Hayden Panettiere saves the whales and dolphins

[Vince S.]

http://www.people.com/people/article...157993,00.html

In a statement released Friday, Panettiere added: "Now more than ever the world has to come together to make changes. Just because certain cultures have had long-standing traditions does not mean that in today's world they are acceptable any longer. The world and the environment are evolving and that means we must change our ways as human beings as well."

So Hayden Panettiere has been in the news recently for protesting Japan's whaling endeavors and almost getting arrested by the Japanese police for interfering with a legal whale hunt.

My question: ethnocentrism, or good-hearted activism? Why single out only Japan when countries such as Iceland, Greenland, and Norway still actively hunt whales and dolphins?

Furthermore, Japan regulates its whaling industry and does not allow for hunting endangered species. Whaling has also been a part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years. Who is she to impose her values on other cultures?

[Fontaine]

shes hot, leave her be.

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by Fontaine

shes hot, leave her be.

haha.

Just let her do her thing, okay?

[Brendan]

There's all sorts of dolphin and whale euphemisms I'd like to put to work here, but I'll just say that if she had my babies, she just might have enough to strain out all my ugly.

[K_Shizzle]

What about whales?

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by Vince S.

http://www.people.com/people/article...157993,00.html



So Hayden Panettiere has been in the news recently for protesting Japan's whaling endeavors and almost getting arrested by the Japanese police for interfering with a legal whale hunt.

My question: ethnocentrism, or good-hearted activism? Why single out only Japan when countries such as Iceland, Greenland, and Norway still actively hunt whales and dolphins?

Furthermore, Japan regulates its whaling industry and does not allow for hunting endangered species. Whaling has also been a part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years. Who is she to impose her values on other cultures?

Whales are becoming endangered. Anything that kills them aids in their endangeredness. There are many people that hunt whales in Canada, I don't exactly agree with it either. I don't agree with the seal hunt either.

lowsound

[Anthbass]

Ethnocentrism all the way. I highly doubt the actress in question has much in the way of cultural sensitivity beyond that provided in Hollywood.

[Vince S.]

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

Whales are becoming endangered. Anything that kills them aids in their endangeredness. There are many people that hunt whales in Canada, I don't exactly agree with it either. I don't agree with the seal hunt either.

lowsound

Only certain species are endangered; others are not. The whales in question that are being hunted are not, and even then, the government strictly regulates how many can be taken, what size, etc.

[Brad Barker]

i could think of a couple ways to keep her busy.


you know, like cleaning up oil spills and such.

[Jared Lash]

This is a genius PR move on her (and I assume her publicist's) part. She may genuinely care about this issue, but it is a brilliant way to boost her visibility in Hollywood. All these tabloid TV shows and celebrity magazines will have stories about her. Being a young, attractive, on the cusp star, what could be better than being photographed in a bathing suit in every instance?

[A9X]

I would have been far more interested in this story if she'd done it naked.

[MyUsernameHere]

Why do we care if someone kills off all the whales? What have they ever done for us 'cept act all smart and uppity and refuse to learn our language?

Anyway, the sooner they're gone the better. Have you ever tasted whale? Yuck.

[Ericman197]

When is the last time a whale did anything useful?

If endangered species are so rare then they must have little to no impact on the environment, so why should we care about them?

She's hot, yeah. But not hot enough for me to put down my whale sandwich, I tell you what.

[Liquid-Tension]

Originally Posted by Fontaine

shes hot, leave her be.

+1

[Diggler]

She's responsible for enough dolphin flogging on her own.

She's just another celebrity that thinks she knows better than everyone else. Ignore her and they'll go away.

[burk48237]

I can assure that her flights to and from Japan to "save the whales" did more to damage the environment by increasing our carbon footprint then any of her actions to save non-endangered Whales did. But it doesn't matter because it make her feel good, and it makes us think she "cares" and after all thats the only thing that matters.

[syciprider]

Too skinny. She needs to eat more sperm whale.

[K_Shizzle]

Originally Posted by Diggler

She's responsible for enough dolphin flogging on her own.

She's just another celebrity that thinks she knows better than everyone else. Ignore her and they'll go away.

I'll let her flog my dolphin anyday

Seriously, he needs a good beating lately. You see how much fish they eat?

[MakiSupaStar]

Vince. She's doing it because she'll never date you.

[Bob Clayton]

maybe i'll start saving the whales and dolphins too...