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It's both really. There comes a point when a tradition is no longer acceptable by the outside world but how much of your own identity are you willing to part with in order to satisfy that outside glare? To the dolphin hunters they already gave up one very old tradition in whaling to satisfy that and then the world asks for more so they become resilient and defiant. The issue is what makes a practice too barbaric to have a place in the world today? I personally am ambivalent to dolphin fishing but seeing an African or Indian eating slop with their hands disturbs me. I don't know where the line is but I would rather 10,000 years of dolphin hunting than eat with my hands for 10. Not that my word is best or better but everyone has a different "if, and or but" to throw in is all I'm saying.There is a point in that documentary about Japanese dolphin hunts where it starts to look more like an act of defiance against outsiders telling them to knock it off than a sincere cultural practice.
Thread tax: This may sound stupid but I can't imagine a black family celebrating thanksgiving. When I imagine thanksgiving I think of a white family only. This isn't to say they don't but it's odd to think about. What is the center piece of a black table? What side dishes are included? Or is the food the same like how a white American and Italian American will eat a sub from a deli and that's a sub to both of them.