tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046527941855458476.post5835483242080168748..comments2024-01-02T07:56:27.540-05:00Comments on A Restless Transplant: African SafariFoster Huntingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962969059997811775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046527941855458476.post-3012209326598941372009-02-03T19:20:00.000-05:002009-02-03T19:20:00.000-05:00Colton,great points. Safari's have done great thi...Colton,<BR/>great points. Safari's have done great things of Africa in terms of raising awareness and helping with conservations. Ecotourism offers countries like Ethiopia a valuable source of income to families that would otherwise be forced to poach animals. I agree about Hemingway as well. <BR/><BR/>In writing this post i wanted to address some of the stereotypes associated with safaris and the great white hunters.<BR/>FosterFoster Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962969059997811775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046527941855458476.post-53836382938070095622009-02-03T12:30:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:30:00.000-05:00I understand and share some of your mixed feelings...I understand and share some of your mixed feelings, and there is certainly a look of entitlement about the white men in the pictures you posted. However, my reading (which is admittedly limited) seems to suggest that of the many who undertook safaris, the ones exhibiting a sense of racial superiority and entitlement are overshadowed by those practicing respect and restraint, particularly on the part of the "great white hunters." Safari guides were some of the first to push for hunting regulation and safaris bring money into local economies. Hemingway's writings suggest (to me at least) an understanding of local cultures that would have been unusual in his time.<BR/><BR/>But, having never been to Africa, I have to take such observations with a grain of salt. My guess is that it's bad, but not nearly so bad as people think.<BR/><BR/>In any case, those are some great pictures.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323799281006265050noreply@blogger.com