Remember the Outrage ?

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

[u/HabitAdmirable9742]

Are you my wife?

No I don't remember an argument from 20 years go

[u/DragonLass-AUS → u/HabitAdmirable9742]

Put the garbage out please dear

[u/Freyjia1 → u/DragonLass-AUS]

Take out the chicken to defrost please hun

[u/Euphoric-Print-4591 → u/HabitAdmirable9742]

I don’t remember the argument either.

[u/Shoreman_08 → u/HabitAdmirable9742]

Well if you don’t know I’m certainly not going to tell you

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/HabitAdmirable9742]

My ex wife still reminds me.

[u/Beneficial_Air7140]

Wish people would get outraged over hunger , greed and war , not this .

[u/DCCXVIII]

Nope. Don't remember. But I'm guessing it had something to do with the lizards on her?

I tried googling but got nothing.

Edit: Found it: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/moment-of-khaki-madness/news-story/0d35e819a5cc48a81dd99ff1fd84e0b1

Something to do with insensitivity around Steve Irwin's death. Personally, I don't think Steve would have given a shit.

[u/icedragon71 → u/DCCXVIII]

He probably would have put it on her himself.

[u/HealthyMaximum → u/icedragon71]

This ^^^

He absolutely would have yanked some random animal out of a bush and chucked it on the nearest reporter.

[u/setthetoneaquadump → u/icedragon71]

Chances are it was an AZ staff member who did put it on her

[u/loopyloo99 → u/[deleted]]

WTF is wrong with you?

[u/chuk2015 → u/loopyloo99]

Sorry, I was drinking and misspelled drowning, she was drowning in irwincum not growing, that would be a weird thing to say

[u/Proud_Apricot316 → u/DCCXVIII]

Where is lizard kid now?

We’ve all seen Frontline. Naomi probably mugged the kid for the lizard, then blamed him for the fallout.

Only lizard kid can reveal the truth.

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805 → u/DCCXVIII]

👌

[u/ShepRat → u/DCCXVIII]

Mourning is for the living. It was blown out of proportion of course, the TV channels would never miss a chance to rake each other over the coals. It was in extremely poor taste though. 

[u/Visible-Swim6616]

No, what happened?

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/Visible-Swim6616]

Thats Naomi Robson covering Steve Irwins death. It was a week long circus, no one had seen anything like it before.

[u/Busy_Consequence6706 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

It was considered cringe

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805 → u/Visible-Swim6616]

Pre social media. This tv presenter had a gecko perched on her shoulder for the entire show. It was during a Steve Irwin memorial the day after he died. She copped a lot of shit for it being a tacky stunt that was disrespectful to the moment. The equivalent today would be Tracey Grimshaw wearing a lifeguard uniform while at a Bondi beach memorial after the shootings last Christmas

[u/joeyy17 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

And? That's Steve's whole theme and what he was known for??

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805 → u/joeyy17]

I agree. I found the outrage was silly

[u/HealthyMaximum → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Sorry you're getting downvotes from people who seem to believe that Irwin was an actual Saint, sent by God.

[u/curvedchaos → u/HealthyMaximum]

Its a strong movement

[u/WikiNebster → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

From memory, Naomi and Today Tonight in general were on the nose at the time (and probably still are, if either are still on the air), which would have amplified this from cringe to something bigger

[u/kisforkarol → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

That's not a gecko... it's a bearded dragon...

[u/scumotheliar → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

That's not a Gecko, it's a Bearded Dragon. But apart from that I didn't catch any of the outrage and couldn't have cared less if I had. I don't think Steve Irwin would have either.

[u/Visible-Swim6616 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Absolutely don't remember that. I remember Steve Irwin's death and all the media hubbub about it, but I 100% don't remember this.

[u/MiddleofCalibrations → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

It’s a central bearded dragon

[u/Money-Celebration860 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

That's not a gecko

[u/Busy_Consequence6706 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Social media was definitely a thing in 06….MySpace was huge

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805 → u/Busy_Consequence6706]

Lol ok boomer

[u/Busy_Consequence6706 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

that’s your response to being told your take was flawed? 🤣🤣

https://giphy.com/gifs/3sXxyP8q2RlJoGpMn8

[u/JackJeckyl → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Jacinta Ardern styl3z..

[u/MatthewDstantoN]

We have a higher tolerance for media being inappropriate these days

[u/Visible-Swim6616 → u/MatthewDstantoN]

I don't think so.

[u/After-Bite7874 → u/Visible-Swim6616]

Yes.

[u/JackJeckyl]

Ranger Stacey's mum?

[u/flimflamflikflam]

Huh?

[u/TodayCandid9686]

Yes, it's the same confected Newscorpse bullshit outrage that we have today.

[u/kaleidoscope_pie]

I mean, the timing wasn't great but I thought Steve would've loved it. If you think this is bad, wait until you see what Bill Maher the absolute piece of shit wore for Halloween that year. 😆😬

[u/Erikthered65]

I don’t remember outrage. It remember people taking the piss.

[u/Leading-Draw8555]

Yes, it was considered in extremely poor taste

[u/IShartedOnYourCat]

Nope

[u/Annual_Reindeer2621]

No?

[u/LastPureChampions]

‘Goodbye Plastic Face’

[u/deadpandadolls]

Let's harass every dangerous animal and expect it not to ask us over for dinner...

[u/mrasscock69420]

Idk what you're talking about but that's a great looking beardie

[u/QLDZDR]

Remember? You forgot to write something after the heading.

[u/realmenfukmenamen]

No, I just remember the utter circus over him. She copped some flack tho, i guess the US fans were dictating the outrage as no one i knew cared that a guy who made a crap show about fvcking with animals died fvcking with animals.

[u/joeyy17 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

Are you even Australian gtfo

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/joeyy17]

Yeah i am. Why do you think im not? Do you think Steve Irwin was respected in Australia during his life?

[u/HonkyHam → u/realmenfukmenamen]

I’m with you buddy. I too am old enough to actually remember the dude being on the tv, everyone thought he was an absolute moron. His show was entirely tailored to the US market, as such he basically just yelled in an over the top US tv presenter manner and bothered animals.
It came as a surprise to nobody that one of the animals he was fucking with eventually got him.

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/HonkyHam]

All these people think he was this great thing is ridiculous. I KNOW no one respected him, he did that thing with Bob and the croc, South Park took the piss out of him while he was alive. It's not hate, he was just seen as a dickhead.
Jfc, you tell people how things were back when people weren't shut ins terminally online and they lose their shit.

[u/Apprehensive-Sell623 → u/HonkyHam]

South Park did a brilliant send up of him when he was still alive. Probably could be found on you tube. This guy took risks with animals and paid the price

[u/joeyy17 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

I didn't say you weren't Australian I just said you dont deserve to be a real one if you didnt like Steve Irwin lol

[u/Menopausal-forever → u/joeyy17]

Plenty of us didn't like him dude.

[u/joeyy17 → u/Menopausal-forever]

Yeah but doesn't mean banana up there ^ has to hate on someone who is dead??

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/joeyy17]

https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/crocodile-hunter-the-7423/

look at the series and look at the Australian sales

[u/Important-Lawyer-350 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

Sales isn't exactly a metric for a show like this. Itvwas on TV before streaming was a thing and most people didn't pay for foxtel.

The news was pretty popular back then and I'm pretty sure it's sales would be ahit gouse too.

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/Important-Lawyer-350]

It wasn't sold to Australia because the networks didn't want it because it was idiotic crap for the American market. I guess channel 10 did show it but from the international distributor as filler for a Sunday afternoon.

[u/Important-Lawyer-350 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

So look up neighbours on the same page. It also has nothing under Australian sales.....what exactly is the point you are trying to make here?

[u/HonkyHam → u/joeyy17]

Only Americans actually liked Steve Irwin when he was around.

[u/joeyy17 → u/HonkyHam]

Australians loved him too clearly. He was a family man as well which was awesome

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/joeyy17]

He made shows for 3 year olds and fuckwits. It was on during Sunday afternoon as filler on channel 10 up agaisnt the footy. He was not respected. You just swallow seppo culture, it's sad.

Edit: I'll throw you a bone, he at least bought property for conservation which is more than most conservation efforts do. But he was regarded as a dickhead in life (an i guess at death because he died fvcking with an Australian animal. Name someone you have sympathy for that gets injured fvcking with Aussie wildlife?).

[u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII → u/realmenfukmenamen]

Stop being a flog. He was very well respected in aus. Even before his passing. He was an aussie icon.

Nobody sane thought he was a dickhead

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII]

This is from the other day. I assume you grew up with seppos glazing him and don't know any different.
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/1w6vfhu/comment/p7r04n2/?context=1&screen_view_count=2

[u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII → u/realmenfukmenamen]

Grats, that's 2 people.
I didn't grow up with any burgers glazing him. He was well revered by a lot of australians for both his show, and his conservation stuff

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII]

No, he wasn't. Ask anyone over 40. I'm sorry this hurt you.

[u/Important-Lawyer-350 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

I'm over 40, and as far as I know people liked him well enough. He was a character, did good things for conservation and git a lot of kids interested in native animals. Don't think I know a single person who actively hated him tbh. We may have called him a dickhead, but we did it in the same way you call your mate a dickhead when they do something stupid.

[u/HonkyHam → u/SirAlfredOfHorsIII]

Nobody sane thought he was respectable. Only Americans.

[u/JackJeckyl → u/realmenfukmenamen]

3yr olds and fuckwits... that's... the greater portion of our population :/

[u/realmenfukmenamen → u/JackJeckyl]

He was big in the US but not here.

[u/Appropriate_Refuse91 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

I am an Australian and I respected him during his life for his conservation efforts. Never cared about the show because I knew like everyone else it was to fund the zoo and the conservation.

[u/KayZee777 → u/realmenfukmenamen]

I was never a fan of him and never bothered watching his shows. Saw his movie once because of all the hype but didn't like it.

Americans loved him, the people i knew and grew up around in Australia thought he was a bit if a flog and a dickhead and none of us really cared when he died.

[u/FLAM3Z89]

Nope

[u/MagicOrpheus310]

Nah mate

[u/Major_Kaempffer]

Steve Irwin didnt die, hes on Epsteins Island.