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the bull who chose flowers over the fight and made pacifism look like the strongest option in the ring.
means a name now shorthand for gentle refusal to perform the aggression everyone expects of you.
from from munro leaf's 1936 book the story of ferdinand, about a bull who'd rather smell flowers than fight matadors — banned in fascist spain, beloved everywhere else.
disney adaptation1938 short won the oscar for best cartoon.
political flashpointfranco banned it, hitler burned it.
gandhi's favoritereportedly his favorite book.