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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 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 18 points 6 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 5 days ago (1 children)

It's indeed animal abuse imo

[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Same with foxhunting, barbaric traditions

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 26 points 6 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 6 days ago (2 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.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

You're not murdering animals for entertainment if you feel things like empathy or shame.

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What do you mean? Torero feels pain and fear, which helps him to see the bull's perspective. Wrong?

I must have missed the part here where the torero had a change of heart.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Today he learned being poked by sharp things hurts

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)
  1. Mess with the bull.
  2. Get the horns.
[–] phx@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Also, while a proctological exam is important at that age, it's probably better to see a trained MD

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 13 points 6 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!

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

And those things never heal right.

[–] ygurin@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I image this like Gladiator where Maximus is actually the bull being the main character

[–] Undvik@fedia.io 224 points 1 week ago (8 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 1 week ago (1 children)

Last line:

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

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 119 points 1 week ago

Heck yeah. Go bull!

[–] ichwillhierraus@feddit.org 94 points 1 week ago (10 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.

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

I always root for the bull.

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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago (7 children)

If the bull wins it should get to retire.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 week 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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[–] Naich@piefed.world 71 points 1 week ago

Nice one, bull. Right up the arse. 😁👍

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 53 points 1 week ago (5 children)

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

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