Today I learned...

[jpr9954]

Today I learned, by reading academic literature, that by engaging in trophy hunting or merely desiring to do so, I am:

• Engaging in male supremacy by seeking a trophy of my “conquest”
• Taking part in an ongoing rehearsal of Western imperialist history
• Seeking to subjugate and conquer “subhuman” (their words) indigenous peoples
• Partaking in perpetuating the racist and sexual norms of oppression and social exclusion
• A human supremacist
• Not a conservationist
• Alarming and social reprehensible
• Violating the dignity of nonhuman animals

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Who would have thought we were “guilty” of all of that just for wanting to go hunting in Africa.

Evidently, that is the opinion of Dr. Chelsea Batavia, a postdoc fellow in the Dept of Forest Ecosystems and Society, at Oregon State University

The paper, The Elephant (Head) in the Room, can be found here.

This same lead author also thinks tsetse fly eradication is not ethically justified.

At Academia.edu, I subscribe to be notified of articles about wildlife conservation, Africa, and trophy hunting. Most articles are much different but I do find it instructive to know what is going on in academia as they are teaching (supposedly) the next generation of wildlife biologists.

 

[CAustin]

The Dr sounds like an idiot to me!

 

[Velo Dog]

Dr. Chelsea Batavia sounds like an emotional wreck who suffers from FRPD (Fact Rejection Personality Disorder).

 

[Opposite Pole]

Sounds like that person might be a Dr of Psychopathy

 

[marcosfal]

Sounds like that person might be a Dr of Psychopathy

She is also an admirer of Freud no doubt.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Thank you for sharing that! Knowing that about myself now... Wow! I feel like I accomplished something today!!!! And I haven't even made it out the front door yet today!

Someone: What did you do today?
Me: Engaged in make supremacy, was socially reprehensible, and violated animal dignity. I was bu-sy!

(That last one... actually, I did shoot a squirrel off the bird feeder, while I was cooking breakfast, but I didn't leave the house to do it)

 

[thriller]

Well it’s tough when your a desk bound liberal. You have to say and do whatever is necessary to prove to yourself that you are intellectually superior to all those that think differently than you do. Honestly I feel sorry for people like this because they will spend their whole life looking for problems in everyone else and they will never step outside and live.

 

[Divernhunter]

I am not a book hunter. I want a nice represented animal and if I get lucky to get a book animal I am even more happy. I have a number of book animals and have taken many that are not. Sometimes the story behind the animal is more important that the animal itself.

AS far as the anti's---they just need something to whine about and feel offended about all the time

 

[Brent in Az]

Places like Oregon State University, are epicenters of Liberal Lunacy. The leftist playbook uses shame tactics to try and force submission into their twisted ideology.

 

[PerH]

Probably influenced heavily by the Hindu animal worship cult and their vegan belief sent worldwide and made " cool".

 

[gram2117]

Still mad about having to pay to have the liberal agenda shoved down my throat 30 years ago. I payed for an education in business. Not to listen to their BS opinions. I am sure higher education has only gotten worse.

 

[Newboomer]

I am not a book hunter. I want a nice represented animal and if I get lucky to get a book animal I am even more happy. I have a number of book animals and have taken many that are not. Sometimes the story behind the animal is more important that the animal itself.

AS far as the anti's---they just need something to whine about and feel offended about all the time

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Same for eagle feathers and bison horns.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Educated idiots

 

[Opposite Pole]

Educated idiots

Certified? Yes, educated? That’s a bit iffy…

 

[ZG47]

She sounds like a spoiled brat and youngest child who is taking a contrary position purely to piss people off and show that she is independent. I am the eldest of five and though my youngest brother never reached that level of stupidity, partly because he was NOT spoiled, he still comes out with some really stupid (contrary to empirical data) shit, at times.

 

[Tanks]

I love the term "non-human animals".

Reminds me of PETA people that got mad at Obama for killing a fly on TV.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

The Dr sounds like an idiot to me!

Well she was named after a Dutch shipwreck

 

[CAustin]

Well she was named after a Dutch shipwreck

interesting idiots beget an idiot!

 

[Scott CWO]

Hi Chelsea. I sit here in my trophy room enjoying a drink and thinking of you. Congratulations! You’ve been added to my stage 4 hunting list.

 

[Probono]

The Dr sounds like an idiot to me!

Spot on.