From Josh from Herbivore’s blog.

I am still often surprised by the other ‘members’ of my gender (he said member, dude), even though I really should not be at this point in my life.  I guess surprised is the wrong word, then; how about disappointed?  Yes, that’s probably more accurate.  I am still disappointed by the societally-driven male desire to make everything be about aggressive, physical conflict, as well as the odd fixation with the slang word for the female genitalia, and the constant competition to prove whose genitalia is bigger, and so on and so on.

And in the meantime, the elephants at the Ringling Brothers circus really are being abused (beyond simply being subjugated for entertainment, which is itself abuse) with chains and bullhooks and intensive confinement, which is all Josh and the others were trying to pass out leaflets about in the first place.

Is this prime example of the male gender, then, in favor of such abuse?  And how would we even know if that were the case or not, since he seems more interested in a physical confrontation than a discussion?

And, irrespective of that, why is it considered entertainment for small children to watch captive animals perform degrading, pointless and stupid ‘tricks?’  When a prostitute performs a trick, it’s illegal, but when an elephant does it, it’s entertainment?

But if you read this, then you’re probably a pussy.