Bugger me.
Sep. 4th, 2006 10:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deathpixieSo, I got up this morning to the news that Steve Irwin was killed. By a stingray.
It's weird, I remember the man irritating the hell out of me during Walkabout because he was such a huge thing in the States and every American I met expected every Australian to be like him. You know, a walking stereotype. But then I saw these interviews on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope and I found myself respecting the man's passion and enthusiasm and dedication to wildlife. Yes, he was boisterous and loud and a bit of a Howard-sympathising git when it came to politics, but there are few people who lived their lives as large as Steve did his.
Something to consider, perhaps.
It's weird, I remember the man irritating the hell out of me during Walkabout because he was such a huge thing in the States and every American I met expected every Australian to be like him. You know, a walking stereotype. But then I saw these interviews on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope and I found myself respecting the man's passion and enthusiasm and dedication to wildlife. Yes, he was boisterous and loud and a bit of a Howard-sympathising git when it came to politics, but there are few people who lived their lives as large as Steve did his.
Something to consider, perhaps.
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Date: 2006-09-04 06:10 pm (UTC)I respected him for his love of animals and dedication to animal awareness. He was a good guy, there.