Discovery Channel Ticked About Dead NYC Subway Shark

Yeah, so apparently the Discovery Channel is ticked off about the dead shark on the NYC subway. Some of this I can kind of understand, but some of this is just ridiculous. At least, that’s how I see things.

I can understand them getting upset with people suggesting that this was in any way a promotional gimmick for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. The idea that they would do that is completely absurd. I think anyone who suggested that was joking. If they weren’t joking then I just don’t think they were thinking clearly. No normal TV network would do something like that.

After all, sharks are cool. They are highly interesting and largely misunderstood, coming in all kinds of different varieties that live in all kinds of different ways. Shark Week is all about celebrating that biological diversity and becoming more aware of what sharks really are.

However, Discovery executive vice president of PR Laurie Goldberg’s comment about being sad that people thought the NYC dead subway shark was funny I just can’t get behind. For one thing, I thought it was funny. After all, this shark washed up on a beach. It isn’t like anyone killed it in order to plop it on a subway with a smoke, a red bull, and a fare card. Saddened that people suggested it had anything to do with Shark week? Yes. Saddened that people got a laugh? No, that isn’t reasonable.

Anyone who really thought that this had anything really to do with Shark week probably needs to start thinking things through a little more. Anyone who thinks we can’t laugh about a shark (who was not the victim of human violence) with a red bull and a cigarette on a subway might want to think about getting a better sense of humor.

Just my opinion.