steve irwin

[plastcflower]

so im really upset about the death of the crocodile hunter! its such a sad loss for the wildlife community. he was a spokesperson about conservation, and a leading educator who made learning about the natural world fun

Comments

I KNOW!

[geniusmemd]

I know exactly what you are talking about. I was really upset about it too. I couldn't even watch the news much after I got the basic facts. The media is ridiculous. What's worse? Is a girl here at campus was actually being a huge bitch about it. I had an away message saying "I don't want to do PChem HW" and I also mention "RIP Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter will be missed" and the girl IM's me and says, "Instead of doing hw, why don't you just write a euology for Steve Irwin." So I yelled at her about being insensitive; I mean, above all else, the guy left behind two kids and a wife, and it really sucks for those kids. And for her to say something like that to me (me being someone who's mother died when I was young) is just completely insensitive and cruel. She said she was just joking...and I was like how the hell can you joke about something like that? I was sooo pissed at her. But that just goes to show you how stupid America is. And how the media shapes Americans. The girl was like "what did you expect, the guy

Re: I KNOW!

[plastcflower]

im so happy to hear there are others as upset as i am!! i talk to people about it, but i guess they just dont share the passion we do about the natural world. you bring up a great point about how many people are more likely to watch nature shows, since the dawn of the 'fun' hosts, like steve irwin and jeff corwin. i wish there was something more i could do... especially to show his family support.

i hope all is well with you! good luck on classes this semester!

[marvelousmaven]

I was really surprised about the incident. I know I wasn't a huge fan or anything (he definitely didn't bother me though) because until yesterday, I didn't know how much he really pushed conservationism. With that outlook, what happened is a lot more tragic and disappointing.

[plastcflower]

i guess the only positive light in this tragedy is that those who didnt know much about steve irwin, will at least be exposed to him now. (assuming we get past all the media sensationalism).

yeh

[chaosintheaisle]

i heard about it before all the news channels started talking about it. then i watched animal planet. i was sooooo sad...i cried. but i also saw an elephant die on tv, and that made me sad too. i was just an emotional ball of sadness.