I get it cmoke, you grew up watching steve irwin and can't stand to see your childhood hero degraded. its ok. I'm sure others would feel the same way about mr rogers, big bird, or barney. if you put yourself in the public's eye (meaning if you are on a media outlet such as television or radio) then you will be ridiculed. I wasn't the one who dressed up as him or made an animation, but I laughed. I also laughed at my uncle's funeral as the priest cracked jokes. does that make him a bad person? is my family evil because we all laughed too?
its called a sense of humor. what some find funny others won't. if a woman trips in the street, some wonder if she's ok while others are on the floor laughing so hard tears come out. for some reason people find seinfeld funny while other's such as myself think its one of the worst show ever created. people will have different opinions and thats what makes us different. I laughed. get over it.