From Discovery Channel's Worst Shark Attack Ever: Ocean of Fear.

Word!

Ari Rosenblum, a hack from New York Magazine, posted a fluff piece a while ago about the Discovery Channel's Shark Week programing. His piece, titled Shark Week Lies! criticized Shark Week for promoting Sharks as friendly, "harmless," and "cute," and cautions us to think of the safety of our children. We are guessing that Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan had a slow week, and Ari had nothing else to write about so he reverted to the tired "wouldn't wanna meet one of them in a dark alley" summer Shark story. Look at this nonsense:

The show even takes time to describe the shark's natural caution toward humans, evolved over thousands of years of us killing them. But why, pray tell, did we used to kill them? Because — surprise! — they enjoy eating us. All we’re saying is that regardless of how Discovery depicts them, sharks are not your friends. Especially if they’re hungry. —Ari Rosenblum

[nymag]

Alright, Alright, Ari was probably trying to be funny while getting some article traffic from hooking himself onto the Shark Week ratings train--something we are all guilty of around here--but to say that Sharks enjoy eating people is more than a lie, it is a damn lie...and not very funny.

Want to see a real liar?

Bush's legacy: we will be stuck with Antonin Scalia, a fascist, racist, torture-loving, freedom-hating, Democracy-crushing, working class-exploiting, Opus Dei member, on the Supreme Court for decades. Yay!

Word, um up!

--Sharky

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