pointing out the obvious

Of course it’s sad, but it shouldn’t suprise anyone that Steve Irwin (aka the Crocodile Hunter) died as a result of being too close to a wild animal.  You can read the Animal Planet statement here.

What always bothered me was why he was an icon for children.  I’m not saying he was a bad guy, he was a great happy, bubbly, energetic guy, that likely got along great with kids.  What I’m questioning is the way he “led by example” when it came to dealing with wildlife.  He was very experienced around animals and approached them with much more caution than he led us to believe.  The message he sent home was “animals are not scary”, through things like bringing a baby into a crocodile feeding pit.  I guess Michael Jackson has done similar, but no one wants to be compared to that.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 at 8:43 am and is filed under rants.