunting is a cultural thing in the US (because wooded areas, such as the Pacific Northwest, the South and even the northern parts of the Mideast do it). Therefore, all people in the US are in support of killing off defenseless deer to feed them.” Technically, it’s viewed as a rite of passage, but saying EVERYONE does it isn’t correct.

On the other hand, cows may not be smart, but they tend not to be serial rapists.

Dolphins, man.

Dolphins are unusual in that a) they’re frighteningly intelligent, and b) very few people knowingly eat dolphin meat. It’s not desired for its taste, and it has dangerously high levels of mercury. It’s sold as other types of fish, precisely because eating dolphin meat isn’t part of their culture. I don’t know if you’ve seen the film, but it’s more about the deception than the slaughter. They ask the average guy in Japan if eating dolphin is part of their culture, and they say much what a Westerner would: what the fuck?