This seems to be the thoughts of some of you out there but it is honestly such a horrible way of thinking like do you have no shame?
Sean’s money is SEAN’S money. Not “our” money, it doesn’t work like that. He earned it for himself thus it’s his money! I don’t get why you would ever think he would EVER pay/be expected to pay for my expenses.That’s just straight up rude and disrespectful to both him and myself.
The dodo as a content aggregator demonstrates less that animals are cute, and more that modern society has an intensely bizarre approach to animals. I don’t think I’ve seen a single one of their videos which doesn’t ascribe human emotions and motives to animals, while simultaneously setting them up as supremely infantile/angelic beings. It’s embarrassing to watch, and more than that, it’s frustrating, because it demonstrates a profound lack of respect for animals’ natural strengths and instincts. Sharing cute videos of dogs and tigers doing unusual things is all well and good, but captioning them with categorically false descriptions as if they are fact is just obnoxious, especially when those captions spread harmful misinformation about animal behavior.
The Dodo annoys me to no end. Yes, some of their domestic pet videos are genuinely cute. But the site will share a “cute” video of a pet exotic one hour, then post a video against zoos/animals in captivity the next. A misleading video about a “sad” (sleepy, because large carnivores are lazy in the wild and captivity) zoo animal will be followed up by a video of some dog looking equally “sad” (either the dog’s normal face, or the appeasement look of a submissive dog) celebrating how adorable the dog is, how wonderfully expressive. The Dodo has no consistent message, contradicts itself constantly, perpetuates a ton of misinformation, and anthropomorphizes everything.
The Dodo doesn’t care about animal welfare. If they did, they’d stop posting videos of stressed out exotic pets being mishandled, making their viewers think it’s ok to pet an owl, cuddle a baby wildcat, or attempt to rehabilitate ANY sort of wild animal on their own (wild animals in distress should be taken to professionals – in the USA, it is also illegal to keep most native species in your home without a permit). They’d stop singing the praises of sanctuaries that “rescue” exotics but keep them in substandard conditions, all while criticizing zoos with high standards of care and active conservation programs. They’d stop sharing videos of domestic animals and pets in distress because whatever they’d doing looks cute through an anthropomorphic lens. The Dodo only cares about producing clickbait and getting advertising revenue. If you love animals, there are other amazing blogs out there full of cute (and educational) content; please patronize them instead.
A Glitch Named Anti 