Thursday, September 07, 2006

Steve Irwin RIP. (a.k.a. revenge of the stingray)

A lot has been said on the demise of Steve Irwin. This one below by Germaine Greer* (from her article in the Guardian) adds some more perspective.
"The animal world has finally taken its revenge on Irwin, but probably not before a whole generation of kids in shorts seven sizes too small has learned to shout in the ears of animals with hearing 10 times more acute than theirs, determined to become millionaire animal-loving zoo-owners in their turn."

So a famous firang dies by a freak accident. Media goes into overkill. And then someone opines that the animal world has taken revenge ? This could be the next animation hit - Title "Jaanwaron ka badla" with a tagline "Ek julmi ki kahaani, stingray ki zabaani". Mithun-da as Steve, mate ?

* As expected, Ms. Greer's comments have raised a controversy. Sheesh.

1 comment:

maxarbit said...

It is easy to criticise.. I think Ms. Greer treats animals with great respect when they are served on her table.. and as far as becoming millionaires is concerned - i think Steve Irwin did it the right way.. he worked and took risks to earn.. unlike NGOs etc. who talk and play on people's emotions and have fun with the money meant for animals.