14 DAY TRIAL // The other day, a video from a surfing event in South Africa went viral: surfing champ Mick Fanning was attacked by a shark before the competition and managed to escape unharmed, after punching the shark.
Obviously, Mick and the shark became a meme soon after. It makes sense if you think about it: the man punched the shark twice to save his own life, who does that? It might sound like the craziest thing to do, but it worked.
Organizers canceled the event after this, and everyone involved breathed in relief that no one was hurt. Presumably, the shark wasn't either, in case you were wondering.
According to Fox News and their Brian Kilmeade, to prevent further attacks on regular swimmers and professional surfers, organizers should somehow “clear the water of sharks” before surfing events. Video is embedded below, at the end of this post.
Forget about the fact that the ocean is the sharks’ home and man is an intruder there and that removing them would cause an imbalance in the ecosystem, if surfers aren’t safe from attacks, who is? Sharks must therefore be eliminated somehow.
Obviously, Kilmeade’s comment caught the attention of the Twitterverse, with many having a very good laugh at his expense. You can see some samples of the things said on social media about this below.
Fox News @kilmeade thinks you can herd sharks. He's dumber than dust MT @jonnot This idiot pic.twitter.com/EXWYUCcTU6
— The Daily Rupert (@TheMurdochTimes) July 21, 2015
And let's clear the forests of bears and the jungles of tigers. @Kilmeade you are a special kind of stupid #human. https://t.co/t3ZrVG1dDZ
— Katharine The Shark (@Shark_Katharine) July 20, 2015
Clearing the water of sharks would be like clearing @FoxNews of idiots. #sharkattack #FauxNews http://t.co/bSnpzni0SB
— Howard T Katz (@HowardTKatz) July 21, 2015
>@Kilmeade, can you tell us more on how best to "clear the water of sharks" before surf competitions? Would you use a herding sharkdog?
— The Daily Rupert (@TheMurdochTimes) July 21, 2015
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade wants to know why we aren't "clearing the waters" of sharks. WHITE PEOPLE WANT TO GENTRIFY THE OCEAN NOW?
— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) July 20, 2015
. @kilmeade are you a complete idiot? Or a partial idiot? Remove sharks and an ecosystem will collapse. #SaveSharks https://t.co/6Zuk1vMQQu
— Chessie Tiger Shark (@ChessieShark) July 20, 2015
@FoxNews Brian Kilmeade suggests "clearing the waters" of sharks to make swimming safer. We're gonna need a bigger brain, Bri. @absrdNEWS
— Erin OConnor (@erinoconnor415) July 20, 2015
Brian Kilmeade is ignorant. We don't need to get rid of the sharks. What we need is a shark proof fence around America. Trust me it'd work.
— carriet the spy (@CarriePotter_) July 20, 2015
Fox News: Why not clear the waters of sharks so swimming is safe? // Nope. I'm on vacation. Y'all deal with this. http://t.co/cxFMKgJKXl
— David Shiffman (@WhySharksMatter) July 20, 2015
@kilmeade Hey Brian, I heard it from a Shark that we taste like “chicken” #sharkbait
— Howard Chaney (@hchaneyiii) July 2, 2015
Good idea. I nominate Kilmeade for National Shark Clearer. https://t.co/ViMHebJzAd
— Carol Ray Hartsell (@carolrhartsell) July 20, 2015
