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Too bad whatblag.com is registered at Go Daddy, where the CEO participated in the shooting and killing of an elephant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Daddy#Ani

by zvikara 15y ago

Too bad whatblag.com is registered at Go Daddy, where the CEO participated in the shooting and killing of an elephant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Daddy#Animal_rights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Daddy#Animal_rights

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potatolicious 15y ago
I suppose you personally vet every company, and all senior executives that work for them, that you conduct business with?
- freejack 15y ago
  No kidding, especially given that this barely saw any coverage in the media - CNN, Huffington Post, feh. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/04/01/godaddy.peta.protest/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/04/01/godaddy.peta.prot..., http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy-ceo-elephant-hunt_n_843121.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy...
  - eropple 15y ago
    I dunno, I'm pretty well-read but I'd never heard of this before this. Never appeared on my radar, I guess.
- Tichy 15y ago
  If the whatblag owner did not know about the elephant shooting before, he probably does now.
  - CMartucci 15y ago
    Yes, now I know. I could've sworn my domain was registered with Media Temple, however. I transferred it 6 months ago. Taking care of that now. At any rate, I'm sure we all understand that guilt by association is a gross logical fallacy, and that I in no way endorse the killing of elephants. This must be what it feels like to be a politician...
    - zvikara 15y ago
      I was not blaming you at anything as I know most people are not aware of that incident. I transferred my Go Daddy domains as soon as I heard about it and so I thought you would probably like to do the same, considering the subject of your posting.
wnight 15y ago
Do you eat meat?
- zvikara 15y ago
  Yes I do. Like most people I do have some moral issues about it but consider it as a necessary evil. I do object to hunting as a sport, especially when endangered species are involved.
  - wnight 15y ago
    A case might be made for a few ounces of fish oil being beneficial, but to call meat necessary is intentional blindness. And eating it because you like it is about like shooting it because it'd look nice stuffed. Sport and vanity.
- logjam 15y ago
  You are attempting to use "tu quoque", a rather silly logical fallacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
  - wnight 15y ago
    Technically, any fallacy is silly. But no, I wasn't attempting to use a fallacy in support of killing elephants. I was flat-out pointing out that his stance on some killing is hypocritical. I agree that shooting the elephant was a dick move. I'd just go so far as to extend that to chickens.
    - logjam 15y ago
      I agree that killing for sport and eating meat are both unnecessary, do harm healthwise on an individual and social scale, and produce much suffering in the world.

by zvikara 15y ago

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potatolicious 15y ago

I suppose you personally vet every company, and all senior executives that work for them, that you conduct business with?

freejack 15y ago
No kidding, especially given that this barely saw any coverage in the media - CNN, Huffington Post, feh. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/04/01/godaddy.peta.protest/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/04/01/godaddy.peta.prot..., http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy-ceo-elephant-hunt_n_843121.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy...
- eropple 15y ago
  I dunno, I'm pretty well-read but I'd never heard of this before this. Never appeared on my radar, I guess.
Tichy 15y ago
If the whatblag owner did not know about the elephant shooting before, he probably does now.
- CMartucci 15y ago
  Yes, now I know. I could've sworn my domain was registered with Media Temple, however. I transferred it 6 months ago. Taking care of that now. At any rate, I'm sure we all understand that guilt by association is a gross logical fallacy, and that I in no way endorse the killing of elephants. This must be what it feels like to be a politician...
  - zvikara 15y ago
    I was not blaming you at anything as I know most people are not aware of that incident. I transferred my Go Daddy domains as soon as I heard about it and so I thought you would probably like to do the same, considering the subject of your posting.

wnight 15y ago

Do you eat meat?

zvikara 15y ago
Yes I do. Like most people I do have some moral issues about it but consider it as a necessary evil. I do object to hunting as a sport, especially when endangered species are involved.
- wnight 15y ago
  A case might be made for a few ounces of fish oil being beneficial, but to call meat necessary is intentional blindness. And eating it because you like it is about like shooting it because it'd look nice stuffed. Sport and vanity.
logjam 15y ago
You are attempting to use "tu quoque", a rather silly logical fallacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
- wnight 15y ago
  Technically, any fallacy is silly. But no, I wasn't attempting to use a fallacy in support of killing elephants. I was flat-out pointing out that his stance on some killing is hypocritical. I agree that shooting the elephant was a dick move. I'd just go so far as to extend that to chickens.
  - logjam 15y ago
    I agree that killing for sport and eating meat are both unnecessary, do harm healthwise on an individual and social scale, and produce much suffering in the world.