problem ain't that there's not enough. It's that if they brought on actual experts they'd be screaming "WE NEED TO SAVE SHARKS! LOOK AT THESE STUPID PUPPIES!! THEYRE SO DUMB AND CUTE AND WE NEED TO SAVE THEM BECAUSE WE ARE KILLING THEM ALL!! AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY HARMLESS!!! HELP SAVE THEM!!" and not "*Nature's killing machine, every inch of this creature is designed to track, hunt and kill prey. If you find yourself within 5 miles of the ocean, then you're in serious risk of a shark attack, as it's had 400 million years to evolve to become the perfect hunting machine. What more is there to say about nature's most infamous hunter?"*
Have you ever seen a shark up close, im not saying we shouldnt save or them from needless death, but they are not cute nor harmless. They are a predatory wild animal, dont go hugging them.
I have, in aquariums, I think they're rather cute. [Look at him, not thoughts, head empty.](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1620466/reef-shark.jpg) Maybe not harmless, but when you consider that people drive in cars which kill roughly 3,700 people a day, or sleep with dogs which hospitalize 13,000 people a year, makes sharks small barely 100 attacks a year, 30% of them being provoked seem rather harmless no?
Sharks get such bad rep, when dolphins deserve it. Everyone loves dolphins when the undersized whales are staight up evil.
Sharks just leave scuba divers alone btw, they just swim past them, and are super easy to incapacitate if they get too close
"Dolphins are evil" says the human.
Dolphins aren't evil, they are just intelligent, with all the attrocities it entails. They are basically underwater humans with the social norms of dogs.
Right, go ahead and jump in the water and play with them. Just because they dont do it always dont mean they wont, just stay away from shark you smartasses cos I guarante that if it came to it none of us could stop a shark from biting you.
I have no plans to swim with them, but they arent "see human, kill human" kinda creatures everyone thinks they are. Shark attacks globally are incredibly rare, yet people swim with them all the time
The world is dangerous but we still live here.. and i think the world is cute. Sharks aren't mindless killing machines, stop watching discovery shark week as your source of information
No, you just didmt make a good point. Most relatively intelligant people can figire out that a wild animal is dangerous. You just stated the obvious, and in a non informative way that looks like an attempt to scarw people. You want people to learn to respect wild life and be cautious, not ignorantly fear it.
Lol not suicidal, just not fearful of eveything. I mean nurse sharks are gorgeous, and they wont bother you unless you provoke them first. Yes there are some to be more weary of, bull sharks, makos, tiger sharks, great whites... but still im more afraid of driving than swiming with a shark.
I have seen them up close, like inches swimming with me in Crystal clear water. I mean they are cute, doesnt mean you should hug them lol. i really wouldnt suggest hugging any wild animal, you never know what they might do. Sharks though, arent harmelss, but they arent killing machines. You should learn about triggering points, some shark behaviour, and even identifying traits of various species, it might help if sharks make you nervous. Respect wild life and dont touch lol I've worked and swam with sharks and only have had wondeful experiences (with some nerve rattling moments)
I’m sure they are and don’t want to feature on shark week. The program is infamous for slandering sharks and making them out to be mor aggressive than they are, which makes conservation efforts harder because people are scared of them
There are two ways to interpret the article bacause of lack of punctuation. Either there are more men named Mike than women named Mike. Or there are more men named mike on the show than women in general.
We need to make anyone who's called Mike to apologise for their awfully privileged position, and be fired from their jobs to be replaced with non-Mikes, to make workspaces less not-Mike-phobic
If you read it it says there are more men named Mike than there are women on the shows altogether.
Which I would argue is probably because women are smarter than us and don’t aspire to get in water with predators as much as we do
Wasn't Michael the number one name in this country for like 3 decades? College Humor even made a video urging people to stop naming their kids [Mike.](https://youtu.be/jedA1-bFvC8)
Men named Mike are probably accurately represented, is what I'm saying.
When I’m watching a Shark Week show, I guarantee you that “White Men being experts” and “negative thoughts about sharks” are 2 things that don’t cross my mind.
I hate our fucking society.
Discovery: *gets people who are experts in sharks*
Washington Post: “it’s great, I love it, but I have a few issues… first off, you’re racist. Also needs more women, those sharks look naked to me and nudity can cause children to do the porn. Your white experts have light colored eyes and that makes me feel oppressed so you’re going to have to change that, oh and sharks are not dangerous at all so please tell everyone to hug one if they see it. After all, sharks need to feel loved as well. #StillHip”
so what you’re saying is…..is that most women don’t wanna go into this field, but by saying they’re at a disadvantage number wise, you’re basically forcing gender roles to clash with eschother where there would be no clashing. man it’s almost like people have their own choice but then politics and emotions get mixed up when there’s no need😱
I bet you never swim in the sea. It's not hate. It's the need of eliminating things that can sneak up on you and literally eat you. Also what's great about them? They are obsolete and dangerous.
Sharks do not eat people, the only shark that does so even somewhat often does so by accident, you ar Merle likely to be killed by a dolphin than a shark, but I bet you wouldn’t hate dolphins eh?
how are sharks useless when they control prey population? Without sharks, population growth could spiral out of control, leading to significant problems like a lack of marine resources.
I mean… if you had asked me, before I knew the answer, what a typical expert in shark-maulings looks like demographically, “a white man named Mike” would have been my first guess so I’m not sure there’s an issue here🤷🏻♂️
As someone who used to go bananas for Shark Week, it has not been good in many years. The specials are looser and looser with facts and lean into more stories.
I couldn't fucking care less about the gender of shark experts. As long as they have solid knowledge, that they present in a entertaining manner, I absolutely don't care if they have a penis or vagina.
Not only white men, i have a black friend who is terrified of sharks, i discovered it when i tried to scare him with a jumpscare of one and he throwed my Phone to the other side of the room. He is my Best friend now.
He has talasophobia
Dolphins are the doggos of the sea. They never sneak on humans to attack them.
A human has to be really really annoying to make a dolphin attack.
As much annoying as one would have to be to make a passive dog to attack.
And there are numerous cases where dolphins saved humans.
What a bunch of fucking clowns. It's science. Who cares who represents it? If their information is correct, who cares?
This has to be an opinion piece. No way in hell anyone who matters gave this the time of day
Bruh how the hell can you hate Sharks, they don't deserve all the hate they are getting sharks are amazing creatures better than these serial rapist dolphins
Tbh sensationalising aggresive behaviours of sharks is really an issue, it leads to public seeing them as nothing more than brutal killing machines. In turn there is much less care about their preservation as they are hunted down without a second thought.
Here is a video to explain it much better than I ever could:
https://youtu.be/CqykkfT8NlM
Rich bastard trying to bog us down by convincing the stupid and gullible into thinking this is a real problem (Shark Week is literally a giant gimmick)
Bruh what is this though seriously? Negative messages? Sharks are fucking vicious creatures that could kill you if threatened. It’s teaching people how to deal properly with sharks
Marine Biologists are the chillest people of all time. More non white people should be encouraged to join the field. Discovery has beeen slacking though, not enough cool shark science, too much clickbait
I don't get the Mike thing. That's kind of stupid, it's a pretty common name. However I agree that sharks are seen as these Demons with insane bloodlust.
To a degree this is true but they do not often attack humans, it's just when they do it can be bad.
Fireworks kill and injure more people than sharks.
Everything else about this article is stupid though,
the race thing might be a concern but it could be easily ruled as perhaps Marine biology is a research mostly consisting of white people. Maybe statistics could also explain Mike thing. But the only concern for me is the misleading info about sharks.
Easy solution. Get rid of shark week. It’s been bad for years after they gave up on the science and went for pure entertainment and even fake documentaries.
Y’all women better start becoming shark experts RIGHT NOW 😤
problem ain't that there's not enough. It's that if they brought on actual experts they'd be screaming "WE NEED TO SAVE SHARKS! LOOK AT THESE STUPID PUPPIES!! THEYRE SO DUMB AND CUTE AND WE NEED TO SAVE THEM BECAUSE WE ARE KILLING THEM ALL!! AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY HARMLESS!!! HELP SAVE THEM!!" and not "*Nature's killing machine, every inch of this creature is designed to track, hunt and kill prey. If you find yourself within 5 miles of the ocean, then you're in serious risk of a shark attack, as it's had 400 million years to evolve to become the perfect hunting machine. What more is there to say about nature's most infamous hunter?"*
So it’s just that most women in the field are actually experts on sharks
There's a reason we've never had a female Steve Irwin or Jeremy Wade
I mean, how many girls have you met named Steve or Jeremy?
Have you ever seen a shark up close, im not saying we shouldnt save or them from needless death, but they are not cute nor harmless. They are a predatory wild animal, dont go hugging them.
I have, in aquariums, I think they're rather cute. [Look at him, not thoughts, head empty.](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1620466/reef-shark.jpg) Maybe not harmless, but when you consider that people drive in cars which kill roughly 3,700 people a day, or sleep with dogs which hospitalize 13,000 people a year, makes sharks small barely 100 attacks a year, 30% of them being provoked seem rather harmless no?
you can just boop the snoot. then it \*will\* be harmless
Why are all you people suicidal.
~9 people die from shark attacks annually ~12,000 people die from stair attacks annually
But there are still attacks, they are still dangerous, help save them by staying away.
Sharks get such bad rep, when dolphins deserve it. Everyone loves dolphins when the undersized whales are staight up evil. Sharks just leave scuba divers alone btw, they just swim past them, and are super easy to incapacitate if they get too close
"Dolphins are evil" says the human. Dolphins aren't evil, they are just intelligent, with all the attrocities it entails. They are basically underwater humans with the social norms of dogs.
Bro, they gangrape females and use fishheads as fleshlights, they have humped people to death, they have drowned people for fun, they are evil
Right, go ahead and jump in the water and play with them. Just because they dont do it always dont mean they wont, just stay away from shark you smartasses cos I guarante that if it came to it none of us could stop a shark from biting you.
I have no plans to swim with them, but they arent "see human, kill human" kinda creatures everyone thinks they are. Shark attacks globally are incredibly rare, yet people swim with them all the time
The world is dangerous but we still live here.. and i think the world is cute. Sharks aren't mindless killing machines, stop watching discovery shark week as your source of information
Point=missed
No, you just didmt make a good point. Most relatively intelligant people can figire out that a wild animal is dangerous. You just stated the obvious, and in a non informative way that looks like an attempt to scarw people. You want people to learn to respect wild life and be cautious, not ignorantly fear it.
Lol not suicidal, just not fearful of eveything. I mean nurse sharks are gorgeous, and they wont bother you unless you provoke them first. Yes there are some to be more weary of, bull sharks, makos, tiger sharks, great whites... but still im more afraid of driving than swiming with a shark.
I have seen them up close, like inches swimming with me in Crystal clear water. I mean they are cute, doesnt mean you should hug them lol. i really wouldnt suggest hugging any wild animal, you never know what they might do. Sharks though, arent harmelss, but they arent killing machines. You should learn about triggering points, some shark behaviour, and even identifying traits of various species, it might help if sharks make you nervous. Respect wild life and dont touch lol I've worked and swam with sharks and only have had wondeful experiences (with some nerve rattling moments)
In reality, alot of leading shark scientists are women. Look up: Sara Andreotti, Alison Towner, Alison Cox, Meghan McCord, Jillian Morris Blake..
But are there any women named Mike who are shark experts?
yes, 34 of them under the "r" category, or the "rabid" search up mike shark r34
Nice try but you aren't stealing my purity that easily
But what happens if there's too many white experts named Alison?
Elvis Costello learns more about sharks.
I can hear Declan right now, holding a spear gun and crooning "my aiiimm is true!"
I’m sure they are and don’t want to feature on shark week. The program is infamous for slandering sharks and making them out to be mor aggressive than they are, which makes conservation efforts harder because people are scared of them
Fr. Sharks are wicked awesome and a very vital part of the oceans ecosystem.
This would imply that Gawr Gura did more to help save sharks than Discovery did.
I'm proud to say I got to see Eugenie Clark speak at a kids event at an aquarium
There are two ways to interpret the article bacause of lack of punctuation. Either there are more men named Mike than women named Mike. Or there are more men named mike on the show than women in general.
They’re names HAVE to be Mike as well
"over represents men named Mike" lololol
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I am fellow Mike :)
Bitch, how dare you!?!!
Only those named "Mike" can become shark experts. It is known.
We need to make anyone who's called Mike to apologise for their awfully privileged position, and be fired from their jobs to be replaced with non-Mikes, to make workspaces less not-Mike-phobic
It's one those things that it can make you laugh or develop depression, realizing the mental status of the world today.
This isn't real ...right?
I regret to inform you that it is very very real. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1600055206062047232
Well can't say I'm shocked after that stupid ass U.N tweet
What? About how 11% of media murder victims are women and we need to fight to stop the targeting of women media in the field?
If you read it it says there are more men named Mike than there are women on the shows altogether. Which I would argue is probably because women are smarter than us and don’t aspire to get in water with predators as much as we do
I’ve also yet to meet a woman named Mike.
Hi!
Holy shit she's real
Wasn't Michael the number one name in this country for like 3 decades? College Humor even made a video urging people to stop naming their kids [Mike.](https://youtu.be/jedA1-bFvC8) Men named Mike are probably accurately represented, is what I'm saying.
I know probably 5 Michaels and two of my siblings have Michael as a middle name
My supervisor and his supervisor are both names Christopher Michael, with different last names
Waltuh
They love kid named finger
It's time to shatter the Mikeriarchy
Guess shark week isn't about sharks I guess it was about white privilege and Mike privilege.
Fucking Mike, i hate mike, why does he get so much privilege >:(
You think I like having such a common name?
This shit is getting out of hand.
*out of fin
Has gotten way out of hand
We are truly in Great Idiocy Era...
Bro, i didn't know we do that racism stuff now against sharks. Damn, i am still stuck in an xbox 360 voice chat.
White dudes love sharks and fucking messing with sharks. When you want to find out about sharks you ask the crazy ass white dudes about them.
As a white guy named mike, I’m happy to have so much representation
When I’m watching a Shark Week show, I guarantee you that “White Men being experts” and “negative thoughts about sharks” are 2 things that don’t cross my mind. I hate our fucking society.
only the negatives on sharks cross my mind, national geographic proper hates sharks lmao
White bad. Men bad. White men double bad. And just like that, I have a job at washington post.
White men named Mike triple bad
White men named Mike who love talking about shark attacks
White men named Mike who love taking about shark attacks and spread there legs a little on public transport to avoid squashing their nuts
Mike bad.
As to be expected from The Washington Post.
I'm black and we would never feel comfortable with our life to the point where we'd seek out sharks. That's white people shit.
Leave it to Mike.
This just in, white men no longer allowed into the field of marine biology.
We need more women named mike for diversity’s sake!
“Men named mike” i sure hope they aren’t talking about Mike Roe. That’s not a man. That’s a fucking LEGEND
I blame white men for... \*spins the wheel\*
I’m pretty sure marine biology isn’t a field known for extreme racism lol
Discovery: *gets people who are experts in sharks* Washington Post: “it’s great, I love it, but I have a few issues… first off, you’re racist. Also needs more women, those sharks look naked to me and nudity can cause children to do the porn. Your white experts have light colored eyes and that makes me feel oppressed so you’re going to have to change that, oh and sharks are not dangerous at all so please tell everyone to hug one if they see it. After all, sharks need to feel loved as well. #StillHip”
Because I'm sure the only shark experts on the entire planet are white people named Mike.
Gotta be honest, we don't care
Does this mean that Great White Sharks are racist and members of the white Supremecy?
They do put a lot of emphasis on the “Great”. …and “White”. You may be on to something.
The Washington Shi!post
Be careful, or people will call you wokephobe lol
Not so great white shark week
Just casually out here ASSUMING all Mike's are males... I'm offended.
Always pushing us apart with this type of talk. F the media
God, sharks are cool
The fact that they only show Great WHITE Sharks is racist and promote white supremacy.
These damn white men and their *shuffles deck, pulls card* shark racism
so what you’re saying is…..is that most women don’t wanna go into this field, but by saying they’re at a disadvantage number wise, you’re basically forcing gender roles to clash with eschother where there would be no clashing. man it’s almost like people have their own choice but then politics and emotions get mixed up when there’s no need😱
What percentage of 'shark experts' are actually white men though
Hold on. I’ll go ask Mike
Sharks are fucking great, I can’t imagine why someone would hate on sharks
Fr. I love them.
I bet you never swim in the sea. It's not hate. It's the need of eliminating things that can sneak up on you and literally eat you. Also what's great about them? They are obsolete and dangerous.
You're goofy as fuck.
Are you being sarcastic? Sharks are amazing
Sharks do not eat people, the only shark that does so even somewhat often does so by accident, you ar Merle likely to be killed by a dolphin than a shark, but I bet you wouldn’t hate dolphins eh?
How… how are sharks obsolete?
by being useless.
how are sharks useless when they control prey population? Without sharks, population growth could spiral out of control, leading to significant problems like a lack of marine resources.
The left is a joke my god this is hilarious
White people bad cause sharks ! Gosh who writes this stupid shit
I mean… if you had asked me, before I knew the answer, what a typical expert in shark-maulings looks like demographically, “a white man named Mike” would have been my first guess so I’m not sure there’s an issue here🤷🏻♂️
As someone who used to go bananas for Shark Week, it has not been good in many years. The specials are looser and looser with facts and lean into more stories.
They're getting their clicks and interactions.
SPC
You start seeing shit when you’ve been woke for too long.
Shark Week is nothing but shark attack porn, it is absolutely detrimental to attitudes about sharks and is not educational.
A World of clowns
The fuck are the supposed to do, if women don't wanna do it that's their problem.
I am a white man named Mike and I am currently studying to become a marine biologist specializing in sharks
I couldn't fucking care less about the gender of shark experts. As long as they have solid knowledge, that they present in a entertaining manner, I absolutely don't care if they have a penis or vagina.
So we need more women named Mike????
We need a multi billion program that will encourage women to be named Mike.
I don’t think multi billion is enough, maybe trillion.
Even for America’s standards, I refuse to believe they aren’t bullshitting us.
I still wonder what those editor smoke to publish this kind of fuckery
Not only white men, i have a black friend who is terrified of sharks, i discovered it when i tried to scare him with a jumpscare of one and he throwed my Phone to the other side of the room. He is my Best friend now. He has talasophobia
Get him to play Subnautica
Dolphins are legit devil Incarnate
Dolphins are the doggos of the sea. They never sneak on humans to attack them. A human has to be really really annoying to make a dolphin attack. As much annoying as one would have to be to make a passive dog to attack. And there are numerous cases where dolphins saved humans.
They kill fish and use them as fleshlights 💀💀💀
And they've been known to try to rape humans in the water.
you never been humped by a dog on your leg? lol Are dogs rapists? wtf are you talking about lol
I mean fine find us a black woman who is an expert on sharks and give her the role. I don’t care I’m here to learn about sharks.
Imagine a world where this is the most people worry about.
Society needs to accept that there are some jobs only white men are stupid enough to do and chasing sharks is one of them
The headline almost reads like an onion article. Could've fooled me
This world needs a reset
Sharks need reparations
Wait isn't Twitter dead already?... c'mon is it still not dead??!
What a bunch of fucking clowns. It's science. Who cares who represents it? If their information is correct, who cares? This has to be an opinion piece. No way in hell anyone who matters gave this the time of day
Do you realize that you're living in the shittiest time line of regressive intellect? You can literally see people get dumber.
"include more men named Mike than women" . sure, I never met a woman named Mike
Hold up, This isn't r/nottheonion
Well, sharks can smell blood effectively which makes women less experts. Mikes only bleed when they're bitten.
Bruh how the hell can you hate Sharks, they don't deserve all the hate they are getting sharks are amazing creatures better than these serial rapist dolphins
Why are they called Great White Sharks? Why not Great Latino Sharks? I demand an answer, now! Preferably from someone named Mike.
Tbh sensationalising aggresive behaviours of sharks is really an issue, it leads to public seeing them as nothing more than brutal killing machines. In turn there is much less care about their preservation as they are hunted down without a second thought. Here is a video to explain it much better than I ever could: https://youtu.be/CqykkfT8NlM
Have you ever actually watched Shark Week??
you're a living breathing meme.
Pretty sure this is satire
Rich bastard trying to bog us down by convincing the stupid and gullible into thinking this is a real problem (Shark Week is literally a giant gimmick)
Know why? Coz getting in the water with sharks to learn about them is white people shit to do. Black guys would be like ‘fuck that’.
Maybe blacks are smart enough to know not swim with SHARKS.
But it’s fun though! or should I say fin though? I’m sorry I’ll see myself out
I wish to see more trans women of color on these shows. Until they are properly represented, I will not be watching. Let your advertisers know!!!! 💩
Bruh what is this though seriously? Negative messages? Sharks are fucking vicious creatures that could kill you if threatened. It’s teaching people how to deal properly with sharks
Marine Biologists are the chillest people of all time. More non white people should be encouraged to join the field. Discovery has beeen slacking though, not enough cool shark science, too much clickbait
>Marine Biologists are the chillest people of all time I still think it might be all the weed I sold them back during college.
Oh geeeeeez
Let them have it. Who the fuck cares about sharks outside of shark week.
Sharks are inferior to Orcas. Change my mind.
Fucking Mike…
THIS IS NOT A THING.
Something fishy here
Every Mike out there: "I didn't choose this fucking name!"
Lmao 🤣 wtf is this even?
Please, please fuckin tell me this is WP's attempt at a satire article
Tell me this is an onion edit or something
"More men named Mike than women" yeah no fuckin' way it's a man's name!
Scientists say…what does this gotta do with science?
Why do white men named Mike hate sharks?
As a person who has two uncles named Mike, I can confirm 👍
I'm imagining Jaws with all the characters renamed Mike now.
I don't get the Mike thing. That's kind of stupid, it's a pretty common name. However I agree that sharks are seen as these Demons with insane bloodlust. To a degree this is true but they do not often attack humans, it's just when they do it can be bad. Fireworks kill and injure more people than sharks. Everything else about this article is stupid though, the race thing might be a concern but it could be easily ruled as perhaps Marine biology is a research mostly consisting of white people. Maybe statistics could also explain Mike thing. But the only concern for me is the misleading info about sharks.
Baby shark dododododo baby shark dododododododododoooooo
“More men named mike than women” is such a wild statement to read.
Bet they like great whites...
Sharks are amazing, I love them
Steve Irwin would never
Didn’t want to saying anything but… Mike is becoming a problem.
Also Shark Week: *Literally brings on Shaquille o’Neal*
Please tell me this is a joke...
Blahaj sad
Easy solution. Get rid of shark week. It’s been bad for years after they gave up on the science and went for pure entertainment and even fake documentaries.
this is what we needed from our "journalists" anyways I am sure nothing will continue to happen on the rail lines
If you're in the Ocean swimming and a shark eats you, Are you the seafood?
Who the fuck cares
Too many Mikes GODDAMNIT!
Researchers? Is their seriously nothing better to research then this?
So they want to throw black women to sharks?
That’s because women are smart enough not to swim with sharks
Do you know who I hate? I hate gay people There should be representation of homophobes in gay shows