DEBATE: Is spreading gross animal videos BAD?

Gorosaurus · 04-19-2006, 03:15 PM

This question came up when the raccoon video last reared its ugly head. Does watching, commenting, and showing others these grotesque videos only encourage those who do them, or is the following discussion worth the risk?

Is the ease of spreading these things one of the biggest problems with the internet - Do we give these freaks a platform to perform on?

Does this raise awareness of cruelty to animals/our fellow man/whatever they haven't even come up with yet?

DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH THOUGHTS OF RACCOONS AND KITTENS?

Orcus · 04-19-2006, 04:01 PM

Personally I don't think showing videos/pictures helps any argument except the fact that the people who show them are sick fucks. I mean it's one thing to describe how bad situations are since usually saying something like "they skin the animal alive" or whatnot usually gets a mental image across without the visuals. It makes me wonder what the point of their arguments are anyways.

Getysburg · 04-19-2006, 06:51 PM

* Unleashes hypodermic syringe theory *

Klown · 04-19-2006, 07:04 PM

I'm a terrible person who shares videos of animals being maimed and killed because I want to hide my own sexual compulsions.

Jatz · 04-19-2006, 07:20 PM

Raz · 04-19-2006, 07:35 PM

Does anyone else, even though their still disgusted by it, still kind of find these videos interesting from a biological perspective? I mean, that's what makes places like rotten.com kinda weird but interesting. You don't get many opportunitys to see what amazing variety of things that the human body can go through.

Gorosaurus · 04-19-2006, 07:58 PM

Yeah, I can relate to the curiosity, it's not like you're likely to see any of those such images in real life. It's not strong enough to make me watch, however. The descriptions are usually more than enough

Raz · 04-19-2006, 08:06 PM

I dunno. I feel that after years of Ogrish and stuff like that, I have been desensitized to a lot of disgusting stuff. Of course, real life is different, but I think it's hard for me to find something that really disgusts me on the net now.
Maybe that cat video before.

Brimz · 04-19-2006, 08:06 PM

The raccoon video wasn't that bad. Some of my friends were curious about it so I showed it to them.

The animal abuse website was probably just showing the severity of the abuse in some cases; I guess it worked pretty well.

edit: And a lot of the other sites aren't real bad either. It probably does have its benefits, but I doubt that it will change you either way. Personally, I don't think it's wrong morally because there's always stuff like this happening. I don't think that many people really watch it for entertainment value as such, but to learn about the human, or life, or something. Idontknow

Raz · 04-19-2006, 08:12 PM

BTW, in the UK right now there is some anti seal fur thing with Paul McCartney on TV.

Okay....I haven't seen the raccoon video but it's just shown some guy holding a raccoon by it's hind legs and bashing it's skull against the floor. I mean properly swinging it.
And it's just shown an Alsation Dog getting skinned whilst it was pretty much still alive.

Brimz · 04-19-2006, 08:20 PM

Yeah, Paul and his wife are trying to shut down the whole seal industry because it's cruel in their eyes. The seal industry in Newfoundland is really, really important.

Those are probably the worst videos they have of the sealing industry; clubs aren't even used as widely as they used to be.

Raz · 04-19-2006, 08:29 PM

wtf it doesn't matter how important the seal industry is. * bashes your head in if I can get money *

Klown · 04-19-2006, 09:20 PM

Haha that show was so fucking stupid it was untrue. LOOK AT THIS VIDEO I CARRY AROUND OF SKINNED DOGS. OH GOD IF THIS DOESNT MAKE YOU CRY YOU HAVE NO HEART.

Jatz · 04-20-2006, 07:12 PM

o sht my hart

Klown · 04-20-2006, 08:18 PM

Stop posting fuckhead.

Mabdog · 04-20-2006, 08:51 PM

hell yes it's bad!

Klown · 04-20-2006, 08:52 PM

You moreso.

Jatz · 04-21-2006, 01:18 AM

How rude.

04-19-2006, 03:15 PM	#1
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	DEBATE: Is spreading gross animal videos BAD? This question came up when the raccoon video last reared its ugly head. Does watching, commenting, and showing others these grotesque videos only encourage those who do them, or is the following discussion worth the risk? Is the ease of spreading these things one of the biggest problems with the internet - Do we give these freaks a platform to perform on? Does this raise awareness of cruelty to animals/our fellow man/whatever they haven't even come up with yet? DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH THOUGHTS OF RACCOONS AND KITTENS?

04-19-2006, 04:01 PM	#2
Orcus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,146	Personally I don't think showing videos/pictures helps any argument except the fact that the people who show them are sick fucks. I mean it's one thing to describe how bad situations are since usually saying something like "they skin the animal alive" or whatnot usually gets a mental image across without the visuals. It makes me wonder what the point of their arguments are anyways.
Orcus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,146

04-19-2006, 06:51 PM	#3
Getysburg Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,510	* Unleashes hypodermic syringe theory *
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04-19-2006, 07:04 PM	#4
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	I'm a terrible person who shares videos of animals being maimed and killed because I want to hide my own sexual compulsions.
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04-19-2006, 07:20 PM	#5
Jatz Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,227	ew
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04-19-2006, 07:35 PM	#6
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485	Does anyone else, even though their still disgusted by it, still kind of find these videos interesting from a biological perspective? I mean, that's what makes places like rotten.com kinda weird but interesting. You don't get many opportunitys to see what amazing variety of things that the human body can go through.
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485

04-19-2006, 07:58 PM	#7
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Yeah, I can relate to the curiosity, it's not like you're likely to see any of those such images in real life. It's not strong enough to make me watch, however. The descriptions are usually more than enough

04-19-2006, 08:06 PM	#8
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485	I dunno. I feel that after years of Ogrish and stuff like that, I have been desensitized to a lot of disgusting stuff. Of course, real life is different, but I think it's hard for me to find something that really disgusts me on the net now. Maybe that cat video before.
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485

04-19-2006, 08:06 PM	#9
Brimz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,317	The raccoon video wasn't that bad. Some of my friends were curious about it so I showed it to them. The animal abuse website was probably just showing the severity of the abuse in some cases; I guess it worked pretty well. edit: And a lot of the other sites aren't real bad either. It probably does have its benefits, but I doubt that it will change you either way. Personally, I don't think it's wrong morally because there's always stuff like this happening. I don't think that many people really watch it for entertainment value as such, but to learn about the human, or life, or something. Idontknow
Brimz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,317

04-19-2006, 08:12 PM	#10
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485	BTW, in the UK right now there is some anti seal fur thing with Paul McCartney on TV. Okay....I haven't seen the raccoon video but it's just shown some guy holding a raccoon by it's hind legs and bashing it's skull against the floor. I mean properly swinging it. And it's just shown an Alsation Dog getting skinned whilst it was pretty much still alive.
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485

04-19-2006, 08:20 PM	#11
Brimz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,317	Yeah, Paul and his wife are trying to shut down the whole seal industry because it's cruel in their eyes. The seal industry in Newfoundland is really, really important. Those are probably the worst videos they have of the sealing industry; clubs aren't even used as widely as they used to be.
Brimz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,317

04-19-2006, 08:29 PM	#12
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485	wtf it doesn't matter how important the seal industry is. * bashes your head in if I can get money *
Raz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,485

04-19-2006, 09:20 PM	#13
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	Haha that show was so fucking stupid it was untrue. LOOK AT THIS VIDEO I CARRY AROUND OF SKINNED DOGS. OH GOD IF THIS DOESNT MAKE YOU CRY YOU HAVE NO HEART.
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640

04-20-2006, 07:12 PM	#14
Jatz Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,227	o sht my hart
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04-20-2006, 08:18 PM	#15
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	Stop posting fuckhead.
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04-20-2006, 08:51 PM	#16
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670	hell yes it's bad!
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04-20-2006, 08:52 PM	#17
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	You moreso.
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04-21-2006, 01:18 AM	#18
Jatz Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,227	How rude.
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