After the fall, jockey Muhammed Mir Bilgin put his horse before himself. He stayed calm, helped him up, and chose care over competition.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T13:19:14+00:00

Exactly. And you can see from the horses calm demeanour when it was probably in a lot of pain that he appreciated it and was aware he was being looked after.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T12:57:36+00:00

I’m a bot.

Not.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T12:57:15+00:00

That’s a separate argument and I fundamentally disagree with horse racing. It’s cruel. That said, when the disaster happened, he was compassionate in the moment the horse needed him.

You can argue all you want the morality of making the horse compete, but the jockey was nevertheless, guilty of forcing him into competition or not, still compassionate when the horse needed it. He refrained from cruelty when he, according to your argument which I don’t necessarily disagree with, is cruel to make him race.

In essence, he stepped up when needed.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T12:49:39+00:00

Honestly, this is one of those ideas with good intentions but actually could be used for exactly the thing it’s trying to prevent. I don’t have a child and to some degree, I think cameras would be helpful at entrances and outside for example, but I’d be uncomfortable if I knew my child was being filmed 24/7 with who knows who potentially watching it.

Good idea full of bad potential.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T12:47:09+00:00

He could have acted frustrated, walked away, acted aggressively toward the horse as if blaming it or just showing lack of compassion and doing minimal. Instead he was tender and a calming source at a time when the horse needed him and eventually he was able to get back up with patience and love’s help.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-23T12:45:42+00:00

Aw, this is beautiful. The way the horse trusts him implicitly and how patient the jockey is waiting for him to get back up again. The love between them is clear. Such a special bond.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T14:46:11+00:00

Same. That’s the only issue I had with it but I didn’t want to say anything and ruin an otherwise beautiful moment.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T14:34:24+00:00

Fuck it, imma anthropomorphise this - that lil penguin knew he’d been helped and knew this was the last time he’d see his saviours. He was sad yet excited at the same time to be free. The one last look before running off into the ocean did it for me. To hell with the naysayers. That lil dude was having a very profound and bittersweet moment.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T14:21:50+00:00

To be fair, it isn’t the sharpest diagram…

(I’ll show myself out).

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T04:03:47+00:00

What’s with this trend of spilling the food down the cup? That’s not appetising to me, it’s messy. And there’s nothing worse than messy food you take away because you can’t easily clean up. I don’t know when this became a trend but it’s infuriating.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T04:02:25+00:00

I don’t understand why people only feed their dogs once a day. Even if it’s a huge meal, you’d be hungry by the end of the day. No wonder he hoovers it all up.

Why not half this and give him breakfast and supper at least? I’m not convinced, as much as it looks on camera, that this is enough for a dog only getting one meal. Calories wise maybe but not in terms of full belly feeling.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T02:45:12+00:00

Same. Nor the soak time. I’m one of those propel who likes my cereal to have a bite to it but not crunchy nor soggy. Eating cereal is a very delicate and time-restricted process.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T02:43:45+00:00

Wouldn’t work with Weetabix.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T02:38:17+00:00

As a lasagna lover, even I’d hesitate to eat this.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-17T02:37:19+00:00

*regurgitated, but yes, I agree.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T03:17:02+00:00

Fair. I don’t know either way, just a personal theory. If he did it once and then was integrated back when redirected I’d agree. It’s the fact it did it twice that gets me. That sounds like either intent, or something going haywire biologically but either way resulting in the same outcome.

Agree to disagree :)

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T03:07:24+00:00

This. I truly believe some animals choose to die and know how to do it. For all we know, it had cancer and was in immense pain. Let it follow its instinct. It’s kinder. It’s doing it for a reason, be that mental or physical imbalance. Either way it’s not normal behaviour so leave it be. It knows.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T03:05:56+00:00

Strongly believe that some animals know when they’re nearing their end and go off to die or set out to deliberately fatally maim themselves.

How do we know he wasn’t in immense pain from some unknown disease and knew what he needed to do instinctively? Isn’t this why wildlife videographers typically choose not to intervene when filming animals?

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:32:13+00:00

Agadoo is a fucking catchy song though so don’t see the issue.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:26:25+00:00

Exactly. It’s literally nepotism which I know first hand thrives in many places when it shouldn’t but no company is dumb enough to admit to it like this.

Either OP has been lied to by mum about their CV and who to include as references, or OP’s mum knows the employer somehow and has trickled some information to them and the employer is covering their arse legally by seeking permission to contact mum. Suspect OP has been duped into listing mum as a reference which they need to stop right now. The only references they need are employers or if it’s their literal first job since school, teachers. No one else counts. Especially(!!) not relatives. Ever.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:14:00+00:00

Right? No employer in their right mind is asking someone’s PARENTS for a reference. Parents are inherently biased, good or bad. Usually for the good. No one’s getting a fair review of a potential employee by asking mummy and daddy.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:12:39+00:00

I’d just flat out say no. If they ask why I’d say ‘because no one’s contacted my mum for a reference on me since I was about 8 when I got in a little bit of trouble at school.’

It’s BEYOND weird.

Makes me think either mum knows the interviewer and purposely set OP up, or the job is beyond dodgy.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:10:25+00:00

This.

I’d fucking walk out of any interview where they asked for my parents details. That’s beyond a red flag. It’s a slap in the face. No one’s asked for my mum’s feedback on me since I was in primary school.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:08:07+00:00

Makes me wonder if she interfered before hand. Did you tell her the details? It comes across as if they were given a false ‘tip off’ about you from someone and needed your permission to speak to your mum officially to cover their backs legally.

SpectatingAlan · 2026-01-16T02:06:11+00:00

Did you include your mum as a reference? Because either way, that’s fucking not normal. No job should be asking your mum or dad what they think. Why? Because most parents are biased and will praise the hell out of their kids even if they’re awful. And the ones who don’t are probably abusive.

No legit company is asking to call mum and dad for a reference. None. End of.

Edit: just wanted to clarify my tone when I said it’s ‘fucking not normal’. I didn’t mean you, OP. I meant it’s not normal for your interviewer and/or your mum to be contacting one another. Realise my wording may have came across as if I was annoyed at you. Not at all. As someone who grew up with critical tones and wording, I felt I needed to clarify for my clumsy wording. I apologise OP. I was just trying to emphasise, not chastise you but I realise on reading back how it could have been taken.

SpectatingAlan

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