WEEKLY GROSS-OUT: Shark Week

Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs on the Discovery Channel which are dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. That is just not on. Sharks should not be revered. They are cold-blooded, merciless killers who prey on innocent humans who just want to swim in the ocean and explore the ecosystems that lie within. The reason sharks are called sharks in the first place is because the original sense of the word was that of "predator, one who preys on others" from the German Schorck, a variant of Schurke "villain, scoundrel" (cf. card shark, loan shark, etc.), which was later applied to the fish due to its predatory behaviour. We can stop this now by grabbing a harpoon and wiping out every trace of those beasts. There is money to be made from selling their meat, bones, and skins on the market. Before you start speaking out in favour of sharks, look at the picture below and ask yourself this: should the first sentence really apply to the human?