Morrissey Central “HAVE YOU SEEN / THE SAD RICH HUNTING DOWN, SHOOTING DOWN ELEPHANTS AND LIONS?” (February 22, 2020)

Morrissey has form posting dubious images that portray animals as little more than entertainment. This is just another one.

The cover of It’s Over is a badly cropped image of Robert Mitchum, as a rodeo rider, culled from the film ‘Lusty Men. A film which seeks to glamorise the barbaric acts of Rodeo; events that involve horses and other livestock that generally comprise the following events: tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding and barrel racing.

When I first saw the cover of It’s Over, within these very pages, I was quite taken aback. Why would someone who claims to loathe barbaric acts of animal cruelty use such an image? Why would he attempt to glamorise it?

There has been some debate lately about whether Morrissey is vegan or not and the response from some is that he doesn’t label himself – Morrissey has said the same thing – he won’t label himself on this specific issue. This from a man who used the label vegetarian as a rallying cry for a considerable number of years? Why so coy?

The phrase ‘the contrarian strikes again’ springs to mind.
Yes. And apparently Elvis (another ‘hero’ of Morrissey’s) would eat burgers when no one was looking.
 
Replace guns with cameras!
Let the hunt end with the shot of a camera and not a rifle!
Ye must replace the lust of power with the expansive possibilities of creative inclinations!
 
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Yes. And apparently Elvis (another ‘hero’ of Morrissey’s) would eat burgers when no one was looking.

He also insisted on having more scrabble tiles when he was on the road with his entourage so he always won.

?? :knife:
 

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