wailing on the whaling

I thought the videos shown today were very interesting. What sort of made me mad though, was the apparent ignorance the Japanese showed about their own culture. They all defended their support of whaling by saying that whale meat was part of traditional Japanese cuisine, which it is, in fact, not. The Japanese did not start whaling until the 20th century, and only did so with the help of a Norwegian man. Here is an article about it:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/editorial-060627-1.html
On that note, I would also like to say that the documentary or *a* documentary made for the purpose of turning people against whaling should include footage of whales and dolphins in the wild. It should show how smart they are; their methods of communication, family groups, hunting techniques for fish, and problem-solving abilities.

In the video a Japanese man defended his position by saying that westerners eat cows and pigs. Well, cows and pigs are domesticated animals, not wild like dolphins, and have been eaten by europeans for thousands of years. So, by every right, it *is* our culture.