When the Olympics came to South Korea back in ‘88 why was the problem of eating dog all over the Western media? Were they trying to make a mountain out of a molehill at the behest of PETA?
And why did the South Korean government urge its citizens to stop eating dog and force the closure of restaurants serving it in order to avoid bad publicity?
Is it because up to 30% of South Koreans have eaten dog in their lifetime with a smaller percentage eating it regularly?
Then the whole matter was raised again in 2001 in the lead up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea (and Japan). Brigitte Bardot lead the charge to boycott the games there unless the South Korean government banned the sale of dog meat in restaurants. Many South Koreans thought such a boycott was unfair and out of place.
It’s pretty obvious that the percentage of South Koreans who have eaten dog or eat it regularly is much higher than Americans who eat opposum.
Hey hundreds of thousands of people have starved to death in North Korea. Lets make jokes about it and focus on other countries. Yes thats a prudent thing to do.