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The man admired by many Spaniards as the finest bullfighter ever seen is recovering in hospital after being gored by a bull during his comeback from retirement.

José Antonio Morante, more commonly known by his matador’s moniker Morante de la Puebla, suffered the injury on Sunday, while bullfighting in Seville. Video footage showed him being lifted off his feet as the bull’s horn punctured his buttock, before colleagues drew the animal away from him by distracting it with their capes.

After initially being in a very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum, Morante is now recovering.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Spain's greatest bull gore's washed up matador..

[–] Undvik@fedia.io 224 points 6 days ago (6 children)

admired by many Spaniards

Sorry but no. Bullfighting is actually very unpopular in Spain. It's a relic of the past that's kept on life support by conservative politics.

Very happy to hear he has been gored by the bull. Couldn't have happened to a worse person. And this is always the reaction of pretty much everyone I know whenever this happens

[–] TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world 78 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Last line:

A poll taken last year by the BBVA Foundation found 77 per cent of Spaniards found the pastime “unacceptable”.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 6 days ago

pastime

Really? I think these events could be memorialized as a sort of messed up cultural thing to look back upon, but using such a banal word for it feels pretty odd in its own right

[–] Tiral@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, people don't often realize the bull is literally being tortured by getting stabbed. Then it's eventually killed. I mean if you're killing animals for food do it as humane as possible, but for a show? No.

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I suppose 'many' is a relative term. As a pure number of people I'm sure there are tens of thousands of Spaniards who love the 'sport'. But as a percentage of the population, yeah you're right - the large majority think it's stupid and want it gone.

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[–] ichwillhierraus@feddit.org 94 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Spaniard here.

Bullfighting is nowadays extremely niche of the extreme right wind retards. No normal perdon liked it, let alone knows the name of that arschloch.

We are happy the bull managed to win a small fight.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 44 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Man, I love the EU.

Spaniard here

German username and uses the word Arschloch

English comment

This is the world I want to live in!

[–] ichwillhierraus@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

L'europe c'est comme ça ;)

Boa noite.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 119 points 6 days ago

Heck yeah. Go bull!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 53 points 5 days ago (5 children)

When you kill animals for sport, you can't be upset when the other team shows up.

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[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know anyone who doesn't root for the bulls, fuck bullfighting, fuck bullfighters, fuck the running of the bulls too. I hope everyone involved gets lifechanging injuries.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's indeed animal abuse imo

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[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

awww. poor guy. Maybe next time he shouldn't have participated in the torture of a live animal.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 80 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I always root for the bull.

[–] Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app 24 points 6 days ago

Wife approved comment.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 76 points 6 days ago (7 children)

If the bull wins it should get to retire.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 53 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Fuck that. It should level up and get to pick improved armor and weapons and then go back to gore more asshole matadors.

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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“It was the most painful goring I have ever suffered in my career,” he told El Mundo newspaper from his hospital bed. “I felt enormous pain and I was very scared because I could tell that the bull had gored me and I thought I was bleeding a lot.”

Perspective switch

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I am amazed how one can use these words while being totally oblivious to the feelings of pain and being scared that the animals go through.

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[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Today he learned being poked by sharp things hurts

[–] Naich@piefed.world 71 points 6 days ago

Nice one, bull. Right up the arse. 😁👍

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In Spain these guys will actually kill the bull in the Arena (hence the name "matador" - literally "killer"), so this is only fair.

PS: Mind you, not that "just" the part of torturing of the bull (the only part done in Portugal) is much better.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm glad that my community in Spain doesn't permit this animal abuse anymore.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 23 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I love the photo. That horn looks like it's getting a full tour of that fucker's Spanish colony.

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (8 children)

So soon after a millionaire was stomped into paste by elephants?

I think things are actually getting better.

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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've been giving Spain too much credit lately, but I forgot that this shit is still legal. Barbaric traditions from the past should stay in the past.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Yes but most people absolutely hate it. And some parts of Spain forbid it already.

[–] Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app 49 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The 10 cm wound perforating his rectum is the second biggest asshole, after the bull fighter himself.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 48 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 43 points 6 days ago (2 children)

very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum,

I assume proud. He should be.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 37 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The bull will have to be proud from the afterlife, since killing them is the whole point of the performance. But you're right, he absolutely should be proud, good aim. And since he's taken down the supposed "finest bullfighter ever", we can recognize and remember this bull as the now undisputed champion of bullfighting, and the actual finest bullfighter ever. Let him be an inspiration to all future bulls fighting in this deplorable sport. Even though the bulls never win, I will celebrate their efforts to make as many humans lose as possible.

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 6 days ago

This brings me joy. I hope the bull is alright.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago

Oh no is the bull ok

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago

Good job bull

[–] MolochHorridus@piefed.social 35 points 6 days ago
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  1. Mess with the bull.
  2. Get the horns.
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[–] mech@feddit.org 26 points 6 days ago

Oh no, I hope he didn't injure his horns!

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

When u just know it's gonna need more than a band-aid

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[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

After initially being in a very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum, Morante is now recovering.

Get rekt!

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Cheers. Hoping he has lasting injuries and has trouble walking until his final days. Animal cruelty isn't cool.

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[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 26 points 6 days ago

He survived? They should let the bull in the hospital to finish the job

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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