New York Mets pitcher and Latin American import Pedro Martinez is in hot water after participating in a Dominican Republic cockfight as a soltadore, the person who puts the rooster into the ring. PETA wants a public apology. The Human Society says Martinez’s behavior is “shameful.” Even TMZ, the masterminds behind the utter destruction of a human being, calls the video “horrifying.”

Martinez responds to the outrage thusly: “I understand that people are upset, but this is part of our Dominican culture and is legal in the Dominican Republic…” Sorry, Pedro, but that’s the beauty of the USA’s residual Manifest Destiny: fuck your culture, we’re disgusted! Never mind that there’s a KFC on every American corner and a boxing gym in every ghetto, we think the way you people kill chickens and watch fights is gross. SATISFY US! THROW THE BALL FAST AND SATISFY US!