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Thank you for your half-apology. But I am actually less offended than I am still concerned about the values people assume appropriate to share under the banner of the EU academy where I really did not expect people still perpetuating harmful practice under the appeal to culture fallacy.
I understand that your role is to inform about culture. However, I believe it's essential to engage with cultural practices critically, especially when they involve harm to sentient beings. I know that there is a way to accurately describe culture how it is, without actively encouraging people to engage in atrocities. As of what I learned so far, the Bulgarian cuisine offers many historically cruelty-free dishes to promote. Like lutenitza, limetzi, so many ways to prepare all those legumes and delicious plants this country has to offer.. up until today where many Bulgarians ferment nuts and pulses instead of stolen dairy to embrace the ideal of peace and compassion for the holidays. In your article however it seems you go out of your way to mention how even the traditional violence-free bean soup can be made with an addition of corpses.. Can you imagine if I reported for example on my German grandparents culture encouraging people to try the soap they made out of who they deemed unworthy of rights and trying to start an uplifting chat about that? If someone had a problem with it, I remain that this is how their culture is and I am reflecting it accurately. This is how insanely removed from morality your writing sounds to sensitive people.
As a platform associated with the European Union, I expect a commitment to evolving ethical standards and an acknowledgment of the growing global awareness of the impact of our choices. Promoting dishes that involve the suffering of sentient beings contradicts EU principles of compassion and sustainability. Culture evolves, and celebrating Bulgarian heritage can be done without endorsing outdated practices that contribute to animal cruelty and environmental degradation. I urge you to consider that cultural representation carries a responsibility, especially within an educational context.
Thank you for considering this perspective. I believe it's crucial to celebrate culture in ways that align with our shared values of compassion, sustainability, and progress.