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| *Rumor that previous injury from a crocodile seperated his ribs slightly, making it more likely for the stingray to hit his heart. | *Rumor that previous injury from a crocodile seperated his ribs slightly, making it more likely for the stingray to hit his heart. | ||
| *Remove from other languages that he was a Liberal Party supporter. | *Remove from other languages that he was a Liberal Party supporter. | ||
| * Add a section that discusses the dark side of Steve Irwin, such as: | |||
| "All the idolatory tributes and commentary about Steve Irwin fail to recognize the basic tragedies in his approach. First, to build his image, he had to create an image of animals being inherently dangerous. Then he needed to harass and provoke them to show their ferocity and make his point. His success was in motivating behaviors in animals that would normally rather run away than attack, but that would not serve his purpose. Second, he routinely broke all the rules of good animal handling technique that most professionals recognize are the safest procedures for both the animal and the handler. How many uninformed individuals (and animals) have been injured imitating his reckless ways, thinking that if Steve Irwin does it this way, it must be right?" | |||
Revision as of 16:40, 11 September 2006
- expand on his environmentalism
- some mention of his BBQ with Howard & Bush? (without giving it undue weight)
- role in Australian culture, Croc Dundee lineage, "larrikin" values, romanticised adventure & outback spirit?
- The Ghan?
- Australian reaction? eg backlash?, cultural cringe?, ocker?, tall poppy syndrome?
- Expand television information
- Write further about the development of Australia Zoo, development of conservation activities etc
- Add link to Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/steve_irwin_tribute/ where nature photographers pay tribute to Steve and group Nature shots relating to Steve's Work.
- Is this a good idea? External links are evil, and flickr is generally an indiscriminate collection of information.
- Expand on top half of career section, for example: his early work, meeting John Stainton, as well as the numerous docos that are not written about yet.
- Rumor that previous injury from a crocodile seperated his ribs slightly, making it more likely for the stingray to hit his heart.
- Remove from other languages that he was a Liberal Party supporter.
- Add a section that discusses the dark side of Steve Irwin, such as:
"All the idolatory tributes and commentary about Steve Irwin fail to recognize the basic tragedies in his approach. First, to build his image, he had to create an image of animals being inherently dangerous. Then he needed to harass and provoke them to show their ferocity and make his point. His success was in motivating behaviors in animals that would normally rather run away than attack, but that would not serve his purpose. Second, he routinely broke all the rules of good animal handling technique that most professionals recognize are the safest procedures for both the animal and the handler. How many uninformed individuals (and animals) have been injured imitating his reckless ways, thinking that if Steve Irwin does it this way, it must be right?"