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Thread #102423 Message #2078703
Posted By: Lizzie Cornish
16-Jun-07 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Appleby Horse Fair: A Tradition Too Far?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Appleby Horse Fair: A Tradition Too Far?
Er...
>>>>And as long as no cruelty is involved it needs be left alone as a mark of respect to the travelling community.<<<
....but that's what I've been saying. If they stop dunking horses heads under the water and hand the bloke who behaved in such an appalling manner over, then fair enough. If they go out of their way to reassure the public that it will never happen again, then fair enough...but if they don't...well.....they should close it down.
Just to clarify, I never called anyone 'pikey' by the way. And how come YOU are allowed to refer to 'the travelling community' but if I dare to say 'the travellers' then I'm somehow being racist?