Is the rise of female hunters linked to feminism or conservatism?

I'm an animal lover. Just the idea of killing animals makes me upset. But when I read the story in your link I also felt like the whole Twitter outrage machine is getting so old. It's like a hungry monster looking for the next person to get outraged at, shame them mercilessly, and move on to the next target of outrage.

On the other hand, that girl is way too happy about killing animals, and her website is nothing but pictures of her smiling next to animals she shot. The story also mentions a woman who went to South Africa and "parachuted in to kill a lion." WTF? How can it be legal to kill animals who are vulnerable or endangered?

Honestly I don't know where these people fall on the political spectrum, but obviously they're big on guns so they must have some Republican leanings. I find the whole thing upsetting and now I have to go hug my cat. :tears:

 

Not sure which, but where I live female hunters are common and don't phase anyone. Also, pink Browning stickers are popular with females and I see plenty. I can see how "conservatism" can play a role here due to the fact that many said hunters would probably identify as right-leaning.

Sidenote- I have no problem hunting for "sport" (i.e. trophy hunting) if the animal's meat is not wasted, but I have a problem when the trophy is the only reason why an animal is killed.

 

IMO they went way too far. Wishing her dead and saying you'll celebrate if someone kills her doesn't actually help the cause, and it's not going to convince her to really think about what she's doing. All it does is contribute to the crazy and make it look like people who want to protect animals are hypocrites. It's not an accident that some of the most vicious tweets are the ones quoted in the story.

I think everyone should have a pet at some point in their life, to learn that animals really do have emotions, they're smarter than we give them credit for, and they're not all that different from us.

 

I don't like the killing of animals, period. Doesn't matter if it's a male or female hunter. And she tried to justify it by saying she was feeding a village... If she thinks that's the only reason why she killed animals, that's bullshit. Because she totally needs to pose, smiling, next to the poor animal's carcass to take a picture. Nope, it's not the only reason.

It's barbaric...

 

Hunting is terrible and I wouldn't encourage women to hunt in the name of feminism.