Glories of an internet age?

[Cancel 2018. 3]

National Geographic Channel removes ‘hardcore huntress’ from show after online protest goes viral

In just 24 hours, one man's online petition convinced the National Geographic Channel to rethink its plans to include a big-game hunter on a new show set to debut this fall.

"I'm not against all forms of hunting. I'm primarily against trophy hunters," Martell told Yahoo News in a phone interview on Friday. "I believe that it's wasteful. It's damaging to the ecosystem. To kill for a thrill or just a photograph is just unnecessary."

This is not Martell's first high-profile online protest. In December 2011, he launched a Facebook campaign against Rosie O'Donnell after she posted pictures of herself standing next to a hammerhead shark she had captured during a fishing trip. Nonetheless, Martell says he was genuinely surprised at not only the online response but also the response from the network itself.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...-hardcore-huntress-show-online-214545958.html

good for him. shows the power of the internet age. i agree with him about the forms of hunting.

 

[Airstrip One]

I've always viewed it as wasteful, myself. Hunting and fishing for food, while I'm not a fan of either, is awesome.