Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Worse? Bad Taste or Poor Taste
Come on.
Just like the week after 9/11, you know you're waiting for The Onion to come out with their version of the truly bizarre Steve Irwin situation. Somebody named Tony Pierce has already come up with this. If you read the comments, he should not be leaving his house anytime soon. Or at least without a disguise. This fellow, commenting on Mr. Pierce's story, noted his own situation regarding a fairly tame entry.
My own take? I feel sorry for his kids. As for Mr. Irwin, outside of the vigorous pain he must have gone through, his death came as a direct result of doing what he truly loved. He was well aware of all of the dangers he was involved in. I think most of us were surprised some other over-involved action with nature hadn't ended his life earlier. Tragic? Unnecessary? Perhaps, but how many of us wouldn't mind if our lives ended in pursuit of what we vitally needed.
Tragic?
Unnecessary?
This is tragic.
This is unnecessary.
This is a human interest story blown out of proportion. At least his father has been able to keep a sane perspective on the sad event.
Addendum; Here's a small Onion piece on the matter.
Just like the week after 9/11, you know you're waiting for The Onion to come out with their version of the truly bizarre Steve Irwin situation. Somebody named Tony Pierce has already come up with this. If you read the comments, he should not be leaving his house anytime soon. Or at least without a disguise. This fellow, commenting on Mr. Pierce's story, noted his own situation regarding a fairly tame entry.
My own take? I feel sorry for his kids. As for Mr. Irwin, outside of the vigorous pain he must have gone through, his death came as a direct result of doing what he truly loved. He was well aware of all of the dangers he was involved in. I think most of us were surprised some other over-involved action with nature hadn't ended his life earlier. Tragic? Unnecessary? Perhaps, but how many of us wouldn't mind if our lives ended in pursuit of what we vitally needed.
Tragic?
Unnecessary?
This is tragic.
This is unnecessary.
This is a human interest story blown out of proportion. At least his father has been able to keep a sane perspective on the sad event.
Addendum; Here's a small Onion piece on the matter.
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It looks like The Onion has chosen a safer target for their satirical barbs: Canadian casualties from friendly fire in Afghanistan.
I've never watched more than a few snippets from Mr. Irwin's shows, so my speculations re: his final fate are coloured by profound ignorance. But what I saw was a) a likeable man with considerable charm who b) continually put himself in harm's way for c) public entertainment. People who knew him and worked with him claimed he did this because he was d) a dedicated naturalist working to raise awareness and procure a better fate for endangered species. d) might be the most definitive truth of the bunch, but the other observations can't help but prompt me to wonder if there wasn't a touch of Timothy Treadwell in the man's psychological make-up. What might Herzog say?
I've never watched more than a few snippets from Mr. Irwin's shows, so my speculations re: his final fate are coloured by profound ignorance. But what I saw was a) a likeable man with considerable charm who b) continually put himself in harm's way for c) public entertainment. People who knew him and worked with him claimed he did this because he was d) a dedicated naturalist working to raise awareness and procure a better fate for endangered species. d) might be the most definitive truth of the bunch, but the other observations can't help but prompt me to wonder if there wasn't a touch of Timothy Treadwell in the man's psychological make-up. What might Herzog say?
WP,
With that Treadwell/Herzog comment, you are dead on. He was a likeable character but, after a few viewings, the one idea that kept on coming back was that these were animals in the wild and they weren't meant to be wrestled with, cuddled with, draped with.
Again, as you so simply put, "What might Herzog have to say on Mr. Irwin?" Got any friends at CBC who'd be willing to pose that q.?
With that Treadwell/Herzog comment, you are dead on. He was a likeable character but, after a few viewings, the one idea that kept on coming back was that these were animals in the wild and they weren't meant to be wrestled with, cuddled with, draped with.
Again, as you so simply put, "What might Herzog have to say on Mr. Irwin?" Got any friends at CBC who'd be willing to pose that q.?
TP is one of my long-time favorite bloggers - though I confess I haven't been reading him much, lately.
In a story replete with irony, perhaps the worst is that he wasn't looking for stingrays at the time, and probably didn't even see it until it was too late - it had apparently been hiding under the sand.
In a story replete with irony, perhaps the worst is that he wasn't looking for stingrays at the time, and probably didn't even see it until it was too late - it had apparently been hiding under the sand.
"The CBC" - bwa-HA! That's all they'd need to cinch the begrudging tax-payer's buck: a tell-all expose of a beloved and recently departed icon! No, it might be a year or two before such a thing occurs.
Australian's have a very different view of Steve Irwin that Americans. He was just a kind of embarrassing but decent guy over here.
I mean, who wears shorts to TV interviews?
Anyway - see some steve irwind death humour here if you want.
I mean, who wears shorts to TV interviews?
Anyway - see some steve irwind death humour here if you want.
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: 2:43 AM, September 07, 2006
: 2:43 AM, September 07, 2006
Honored Mayor of Wrongtown,
I appreciate your stoppping by and offering us the DOwn Under viewpoint, which would be the most proper starting point for opinions about Mr. Irwin.
I noticed that you came this way by doing a search using the words Bad Taste & blogger. Not necessarily what this "sophisticated" blog destination cares to admit....but who am I to argue with the logic of search engines.
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I appreciate your stoppping by and offering us the DOwn Under viewpoint, which would be the most proper starting point for opinions about Mr. Irwin.
I noticed that you came this way by doing a search using the words Bad Taste & blogger. Not necessarily what this "sophisticated" blog destination cares to admit....but who am I to argue with the logic of search engines.
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