{"id":1767242,"date":"2022-12-08T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1767242"},"modified":"2022-12-08T08:18:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:18:25","slug":"why-not-washington-post-argues-shark-week-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-not-washington-post-argues-shark-week-is-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not: Washington Post Argues Shark Week Is Racist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-not-washington-post-argues-shark-week-is-racist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1767242&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.07-02.06-thepoliticalinsider-638ff5166adef.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Washington Post somehow managed to come up with an article that the Babylon Bee has to be kicking themselves for not thinking of first.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper whose mantra is \u2018Democracy Dies in Darkness\u2019 found a research team that analyzed Shark Week and found it to be racist, sharkist, and most damningly, full of too many experts named \u2018Mike.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And we couldn\u2019t have made that up if we tried. Feast your eyes on this very real headline:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u2018Shark Week\u2019 lacks diversity, overrepresents men named Mike, scientists say<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ah, the good old \u2018scientists say\u2019 routine.<\/p>\n<p>The team leader, a biology professor at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, apparently had extra time on her hands during the pandemic to conduct \u201cshark research\u201d involving the Shark Week series on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir research claims that Discovery\u2019s programming emphasized negative messages about sharks, lacked useful messaging about shark conservation, and overwhelmingly featured White men as experts \u2014 including several with the same name,\u201d the Post summarized.<\/p>\n<p>A greater horror, I cannot imagine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Researchers say Discovery\u2019s programming overwhelmingly featured White men as experts while emphasizing negative messages about sharks.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fs71Qov5WG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fs71Qov5WG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1600055206062047232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/liberal-journalists-use-very-similar-talking-points-to-downplay-hunter-biden-censorship-bombshell\/?utm_source=home-headline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberal \u2018Journalists\u2019 Use VERY Similar Talking Points to Downplay Hunter Biden Censorship Bombshell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Washington Post: Shark Week is Racist<\/h3>\n<p>Mark it down \u2013 December 5th, 2022. The day the Washington Post \u2018jumped the shark\u2019 by calling Shark Week racist.<\/p>\n<p>And not just racist, but very specifically racist because of white men named Mike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe programming featured more White experts and commentators named \u2018Mike\u2019 than women,\u201d a co-author of the super-serious study stated.<\/p>\n<p>What? Next thing you know they\u2019ll be trying to tell us a majority of the commentators are right-handed or have brown hair.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is parody, right?<br \/>Tell us it\u2019s parody.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckDeVore\/status\/1600115639384911873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Incidentally, the 2020 version of Shark Week featured two \u2018Mikes\u2019 \u2013 famed ring announcer Michael Buffer called the shots when former boxing World Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d7j5jlQnq4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a> \u2018battled\u2019 a great white.<\/p>\n<p>The latter individual is not white.<\/p>\n<p>Even better, the study seems to draw a conclusion that Shark Week reinforces negative stereotypes against sharks. In other words, it\u2019s sharkist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearchers say Discovery\u2019s programming overwhelmingly featured White men as experts while emphasizing negative messages about sharks,\u201d the sub-heading reads.<\/p>\n<p>Somebody needs to tell these \u2018scientists\u2019 that most meat-eating animals get a bad rap, particularly the ones who have some history of eating people. Sharks, crocodiles, bears, snakes \u2013 they all tend to be victims of negative messaging.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Expert Whites bad. Great Whites good. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qHwObp9Pdv\">https:\/\/t.co\/qHwObp9Pdv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Gabriel (@exjon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exjon\/status\/1600197575046414336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/octogenarian-joe-biden-set-to-announce-2024-reelection-bid-after-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Octogenarian Joe Biden Set to Announce 2024 Reelection Bid After Christmas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Discovery Dismisses Ridiculous Study<\/h3>\n<p>Not only did the Washington Post cover a ridiculous study portraying Shark Week as racist, but they asked the Discovery Channel for a comment.<\/p>\n<p>And you could almost hear the snickering behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery ultimately <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> comment on the Washington Post\u2019s story, but told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/sharks\/scientists-watched-32-years-of-shark-week-and-didnt-like-what-they-saw\/2454894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC Boston<\/a> in 2021, when the findings were first released, that it wouldn\u2019t comment on a study \u201cthat has yet to pass any scientific approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much like one wouldn\u2019t comment on a study disproving the existence of Santa Claus or unicorns. Because it\u2019s not serious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shark week is racist &#038; biased against sharks according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a>. I discussed this unacceptable atrocity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JesseBWatters<\/a>. Enjoy: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gA4g01CB4w\">pic.twitter.com\/gA4g01CB4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1600299757217271808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The whole thing is truly befuddling. Shark Week runs over the summer, but the Washington Post decided to find a year-old study to attack it. Slow news day?<\/p>\n<p>By the way, marine biologists in general are overwhelmingly white and male. So Discovery\u2019s experts might very well just be a product of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/marine-biologist-jobs\/demographics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the natural demographics<\/a> of the field.<\/p>\n<p>But implying it is racist sells more copies of the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This isn\u2019t parody, sane folks. This is real. Democracy Dies in 31 Flavors of Stupid: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TB20nfsJKQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/TB20nfsJKQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1600282631597236226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Outkick founder Clay Travis had a different take on the study\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be more racist to put minorities in cages and let sharks try to bite them?\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Think about this \u2013 the Washington Post covered a study suggesting Shark Week is racist but virtually avoided any coverage of the Twitter Files\/Hunter Biden scandal from the past several days.<\/p>\n<p>Democracy dies, indeed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post somehow managed to come up with an article that the Babylon Bee has to be kicking themselves for not thinking of first. 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