After a rather lengthy FB commentary with a friend, he suggested that I watch Blackfish and get back with him. I've never been one to go out of my way to "get back" with someone when they can't make a rational argument. I made that abundantly clear, which only seemed to tick them off more. Oh well.
Fast forward to last night. I'm perusing Netflix and lo and behold, Blackfish is avaialble. I couldn't find anything else I liked at the time. The show starts off arguing how morally indefensible it is how we wrangle wild orcas in an effort to get them into water parks. Species A exploits species B for the benefit of A. Okay. That is obviously wrong as we never, ever, witness this happening anywhere else in nature [/sarcasm]. Anyway, this part of the film was relatively short and it jumped on the aquarium bandwagon. There were little bits and pieces of how allegedly inhumane captivity is, but the overarching theme was trainer safety. Several former trainers were presented that acted as if they did not realize (at the time they were trainers) just how dangerous diving into a pool with a wild orca can be. Really? I've been to SeaWorld a couple of times now. The first time I went, I was 5 and I remember thinking the same thing I do when I go to a circus--these folks are brave no matter how conditioned the animals may be. It is a risk I would never personally take nor would I encourage it of others. I was struck at the naivety of those presented in the show. One is led the whole while to think there is some sort of SeaWorld conspiracy. I wasn't impressed.
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BigFrigginDeal!!!! 
Try to understand something that will kill off most life--------------
