Cdn. Gov. Gen. Eats Raw Seal Heart. No, seriously dude, it was pretty messed up.

[thebobman]

Full Story @ Yahoo.ca


Gov. Gen. eats slaughtered seal's raw heart to show support for seal hunt
By Alex Panetta, The Canadian Press

RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - On the first day of her trip to the Arctic Michaelle Jean gutted a freshly slaughtered seal, pulled out its raw heart, and ate it.

Jean knelt above a pair of carcasses and used a traditional blade to slice the meat off the skin.

After repeated, vigorous cuts through the flesh the Queen's representative turned to the woman beside her and asked enthusiastically: "Could I try the heart?"

Within seconds Jean was holding a crimson chuck of seal-ticker, she tucked it into her mouth, swallowed it, and turned to her daughter to say it tasted good.

(Note: Take a second to absorb the Fox-News-worthy display of descriptive blood lust. Almost gives me a hankering for a bag of Seaman Gosler's Fried Seal Hearts™ now with a dash of 8 different fire-retardant chemicals and 5 new parasites.)

Afterward Jean grabbed a tissue to wipe her blood-soaked fingers, and explained her gesture of solidarity with the region's Inuit hunters.

She expressed her dismay that anyone would call their eons-old, traditional hunting practices inhumane.

She gestured to the hundreds of people in a packed arena and noted that they would all be fed by the meat laid out on a tarp on the floor.

The European Union voted earlier this month to impose a ban on seal products.

For years, animal rights groups have intensely lobbied European politicians to implement a ban. At times they enlisted the support of celebrities including rock legend Paul McCartney to get their message across that the Canadian hunt, the largest in the world, is cruel and unsustainable.

The European Union bill still needs the backing of EU governments. But officials say that's only a formality since national envoys have already endorsed the legislation.

The ban, expected to take effect in October, would apply to all products and processed goods derived from seals, including fur, meat, oil blubber and even omega-3 pills made from seal oil.

Locals here warn it will be one more shock to a region that already suffers from chronic economic woes and a staggering array of social problems.

Jean called the practice an ancient cultural ritual that, she said, is practised humanely.

She also lauded the taste and nutritional quality of her snack.

"It's like sushi," she said.

"And it's very rich in protein."


Yeah, toootally... mmmmm....

[mapleleaf4ever]

I'd try eating Seal too. So what's the problem?

This EU Ban on Seal products is bullshit.

[decypher]

the position of governor general is bullshit lol. What a waste of money.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by decypher

the position of governor general is bullshit lol. What a waste of money.

Eh. Personally I'm glad we have the royal family (and a representative for them) to fall back on. If Parliament ever gets bombed and we lose all our heads of state we'd lose complete constitutionality if it weren't for that. Better than the states where they only have 17 people in line for succession, and should those people all get killed they'll have a constitutional crisis on their hands.

[C_squared]

based on the fact that she was eager to go for the heart, kind of effes me up a little. nothing like having a politician with the taste of blood in their mouth.

politicians advocating for olympians to wear seal skin and gutting a live seal to feast on their blood and guts to push their agenda just sends an awkward message.

[ebbomega]

Heh. "DON'T FUCK WITH US OR WE'LL EAT YOUR HEARTS!"

Somehow I can get behind that.

[laska]

lol bloodthirsty haitians

[SEAN!]

fuck the eu those bastards denuded their forests, hunted species to extinction and pretty much raped the earth before canada was even a country, how can they be so pious as to judge us?

[tiedye]

Just so long as it's an effort to sustain their livelihood and not done in excess, I don't see what the problem is. It's no different than hunting an elk to put food on the table for your family. What? Seals are cute so you can't kill them? Suck it up. It's not like they can grow peas and carrots up there.

The hides also go to a wide array of uses that make their lifestyle possible.

[Grapes]

Pffft Anthony Bourdain did it first.

[ebbomega]

Yeah, basically this is a nom-issue.

A WAKKA-WAKKA

[Vitamin-X]

As I understand it, the seal population needs to be controlled anyway- to preserve fish stocks.

Europeans must have forgotten the life changes their hamburger went through before it became their happy meal.
Of course, cows never do manage to pull of the "cute seal look" so I guess that must be okay.

And as I've said before, I rather have a GG (or ten) than have the mess they call democracy south of the 48th.
All in all, I think the Queen is an admirable monarch, and I'm proud to have her as our head of state.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

I'd try eating Seal too. So what's the problem?

This EU Ban on Seal products is bullshit.

It's because they are cute. Pure and simple.

You don't see Paul Macartney lobbying for the Manatee's, even though they are hunted more often.

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by tiedye

Just so long as it's an effort to sustain their livelihood and not done in excess, I don't see what the problem is. It's no different than hunting an elk to put food on the table for your family. What? Seals are cute so you can't kill them? Suck it up. It's not like they can grow peas and carrots up there.

The hides also go to a wide array of uses that make their lifestyle possible.

word. If anything, the people of the land should be able to benefit from their traditional ways of seal hunting. Its the mass slaughtering of seals for export is the issue that's being frowned upon.

dude if it came down to me having to hunt down a grizzly bear for some protein in the event of a global catastrophe, and the sudden decrease of global food supply, you'll find me at the local gun shop stocking up on ammo and setting up snare traps in the woods. mountain man type shit.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

It's because they are cute. Pure and simple.

You don't see Paul Macartney lobbying for the Manatee's, even though they are hunted more often.

and they're also endangered

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by C_squared

word. If anything, the people of the land should be able to benefit from their traditional ways of seal hunting. Its the mass slaughtering of seals for export is the issue that's being frowned upon.

dude if it came down to me having to hunt down a grizzly bear for some protein in the event of a global catastrophe, and the sudden decrease of global food supply, you'll find me at the local gun shop stocking up on ammo and setting up snare traps in the woods. mountain man type shit.

Yeah dude. You know I'm basically the resident hippie here but one thing I do advocate is the hunter/gatherer approach to sustainable living.

[Goat]

I bet it was delicious.