Well of course she has the right to act "stupid" just as I have the right to criticize her stupidity.

I can understand the "animal awareness" argument but that argument is seriously undercut by their modeling of EXTREMELY STUPID behavior with respect to those animals.

Going back to the South Park I mentioned, Cartman could say, "I'm increasing awareness of the plight of grizzly bears by sticking my thumb up their asses".

And perhaps he'd be right in that a LOT of people would watch hoping to see the grizzly tear him from limb to limb.

So on one hand you have more people aware of the grizzly's plight. On the other you have more idiots trying to stick their thumbs up a grizzly's ass so it seems to be a wash to me.

Give me Marlin Perkins any day of the week.