It seems like everyone is talking about the show “Tiger King.”
As much of America shelters in place inside and turns to screens for entertainment, the true-crime story has vaulted into the national spotlight. The seven-episode Netflix hit centers on Joseph Maldonado-Passage — better known as Joe Exotic — a power ballad-singing, polyamorous roadside-zoo owner who is serving a 22-year prison sentence over animal welfare charges and a murder-for-hire plot to kill his nemesis and big-cat activist, Carole Baskin.
Despite a late-March debut, “Tiger King” skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s most-watched list. Each episode manages to introduce a new, absurd twist. No matter what keeps viewers watching — whether Joe Exotic’s presidential run to allegations of drug use to the colorful music videos — it’s clear that the show has captured America’s attention.The show has been called everything from a compelling, welcome escape to a salacious reality series.
There’s also the issue of the show’s portrayal of its characters. Some say the producers exploited the characters for the sake of the narrative . Others have called the show misogynistic and say it has “mislaid sympathies.”“Tiger King” has spurred activists fighting for animal rights. Only about 3,900 tigers remain in the wild, but there are about 5,000 tigers in captivity in the U.S. The World Wildlife Foundation estimates that only about 6 percent of those tigers are in accredited zoos.
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Things like this happen when your quarantined
Never watched it because it looks stupid.
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I am surprised that headlines like this pass through the process. Even if meant to be lighthearted, the use of 'everyone' ruins the credibility of the story. No, not everyone.
I keep going back to see more and I don't know why 🙄
Because everyone is in quarantine and it has a captive audience.
Define everyone.
I don't even have Netflix, so... No
Definitely not because everyone is at home because of coronavirus and will watch almost anything they haven’t seen
BULLSHIT!!! It's not captured mine. I do not watch white trash selling wild animals!
I have not watched this series. I am not for certain if I want too. How about you?
Maybe that’s because white folks like drama. He hasn’t captured mine
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