Fear of Spiders Saves Teen

That's what the headline of this AP news story should have read. Instead it says, "Teen Claims Spiders Alerted Her to Fire." They just keep spreading more of that old spider propaganda: "Spiders Are Our Friends." I think it should now be clear to everyone that the media is biased in favor of spiders.

The story describes how 18-year-old Danielle Vigue's innate dislike for spiders sent her running from hers to her sister's room when a herd of the eight-legged mini monsters invaded her space while fleeing from a fire in the attic (that they probably set). That spider-avoidance instinct saved her life.

I know. You're thinking what all my friends and family keep telling me -- that my fear and loathing of spiders (including the one with the weird white markings that I killed in the kitchen last night) is not rational and healthy. It's a little immature. Blah. Blah. Blah. But let me ask you this? Have you really looked at spiders, lately? How could they not be evil? People are always saying, "But they eat other annoying bugs!" Liking eating bugs is a noble quality or something.

And what lesson does Ms. Vigue take from her near-death experience? "I will never kill another spider again." Does she not see that if she'd been a lover of spiders and had blissfully faded back to sleep when a bunch of them came over to snuggle that she would never have left her room. NOT liking spiders was the right move for her.

Isn't it the right move for us all?