[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Livia

I wasn't implying that you personally get a kick out of it, but I think there are a lot of people who do or this stuff wouldn't be so widely viewed. And yes, Humans are very different to animals. Animals generally don't harm each other for kicks, rape, murder, abuse, ******* each other over for a percentage... I've never known an animal fire a gun or build a bomb, but I realise I'm going off at a tangent there. By comparing it to rape, I was trying to make the point that there is some stuff that is just too disturbing to watch.

I think the difference between watching this stuff on TV as part of a documentary, and watching it online is context. On Youtube I can view just the cruelty, the pain, the terror... on TV I watch it as part of a bigger picture.

Yes , this is a good point ,clips of animal violence on other animals happens everyday it's part of life , we eat animals so we have to kill them as we'll ( albeit humanely in an abbatoir). The distressing scenes in some of the earlier posts in this thread showed just the violence and so this was taken out of context with a longer more detailed programme. So to watch only the violence part suggests this is actually what the YT viewer is seeking.

I think this is where YT reaches it limitations as it shows short video clips of just about anything so it's hard to appreciate the wider context. Bottom line , most normal people do not want to watch these short clips showing just the blood and gore, but I guess there are people out there who do get off on this sort of thing...!!!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by ukturtle

...............If , say, some of these videos were instead in a BBC/Nature documentary, like I'm sure some have been, would the same be said of them then?

I'd like to think that the BBC has some responsibility, and that the stuff they show is relevant and in context, and not just pain and suffering so some people can get their thrill on.

[Z]

I've not watched the video. I also thought that YouTube previewed all video clips before they were publicly available? At least, I'm pretty sure they used to, because there was such a time delay after you'd uploaded one before it became public...

I think that nature videos of a graphic nature are still important to watch. Part of the appeal of watching shark documentaries is seeing their predatory instincts kick in. That's just one example but there are lots of other animals that hold the same appeal. I would have thought that plenty of science based professions have a vested interest in this kind of video - in terms of observation and understanding of animal behaviour. Having read the posts about this video, it's not one that I want to watch, but I do occasionally watch wildlife videos that contain violent fights. There's that one of the crocodile, bison and lion that has millions of views on YouTube that I find really interesting, for example.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Zee

I've not watched the video. I also thought that YouTube previewed all video clips before they were publicly available? At least, I'm pretty sure they used to, because there was such a time delay after you'd uploaded one before it became public...
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I always thought that too. But then again with a years worth of footage being uploaded onto Youtube everyday, it's very hard to monitor I suppose.

[lostalex]

There should be no censorpship when it comes to nature video's.

I was talking to my friend about this the other day, about how rape is so common in the animal world, and how zoo's even encourage rape by trying to put a horny male in a small space with a female HOPING that the male will rape the female.

This is the animal kingdom, it's not pretty. But rape and murder is natural. In fact most animal rights group even encourage rape.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by lostalex

There should be no censorpship when it comes to nature video's.

I was talking to my friend about this the other day, about how rape is so common in the animal world, and how zoo's even encourage rape by trying to put a horny male in a small space with a female HOPING that the male will rape the female.

This is the animal kingdom, it's not pretty. But rape and murder is natural. In fact most animal rights group even encourage rape.

There should be no censorship when it comes to nature videos. But in the same way, you should not be able to view just the cruel, terrifying, brutal bits out of context with the rest of the video. To want to view just the harrowing stuff seems pretty abnormal to me.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

Yes I agree I hate it when thoughtless idiots post links like this without any warning...!!!

Well the title of this particular video gives you a clear indication of what it will entail, but some videos I agree have very misleading titles and could do with placing some advisory within the title itself.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by ukturtle

Well the title of this particular video gives you a clear indication of what it will entail, but some videos I agree have very misleading titles and could do with placing some advisory within the title itself.

i think you have covered your arse on this
you will always get people being offended.

i saw a guy putting a screw driver down the end of his nob the other day

[Munchkins]

Eurgh this thread has degenerated horribly
agree with Nedusa
im an animal lover, and understand its nature, but still finding entertainment out of seeing animals being ripped apart makes me feel ill.
Won't watch a single one of these videos, but even seeing the preview of the video is disgusting
But tbh i dont think youtube needs warnings for its videos, as its made clear, in the titles of videos usually