Four years after a racist encounter with a so-called “Karen,” Christian Cooper has earned the ultimate payback: a Daytime Emmy Award for his passionate love of birdwatching. The racially charged incident, which took place in 2020, not only spotlighted systemic racial issues but also paved the way for Cooper’s extraordinary success.
How exactly did he screw up? He’s a wildlife photographer who told someone to leash their dog because it’s a rule that protects wildlife. All of this happened because she flouted the rules and escalated the situation. If she just would’ve leashed her dog we wouldn’t be talking about this. It’s 100% on her
I think you assumed I disagree with you on that. I was trying to explain the exact reason I think you’re right: He hasn’t shown any signs that it was at all his fault, she’s definitely shown signs it’s her fault. Simple as that. I swear, I wasn’t not trying to imply there was any fault for the black guy, only that his behavior DOES suggest he’s INNOCENT. Sorry, I’m a bit annoyed but I get there was some ambiguity to what I typed.
Thank you for clarifying. Sorry about the misunderstanding
Out of curiosity: did you watch the video?
Edit: in the og full vid he tells her he will lure the dog away with treats. This is definitely an “internet jumped to conclusions” before the video was even uploaded. Don’t get me wrong, she was still a pos but this guy definitely looking for a confrontation
Yes i rewatched it and read some more articles about it before I commented. Telling her he was going to lure the dog away with treats is the quickest and simpliest way to get her to leash her dog. Dogs running off and fucking with wildlife or ppl is exactly why the official park rule is all dogs must be leashed at all times. He would know considering he’s a wildlife photographer. Which is why he confronted her. SHE WAS BREAKING THE RULES OF THE PARK.
The situation basically boiled down to:
“Put your dog on a leash or I’ll show why that’s the official rule of the park.”
Oh my God you’re assaulting me!
It’s also an escalation. Clearly he wasn’t afraid of the dog. We all agree the dog should have been leashed but it’s still an escalation of the confrontation.
I walk my dogs all the time leashed and run into other non-leashed dogs and their owners. I politely ask them to leash up because my dog has trauma and is gets very agitated around other dogs. But one thing I never do is threaten the other owner that I will “lure their dogs to me with treats”. That’s kinda hostile, dontcha think?
The guy is a wildlife photographer. If he asks once and gets ignored he’s going to escalate because you then become a nuance to his job. It’s like someone coming to your job and overflowing all the toilets or tying up the phones. Obviously it’s a reoccurring problem and being nice about it doesn’t work.
And again if she just leashed her dog when he asks like she was suppose to be doing in the first place none of this would have happened. You’re acting like he threw a rock at her dog
Oook. So we both agree he also escalated the situation? Maybe he was having a bad day or he was fed up with all the off leash dogs. I agree. I think I can totally understand. I can think of a million other ways to handle the situation. If you want him to be your hero that’s fine. That lady was going to have her racist feelings revealed one way or another either way she had it coming.