Bitter Germaine
(From CNN International) Comments by academic Germaine Greer on the death of wildlife TV star Steve Irwin have triggered a storm of anger with the Australian author criticized for being “insensitive” and “elitist.” Greer, best known for her feminist book “The Female Eunuch”, said Wednesday Irwin was an “embarrassment” and a “self-deluded animal torturer.”
Irwin, who gained international fame for his “Crocodile Hunter” TV series, was killed Monday by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary.
Speaking on Australian TV Channel Nine’s “A Current Affair” news program Wednesday, Greer described those who mourned Irwin’s passing as “idiots” and said possibly millions of Australians were embarrassed by him. Greer said Irwin had not treated animals with the respect theydeserved.
“He would tell you how dangerous they were and he would proceed to intrude on their space and humiliate (them) really — treat them with massive insensitivity,” she said. “It’s no surprise he came to grief.”
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In my past life, I was a tree or something. If not a tree, something that grew old and didn't move very much. I'm pretty convinced of this.