gmans_aunty

Hi, Mr. Psihoyos! I'm 8yo now (and I'm here w/my mom), but I saw The Cove two years ago when I was six. It really upset me when I heard what they were doing in Taiji. Mom and dad didn't think I should watch the film, but I really wanted to see it because I love all cetaceans! After watching the film, I wanted to create a website just for kids so that they, too, would know what was going on in Taiji. What information do you think would be important to include on my site? Do you think letter-writing campaigns by kids my age help to stop this kind of thing? And are there any other places in Japan that these cetacean killings are happening?

Thanks for doing this IAmA!! Mom thought I would find it interesting, and she was right. :-)

Thanks for answering my questions!!

I'll make sure to include the info about mercury. Who should kids address their letters to if they write a protest letter about Taiji??

I haven't seen Blackfish yet (mom showed me the trailer a little while ago), and she's already said I shouldn't see Earthlings. She and dad will probably watch it though, and just tell me about it.

Yeah, I don't go to the Baltimore Aquarium anymore because I've seen The Cove. And I don't want to go to Sea World anymore either. I do, though, want to go to Clearwater, FL to see Winter. :-) I saw Dolphin Tale, and I think it's awesome that they were able to help her get a prosthetic tail, and it was nice of them to find her a friend even though it's a deaf dolphin!

Thanks again!!! :-)

Do you feel like ABC erred when they changed their online viewing policies? Do you feel like it had any impact on the show's viewership? I love the show dearly and hate that I'm unable to watch it Mon. nights because I'm working. It really stinks that fans have to wait 8 days to see the episodes. Just wondered if ABC's decisions were wise or not-so-wise from your side of the table.