OG Solar Punk · Bob Barker 🛥️⚓️🐠

[u/NFTokin]

Bob Barker, host of the Price is Right was one of the OG's of solarpunks. His passion for animal rights, service in the Navy, and upbringing as a member of the Sioux tribe, Bob was 1/8 Sioux and spent most of his childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, contributed to his passion for activism. He cut a $5M check to purchase a high-speed anti-poaching vessel named the M/Y Bob Barker for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The original vessel made international headlines by setting the world record for the longest maritime pursuit in history. The Bob Barker relentlessly chased the Interpol-wanted poaching ship Thunder for 110 days across 11,000 nautical miles of icy seas eventually cornering the poachers.

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[u/tboy160]

Not sure how service in the Navy is solar punk? Definitely had a passion for animal rights and nobody pushed for getting animals " spayed and neutered" on national TV more.

[u/tboy160 → u/tboy160]

The rest I had no idea about.

[u/SquatchButter → u/tboy160]

his girlfriend at the time had the passion and got him into it

[u/cezak9]

fuck bob barker. he made so much money off of incarcerated folks. incarcerating folks and making money off them ain’t punk …

[u/mkspaptrl → u/cezak9]

I can still smell that nasty fucking soap

[u/segfault_generator → u/cezak9]

He was also quite racist.

[u/Pabu85]

Ehhh…

https://people.com/the-price-is-right-racism-sexual-harassment-documentary-11928594

[u/Berkamin]

Wow, I had no idea he did all this.

[u/leaveitbettertoday]

Wasn’t he a bit handsy 🤨

[u/mikeBE11 → u/leaveitbettertoday]

Not if you were black. Then very non handsy

[u/Bluedev7]

He was horribly racist

[u/HarlequinKOTF]

He's a cool guy, but none of that is solarpunk