Although I did not directly state it, my comments were targeted toward this country in that time period. English gentleman and the English aristocracy is quite another matter. Their penchant for cruelty goes beyond animals, as a man I would not have wanted to be taken and put on one of their ships in the late 18th or early 19th century or even go to one of their all male boarding schools for gentleman as far as that matters.
You were saying that “sport” has taken on virtues that it does not deserve. I pointed out in a sarcastic tone that “sport” did have virtue and it’s history was that of aristocracy who could afford the luxury.