Hamilton vocal about bullfighting schools
Jun.15 - Lewis Hamilton is facing fierce backlash from within Spain after criticising the traditional practice of bullfighting.
Although he later deleted the post, the six-time world champion reportedly said on Instagram that Spanish children being "taught to torture and kill bulls" is "truly disgusting Spain!"
"We're asking Spain's Ministry of Education to close bullfighting schools immediately," the Mercedes driver, who has also been vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement recently, said.
Spanish culture and sports minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes hit back immediately at Hamilton's "offensive" words about "a practice that in our country has cultural significance".
He said the way Hamilton expressed his opposition "does not help communication and understanding".
Famous Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Rivera also slammed Hamilton.
"Mr Hamilton doesn't like bullfighting. So what?" he said.
"Before you criticise someone's culture, you should at least learn a little about what you are talking about."
And Francisco Rivero, another bullfighter and Cayetano's brother, told Antena 3 television: "I see it as an attack and a lack of respect for Spain, all Spaniards and our traditions.
"He has spent not even a minute of his life going to a bullfighting school to see what is taught there."
Finally, Spanish writer and television host Fernando Sanchez-Drago said of Hamilton: "Is not a minimum of intelligence required to obtain the racing licence?"
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Lewis is on a roll. As someone said earlier, STFU & Drive!
For the record, i don't car'e for bullgighting, but I don't feel compelled to make a big point of it.
Perhaps Lewis shoud retire and become an evangelist? Gey his own TV show..
Torturing and killing animals is part of your "culture"? Time to change your culture. There I go, a political comment on a racing forum. I'm so bad.
Ey Lew! keep yourself in your own business, F1..., and that's the only thing you are entitled to be taken seriously when letting your tongue come out of your big mouth
Racism is ugly, stop it.
Just a pity Lewis deleted his post. The more people, with prominent positions in the world, that denounce these barbaric practices the better.
Formula 1 is a progressive platform for international diversity and cultural understanding.
Not *ALL* of everyone's culture is going to make the cut. Female genital mutilation is condemned by everyone driving and working in F1. Likewise the slaughter for sport of bulls needs to stop.
Lewis, as always, is right to speak up, and to use his position as the greatest driver ever to shine a light on this practice.
We should all follow his example and become vegans, and stop the needless eating of our animal friends.
Needless eating,of our animal friends?
I love steak!..
And F1!
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