Steve Irwin

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mutagen said:

I don't understand that family. I don't even mean that in a snide way, I just really don't.

Me either. I don't understand any of the choices they - or more accurately, Terri - makes.

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hotwing said:

margojata said:

As for the rest of what you said, I agree with you completely. I've heard that little boy Bob speak, and he can barely say 'yes' or 'no', let alone utter a multi-syllabic word. He doesn't seem as enthused about the celebrity scene as his mother and sister. He seems to be playing along because there's nothing else for him to do. He's probably gonna turn goth and pierce his eyebrows when he gets to high school.

I actually have a feeling that if anyone turns goth, it'll be Bindhi. Wouldn't THAT be a kick in the ass for Teri?

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margojata said:

I don't believe that Bob used the word "venomous". While Bindy is incredibly articulate (and annoyingly so), baby Bob seems barely able to speak. I often wondered if there was something wrong with him given Bindy's flair for language. Bob seems to be in another world most of the time.

Anyway, is Bindy a success? I don't have kids that age, so I have no idea if there's really an interest in her or not. I think she needs to go back to her normal life - which I realize, has always been the zoo. Having her be a child entertainer is just creepy (as is the poor little girl).

I find it ridiculous that a child Robert's age could even pronounce such a word, let alone know what it means. I think it is sad that the Irwin family seem proud when their kids are bitten by these animals.

Most adults I know (even us Aussie's) think Bindy is a royal pain in the ass who needs to be taken down a peg or 5 with her ego. I can't imagine her having many friends. I find the whole pimping her out quite creepy too. I am surprised at Terri for letting her be so public. Poor Little Robert does not stand a chance - he probably can't get a word in edgewise with Bindi around.

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In the future, I would actually worry more about little Robert than Bindi. Bindi at least seems want to follow her father's path (I know, she's 9), and enjoys performing. Bob will have no choice. In one interview, Teri said to Steve's father that the thing he could do to help is be around to show Bob how to tie the same knots that he taught Steve, etc., etc.

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Months ago, I saw on the Today Show (I think) Bindi doing that rap dance/song. The thing that really bugged me about it was that there were 3 or 4 grown men enthusiastically dancing background for her. It just seemed inappropriate. I mean, wouldn't it have made more sense to have kids her own age dancing in the background? And how can a grown man dancing background for a pre-pubescent girl take himself seriously? I dunno, the song was kind of catchy (although I don't remember it now) but I just couldn't get past a little girl dancing and singing with adult males backing her up.

[intlschizo]

What bothered me about that clip (other than the rapping) is how forced and posed all her movements were. I don't think she had a single spontaneous movement in the entire segment. Or a fluid, on-rhythm movement, now that I think about it. Honestly, if you're going to put your kid in entertainment, get him/her a real dance coach.

Oh, and if your child didn't grow up listening to hip-hop - and it's so obvious that Bindi did not[/color] - don't embarrass your child like that. I hope Eminem sues the pants off the Irwins, because that beat has "Lose Yourself" all over it.

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bonsai said:

And how can a grown man dancing background for a pre-pubescent girl take himself seriously?

I have no answer, but some of the comments aimed at Bindi (creepy little gnome, may I burn in Hell for saying so) and her "Crocmen" (yes, by golly, they call themselves The Crocmen) by the posters on the video site linked a few pages back still crack me up on 2nd reading:

"I like the Crocman stage right...he's really selling it."

"On a lighter note, the Croc Man on the far right does have real star potential. He makes love to the camera."

"Drop it like it's hot."

"Ugh, this is horrible - on so many levels!
Hey Bindi, don't come rollin' through my neighborhood with this sh*t"

"in all honesty, she's better than Lil' Wayne."

[prada]

Bwa! The "Drop it like it's hot" comment made me spit out my water.

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bonsai said:

Months ago, I saw on the Today Show (I think) Bindi doing that rap dance/song. The thing that really bugged me about it was that there were 3 or 4 grown men enthusiastically dancing background for her. It just seemed inappropriate. I mean, wouldn't it have made more sense to have kids her own age dancing in the background? And how can a grown man dancing background for a pre-pubescent girl take himself seriously? I dunno, the song was kind of catchy (although I don't remember it now) but I just couldn't get past a little girl dancing and singing with adult males backing her up.

I didn't see that (I probably turned it off as soon as I saw Bindi and her Khaki getup), but I agree that is in appropriate. The dancers must have felt like fools too.
This child is going to only have adults surrounding her apart from her brother. She is probably going to look back when she is an adult and realise she had no childhood. Sad....

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augurey said:

at
this, I don't see how she's going to some things down.

Whenever I see that clip, I can't stop thinking about The Soup's take on Bindi's rap