Trump admin to reverse ban on elephant trophies from Africa

[Benton]

(11-20-2017, 05:15 PM)GMDino Wrote: No, it does not.  Does hunting an animal that is lined up for you because you paid a large amount of money make it a sport worth getting a trophy?

Far right: Participation trophies are ruining our society.
Also far right: This giant elephant foot stool is the trophy I got for participating in a safari adventure.

Seriously though, meh. I'm not sure where elephants rank on the list of the world's problems, but they're pretty low on mine. So are rich people needing something to have as a conversation piece. Because, ultimately, that's what a photo of a trust fund kid holding up an elephant tail is about, having other trust fund kids look and say 'what was that like?' If we devoted less time talking about trust fund kids holding up elephant tails and more time talking about people working in aids clinics, we'd have some different discussions on Africa and other places with great needs.

Unfortunately, dead elephants are as politicized as sexual assault these days.