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Voice for Peace

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115. at least you don't presume I am lacking my happy safe place.

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 02:10 PM

Jun 2016

I know bacon is delicious. But more delicious, to me is a
living, sentient critter who looks me in the eye, with trust
no less, not expecting I will slice & dice him. Couldn't justify
killing a friend for food, certainly not if I had other options.
Eating them wouldn't work well for any of us, esp the feral cats.

Since I'm not starving or even close and there are other options,
it seems nonsensical to put myself or the pig through such
an ordeal, just so poor hungry me can eat some bacon. It's
not a tough choice, but I know for many it's no contest, the bacon wins.

Therefore I stand in solidarity with the Badtasting New Mexican
and Californian Pigs for Bernie Sanders or Bust.

Bacon or bust, no. Bacon vss Bernie, no. Bacon
vs newspaper pancakes... harder, maybe. ok probably,
unless I had to kill the pig myself. and esp if we had
already become friends.

Didn't someone read you Charlotte's Web when you were
little? Pigs aren't bacon! Pigs are some!
Pigs are radiant!, terrific!, humble! and
full of love. What is most delicious to me is alive. Life itself,
that exquisite energy, and all it animates.

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So is a new trend? (IMAGE WARNING: ROASTING PIG) [View all] yuiyoshida May 2016 OP

AUGH this needs a disclaimer, it is a horrible photo to see for people who love animals and Voice for Peace May 2016 #1

I agree, it's pretty disturbing to all the vegetarians and vegans. Quantess May 2016 #2

Think how us meat eaters feel when we see a salad commercial... Drahthaardogs May 2016 #73

I love that video! Quantess May 2016 #75

That's brilliant! PJMcK May 2016 #77

Ban all Salad-Shooters! nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #88

I love J.P. Sears! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #124

Baked Tonkatsu (pork cutlet) yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #137

Well Hell I know that but yuiyoshida May 2016 #3

I think mostly disturbing bc there wasnt a warning before. I know people eat pigs and I don't judge Voice for Peace May 2016 #25

Well the thing is the Pork is not all yuiyoshida May 2016 #30

Europeans brought pigs to the Americas and Native Americans loved them enough to fight braddy May 2016 #59

I note the heat is reflected; i.e., not directly over coals... Eleanors38 May 2016 #93

I am 60 and have attended Mojorabbit May 2016 #52

OK. I give up. Why is eating a pig more tolerable than a dog or cat? HERVEPA May 2016 #76

Because pig tastes better. Most likely. GoneOffShore May 2016 #81

I don't think that's it for most people. Probably the idea of eating what could be a pet, ... HERVEPA May 2016 #96

Agree, it was unpleasant. Give me animals already butchered Hortensis May 2016 #5

Bah! A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #9

In Hawaii and the Philippines I have eaten with them and they have pork like that yeoman6987 May 2016 #51

LOL! Of course the pig is dead, silly Person! A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #61

Lol. Reading my post again gave me a laugh. yeoman6987 May 2016 #62

Reminds me of the old Monty Python bit; A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #64

Pigs as pets 1939 May 2016 #23

aww Voice for Peace May 2016 #34

Good fucking Christ, really? TransitJohn May 2016 #65

Dear random GoodfuckingPoster of Gratuitous Insults Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #116

Warning: what you are about to see may be considered delicious lame54 May 2016 #66

at least you don't presume I am lacking my happy safe place. Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #115

Sorry GulfCoast66 May 2016 #69

it's common here on DU for people to be thoughtful and respect others. Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #117

I do not try to offend GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #118

yes but you know, suffering does not qualify itself by the number of its nation. Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #122

Respectfully, it is food (n/t) PJMcK May 2016 #84

Says you melman May 2016 #103

all of us are food for something or someone eventually. Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #119

Oh good grief. Codeine May 2016 #97

Trigger Warning Ace Rothstein May 2016 #107

Not a new thing at all-- pig roasts go back millenia... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #4

space is right, they had about yuiyoshida May 2016 #6

Yeah, it is a messy thing to do. Another reason why... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #14

Well I am part Hawaiian Native yuiyoshida May 2016 #18

"The states"?! That's haole talk, that is. Hawai'i is The Islands, and the rest is the Mainland. Hekate Jun 2016 #112

I have asked them many times yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #125

It is called a "Pig Pickin" NT 1939 May 2016 #20

A friend of mine does this every year... BooScout May 2016 #7

The guys were there early in the morning yuiyoshida May 2016 #13

I remember going to pig roasts thirty years ago My Good Babushka May 2016 #8

Seems my neighbors yuiyoshida May 2016 #10

I went to a couple 40 years ago as a child (and was horrified) noamnety May 2016 #11

Its funny in Hawaii yuiyoshida May 2016 #15

cochinillo asado Downwinder May 2016 #12

Wow, that was interesting yuiyoshida May 2016 #35

Pitting a pig is a great way to roast, also. An Iowan tradition in the fall. marble falls May 2016 #16

That brings back some memories, Yui... jmowreader May 2016 #17

When I lived with a Hawaiian roommate many years ago he called it 'Luau Pig' pinboy3niner May 2016 #22

I'll have to try that one jmowreader May 2016 #29

As I said, my family is part Native Hawaiian yuiyoshida May 2016 #28

Looks Yummy! Elmergantry May 2016 #19

Years and years this has been going on. ileus May 2016 #21

Yes, and across all cultures that eat pork Warpy May 2016 #86

thank you Voice for Peace May 2016 #24

The tradition I'm familiar with is Quackers May 2016 #26

In Louisiana it's been part of Acadian (Cajun) culture for centuries. Amimnoch May 2016 #27

In NC it's called a pig picking jmowreader May 2016 #31

I knew about it in Hawaii yuiyoshida May 2016 #32

Originally from LA GulfCoast66 May 2016 #71

Very true! One thing us Cajuns know how to do is make use of every single part of anything Amimnoch May 2016 #83

We always GulfCoast66 May 2016 #87

Those cute litte tree creatures invited me to their "long pig feast"! Warren DeMontague May 2016 #33

Rubb Rubb!!! yuiyoshida May 2016 #36

I have been to pig roasts however I have never personally roasted a pig n/t gollygee May 2016 #37

Very old trend jberryhill May 2016 #38

I've known people to have pig roasts for decades Marrah_G May 2016 #39

I have never seen or heard of one yuiyoshida May 2016 #42

Maybe not totally regional, but perhaps cultural Marrah_G May 2016 #43

A Vietnamese friend does it, too. X_Digger May 2016 #101

I wouldn't do it in San Francisco Prism May 2016 #94

A friend of mine lives in SF. He has his own smoked meat and bbq business and hosts Luminous Animal May 2016 #95

Yeah, BBQs are ok. Prism May 2016 #99

Sounds fun, but... GulfCoast66 May 2016 #102

pig roasts been around as long as people have been hungry beachbum bob May 2016 #40

Hardly a new trend. My Mom's stepfather used to host a pig roast bigwillq May 2016 #41

In the south this is very common... S_B_Jackson May 2016 #44

Did it, but it was a covered pit in the ground and roasted overnight. NV Whino May 2016 #45

That's how my uncle always roasted a pig, in the ground. Then he'd chop it up into the best... ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #46

We didn't BBQ, but it was darned good pig. NV Whino May 2016 #47

This is how my friend did it: panader0 May 2016 #58

We only went three feet NV Whino May 2016 #63

That's how I did it too. Big overnight party on Friday night, and The Fellas sat around the pit all cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #74

Have you ever seen this down in SoCal or LA?? yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #132

I've only ever done the pig thing in the southeast, but I've been to seafood bakes in NorCal. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #138

I see...naruhodo yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #139

Ib brooklynite May 2016 #48

It bothers me that I could not get some of it to eat. GOLGO 13 May 2016 #49

lesson learned years ago....potential disaster if the weather does not cooperate dembotoz May 2016 #50

There is a case to be made that what you saw is the original and perhaps only tr backyard bbq. aikoaiko May 2016 #53

If it is a big party ripcord May 2016 #54

Seriously? You never have? tavernier May 2016 #55

+1 Hekate Jun 2016 #113

very popular in my area, and has been my whole life Amishman May 2016 #56

Never done it - I almost never eat pork, though. Don't get the fascination my partner has with MillennialDem May 2016 #57

I don't really like pork either. gollygee May 2016 #60

Would have done it back in college KamaAina May 2016 #67

Mmmmmm Roast Pork! Javaman May 2016 #68

roasting a whole pig has been part of american culture for a long time La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #70

No. Pig roasts have been around forever. Philly-Union-Man May 2016 #72

We haven't done it quite like that MynameisBlarney May 2016 #78

We call it a Couchon de Lait down here ShrimpPoboy May 2016 #79

I went to one but I didn't look at the pig. phleshdef May 2016 #80

Looks yummy PJMcK May 2016 #82

Some people were offended by the image but yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #135

I think it's a new old thing. People have been eating animals since forever. nt thereismore May 2016 #85

I can't image a yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #133

We do it at least once a year, the whole pig on a huge motor-driven Sissyk May 2016 #89

That is so-o-o-o vulgar. Gotta have it. Eleanors38 May 2016 #90

Spanferkel baby. Ellipsis May 2016 #91

Once a summer, happily traumatizing small children Prism May 2016 #92

Not new. JEB May 2016 #98

Two cultures I'm either part of or close friends with do up pig roasts.. X_Digger May 2016 #100

I tried cooking a Pig in the microwave postatomic May 2016 #104

You win the thread yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #108

HAPPY to be a... LenaBaby61 May 2016 #105

Another method is to dig a pit and get a good fire going liberal N proud May 2016 #106

Ugh Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #109

Needs to be wrapped in ti leaves & wet burlap and buried in an imu filled with white hot lava rocks Hekate Jun 2016 #110

It would seem so but yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #130

As others have, this is an old time tradition. romanic Jun 2016 #111

don't usually have parties that large quaker bill Jun 2016 #114

It's called a Sparnfarkle in Wisconsin! Greybnk48 Jun 2016 #120

Thanks for that .... yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #134

This is not a new thing at all... Glassunion Jun 2016 #121

i've not been invited to a whole roast pig picking before shanti Jun 2016 #123

I was not invited but it was yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #136

This was a regular thing when I lived in Miami dmr Jun 2016 #126

It's a 'rural' thing, very old Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2016 #127

add to this DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #128

Ever been to a luau? Islandurp Jun 2016 #129

Amazingly the answer is no. yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #131