People have been seriously injured by sharks. Some people have even died.
So you might be tempted to call such dangerous encounters “shark attacks.”
But that’s such a backward way of looking at them:
Sharks get a bad rap. So researchers and officials are rethinking the phrase "shark attacks" to describe the moments when sharks and humans meet — instead adopting terms like "incidents" and "encounters" to help change public perception of the animals. https://t.co/HFmQQdJG53
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 5, 2021
Or maybe we could just, you know, not.
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Did the sharks union write this? https://t.co/yxExUvEXiU
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) August 5, 2021
The shark writing this article https://t.co/230WkCr5QH pic.twitter.com/o07XssBvKs
— Faber Whitehouse (@faberwhitehouse) August 5, 2021
Isn’t it more respectful of sharks to acknowledge how scary they can be?
https://twitter.com/hillme89/status/1423343790337626113
Instead of saying "A shark bit off an extremity," say "A shark invited me to explore the exciting world of mono-handedness" https://t.co/Qq1iszCjQr
— Jason (@longwall26) August 5, 2021
Yeah, “shark attacks” seems like a pretty good term. We think we’ll keep using it.
Sharks are soulless killing machines. https://t.co/41pRbIPHEo
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) August 5, 2021
Counterpoint: the only good shark is a dead shark. https://t.co/AI6eNmWZSj
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) August 5, 2021
