That wasn’t my point. Wild animals, all wild animals, can be dangerous.

I was suggesting words to use other than “harmless” and “gentle”. Those are not good words to use for sharks, mostly because they’re inaccurate. You should not go out into the ocean and specifically look for sharks to interact with. Nor should you look for dolphins, seals, whales, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, deer, elk, eagles, alligators, snapping turtles, or venomous snakes to interact with. 

Sharks are not vicious monsters, but they have the potential to be dangerous. If someone is stupid around a snapping turtle and get bitten, they could, at worst, lose a finger or a chunk of flesh. If someone is stupid around a large shark, they could, at worst, lose a limb or their life. 

Large, predatory sharks are dangerous. They are extremely unlikely to attack you, but they are dangerous. Think of them like mountain lions; you don’t approach them, and if you see one, you watch it very carefully. They’re less dangerous than bull moose or rhinos, less likely to try to eat you than some bears, but their potential for massive damage makes them dangerous. 

This trend of referring to sharks as “ocean puppies” or likewise needs to stop. They are not harmless. I’m not saying don’t call them cute, cuteness is subjective. I’m saying don’t call them harmless, don’t call them gentle or friendly or sweet. They aren’t. Don’t treat them like they’re 100% safe to interact with. Don’t act like the average person can go and have a magic adventure swimming with sharks. 

Don’t treat any large animals like that, but especially not carnivores whose only reason for not eating us is that we don’t taste very good to them. Admire sharks all you want, but do it from a distance, and make sure everyone knows to do the same.

Also, most shark attacks on humans are mistaken identity or test bites. This does not, however, mean that those attacks aren’t dangerous. People are killed by sharks, or maimed beyond repair. Practice reasonable behavior when in areas with sharks- don’t swim at night, don’t bleed into the water, and try not to look like a seal. 

We need to find the balance between “it’s a monster, kill them all” and “it’s a puppeh I want to hug it”. Something like “it’s beautiful and awe-inspiring, I’ll admire it from a distance”. 

gentlesharks:

We want to show sharks as animals that are completely harmless and gentle, but this is simply not the case. While sharks are not inherently violent, interacting with them without proper training or education is dangerous. Sharks are predators and some of them just aren’t in the “gentle” category.

We don’t need to call sharks “dangerous” to avoid bad interactions, but we should be respecting their power and their role as a predator. I personally don’t see the issue with talking about sharks in a positive way, just as long as you realize people need to be educated on their not-so-cute side too.

IMO, the only sharks that should be referred to as harmless are filter-feeders, tiny ones like cat sharks, or small deepsea ones that no human will encounter alive. Sharks that don’t attack humans but will bite if provoked are better described as “mostly” or “generally” harmless, since they’re entirely capable of harm. Larger ones I’d just call “unaggressive” or something of the sort. Things like hammerheads are not harmless. They’re unlikely to attack you, but they’re capable of massive harm if provoked or during a test-attack.

I’m not sure I’d use “gentle” to describe any other than filter-feeders, and maybe not even them. To me, “gentle” implies deliberate gentleness. Whale sharks won’t hurt you, but not because they’re trying not to hurt you, because they don’t have a reason or a good method to hurt you. 

professionalidiotbaby:

buckybarnesmp3:

kesus:

Young girls really are pressured now more than ever to be seen as beautiful and sexy and perfect like IG models and whatever the fuck…..like that’s why you see “me at 14 vs 14 year old girls today” posts……….we didn’t have this constant stream of content like they do…..content telling us to be perfect and to have perfect clothes and sharp eyeliner wings that look photoshopped and shit like that….I mean it’s always been there but not like this…and while I think girls should be able to dress however they want and do whatever they want…..you have to take into consideration the fact that this all stems from a toxic culture where women have to be perfect and beautiful…now at younger and younger ages….and it’s really gross…and the media continues to sexualize and like…make young girls seem older and more appealing than they actually are idk the whole thing makes me so uncomfortable and it’s only going to get worse

And the wildest thing is, people will still try and justify it with the “there’s always been girls that dress older than they are!” argument. Which is true. But it was never the norm. Pre social media, most young girls were allowed be young girls. Here’s Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Lindsay Lohan at 14/15 in 2001-2007. They were arguably the biggest young stars of the time but this is how they presented

They aren’t being styled to look leagues older than they are. They’re allowed to just be their own age and look their own age. Now, here’s Millie Bobbie Brown at 13 in 2018, Veronika Bonell at 15/16 in 2017, Skai Jackson at 13 in 2015, and Caitlin Carmichael at 13 in 2017.

There is a deep problem in our society that this is what people are styling children to look like. They don’t look like children, they look like young adults. They could wear these exact same looks in 10 years and they wouldn’t be questioned because they’re dressed and made up to present as adults. This is what is presented as normal for young girls, this is the image they’re told is the “right” one, the one they should aspire to.

There’s nothing wrong with girls – or boys – wanting to be pretty. But there is a problem with young girls being constantly told that pretty for them means looking over 21 at 13.

I would like to add that when I was 14 (3 ½) years ago I thought there was something wrong with me because I didn’t look like ICarly or sam or any of the other “teens” in television. I thought I wasn’t developing fast enough and I was just hoping and praying constantly that I would grow older to look like them. So all of that + the constant social media influence and standards there are today I literally have no idea how young girls are going to survive man I barely made it

gingersnapwolves:

kickassfanfic:

edgytrollchild:

i-hate-dysphoria:

roachpatrol:

tharook:

asksecularwitch:

vincentvangozer:

derinthemadscientist:

mickeyrowan:

having a flesh vessel is so annoying?????? like they have to be constantly watered, they have to be in specific temperature range to be comfortable, i’ve had a headache for like seven hours and nothing i do will get rid of it,

physical forms are so inconvenient??????????????

I knocked mine over yesterday and scraped off some of the outer barrier and it keeps sending me really annoying warning messages about it

blood.dll has caused an access violation exception

I still can’t figure off how to turn off the monthly compile time. It goes for like 7 days wrecks all the system and takes so much CPU time. 

I got the wrong model, too, and there’s no returns or exchange policy. I’m trying to make do as best I can with aftermarket modifications, but even that’s a real bind. And then I have to deal with all the purists who try to tell me I should be happy with the model I was given.

the beard texture takes FOREVER to load even WITH the aftermarket mods

The code for my was poorly written and sends warning messages when nothing is wrong, causing it to be unable to function as usual.

Mine got some kind of error that made it stuck on the sad emotion

The battery life on mine is shit. I have to recharge it every day and it takes HOURS.

on the upside, at least your recharge cycle works; mine never wants to start up promptly and half the time it barely recovers any battery power at all

The hinge joints on mine are loose and the fluid pressure is too low. I need a mechanic.

broke-broken-breaking:

prokopetz:

If you’re trying to catch a housecat that’s gotten outside, don’t forget: they’re an ambush predator and you’re a persistence predator.
You have several times more endurance than they do – use that to your advantage!

Don’t run after them; that’s playing to the cat’s strengths, and vigorous pursuit may cause them to hide. Instead, follow them at a brisk walking pace until they get tired and need to have a lie-down, at which point you can simply pick them up and take them home.

Ok but no shit this tactic is what allowed humans to survive pre-civilisation