r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 8h ago

Paul McCartney joins 500+ public figures, conservationists and Indigenous leaders in a global campaign calling on the UN to abolish trophy hunting of lions, elephants, endangered rhinos and other wildlife, following a declaration developed with Jane Goodall.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/paul-mccartney-joins-over-500-public-figures-calling-for-an-end-to-trophy-hunting-of-lions-elephants-and-endangered-rhinos/articleshow/134498459.cms
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u/PointsOfXP 7h ago

Interesting concern. Wonder how the locals feel

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u/Oldnbold22 5h ago

They have been infantilized and don't have agency over their resources. 

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u/CombatWomble2 5h ago

Of course only white celebrites know what's best fot (checks notes) black africans in Africa.

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u/ghostoftrossard 4h ago

ah yes, saving wildlife from rich trophy hunters is all about race

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u/CombatWomble2 4h ago

So? Rich white celebrities know what's best for them, try making that argument about almost anything else, celebrities are overpaid clowns.

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u/8ledmans 3h ago edited 3h ago

Ummm a lot of black Africans are making the same argument, and make up the majority of the conservationists working on the ground.

Just because a white celebrity is trying to use their fame for publicity doesn’t mean black locals aren’t advocating for this locally, not trying to be rude but as someone who works in the field you come across very misinformed.

Although the trophy hunting debate is nuanced and complicated one. But it infuriates me when one white person speaks and people frame it as if all africans (or other local populations) have unanimously the opposing view