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channonyarrow) wrote2006-09-05 06:34 pm
channonyarrow) wrote2006-09-05 06:34 pm
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*throws self on fire*
Things I Really Fucking Hate, Part The Bajillionth:
- Steve Irwin. He taunted animals. Animals taunted back and won. Paleoanthropological theory proved!
- Timothy Treadwell. Though I admit, I got a laugh out of it when I asked my mother if he'd been eaten yet and she said yes.
- "Safe space". What the fuck? When this is applied to a hate comm like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
cf_hardcore, do they really need a "safe space"? They're haters, dude. If they can't take it, they should shut the fuck up.
- On a related note, the entire concept that somewhere needs to be fucking sanitised For Your Protection makes me nuts. The world does not come with safety straps and it would suck if it did.
- Basically, I'm getting the idea that a "safe space" is somewhere where the nasty ol' world can't come poke you with a stick. Reasonable in small doses, perhaps - but guaranteed to make me froth at the mouth.
- Pathetic Political Posturing. Did you know that Iraq and the War On Terror are linked? After all those years of saying that they're not - they suddenly are. Oh, Joe Lieberman, how I wish to eat your liver.
- Joe Lieberman. Creepy when the VP candidate, pathetic loser now.
- Lawyers. I can't tell you why, because I work in Corporate America, and therefore it is confidential.
- Airline security. On the other hand, at least we're not only dissin' on the Muslims now. The latest instance of someone being thrown off a plane (and forcing the return of the plane to the gate) was a Hasidic Jew who spoke neither English nor French (on an Air Canada flight) who started praying. Clearly, a terrorist. Terrorists often pray, as do normal citizens. Therefore, normal citizens are, clearly, all terrorists.
More as it makes me angry.
- Steve Irwin. He taunted animals. Animals taunted back and won. Paleoanthropological theory proved!
- Timothy Treadwell. Though I admit, I got a laugh out of it when I asked my mother if he'd been eaten yet and she said yes.
- "Safe space". What the fuck? When this is applied to a hate comm like
cf_hardcore, do they really need a "safe space"? They're haters, dude. If they can't take it, they should shut the fuck up.- On a related note, the entire concept that somewhere needs to be fucking sanitised For Your Protection makes me nuts. The world does not come with safety straps and it would suck if it did.
- Basically, I'm getting the idea that a "safe space" is somewhere where the nasty ol' world can't come poke you with a stick. Reasonable in small doses, perhaps - but guaranteed to make me froth at the mouth.
- Pathetic Political Posturing. Did you know that Iraq and the War On Terror are linked? After all those years of saying that they're not - they suddenly are. Oh, Joe Lieberman, how I wish to eat your liver.
- Joe Lieberman. Creepy when the VP candidate, pathetic loser now.
- Lawyers. I can't tell you why, because I work in Corporate America, and therefore it is confidential.
- Airline security. On the other hand, at least we're not only dissin' on the Muslims now. The latest instance of someone being thrown off a plane (and forcing the return of the plane to the gate) was a Hasidic Jew who spoke neither English nor French (on an Air Canada flight) who started praying. Clearly, a terrorist. Terrorists often pray, as do normal citizens. Therefore, normal citizens are, clearly, all terrorists.
More as it makes me angry.
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I did some research, when I realized the stench of self-righteousness I smelled in my living room was coming from me.
According to several articles and blogs, Irwin was a founder and maintainer of at least one zoo, and spent his entire life working with animals to support and encourage their conservation.
Also, a dead father is horrible for anyone, regardless of the details - which, from all accounts, were quite horrific. The media frenzy, especially the reaction of angry people like me, probably isn't making this any easier on the famiily, and for that I feel remorse.
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He was also much bigger in the rest of the world than he was here in .au - until he died of course. Then the media frenzy you mentioned kicked off in a big way; the first EIGHT PAGES of the Daily Telegraph were all Steve Irwin the day after it happened.
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But HE WAS NO FUCKING SAINT. I always hated his shows, couldn't stand watching him deliberately harass and torment animals, then crow acout "crikey! look at that reaction!" I don't know how to describe the difference, but I never got that feeling of "Let's make the critter dance for us now!" from Jeff Corwin, and that's one of the reasons I like Corwin, and hated Irwin. Also, Corwin never downplays the hazards of what he does - he never - toys with the animals he deals with; he always treats them with respect, even if they're not dangerous, or "probably" not dangerous. Stingrays aren't supposed to be dangerous, after all.
On the other hand, if I had to pick one of the current crop of animal annoyers to be killed prematurely, the South African snake photographer ASSHOLE JERKFACE is at the top of my list. Can't remember his name, hate him, hate him SO GODDAMN MUCH. He's been bit numerous times - unfortunately, hasn't been killed yet. I keep hoping.