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| LuAnne Sorrell, Reporter Bizarre Game Targets Women: Hunting for Bambi: Parts 1 & 2 (July 10) -- It's a new form of adult entertainment, and men are paying thousands of dollars to shoot naked women with paint ball guns. They're coming to Las Vegas to do it. This bizarre new sport has captured the attention of people around the world, but Channel 8 Eyewitness News reporter LuAnne Sorrell is the only person who has interviewed the game's founder. George Evanthes has never been hunting. "Originally I'm from New York. What am I going to hunt? Squirrels? Someone's cats. Someone's dogs? I don't think so," said Evanthes. Now that he's living in Las Vegas , he's finally getting his chance to put on his camouflage, grab a rifle and pull the trigger, but what's in his scope may surprise you. He's not hunting ducks or e ven deer. He's hunting woman. Naked women. "I've done this three times," says Nicole, one of the three women allowing themselves to be shot at. "I've done this seven times," says Skyler, another woman participating. "I've done it seven times," says Gidget the third woman. Hunting for Bambi is the brain child of Michael Burdick. Men pay anywhere from $5000 to $10,000 for the chance to come to the middle of the desert to shoot what they call "Bambi's" with a paint ball gun. Burdick says men have come from as far away as Germany. The men get a video tape of their hunt to take home and show their friends. Burdick says safety is a concern, but the women are not allowed to wear protective gear -- only tennis shoes. Today while the Eyewitness News cameras were rolling, one woman chose to wear bikini bottoms but normally all they wear is their birthday suits. Burdick says hunters are told not shoot the women above the ches t, but admits not all hunters follow the rules. "The main goal is to be true as true to nature as possible. I don't go deer hunting and see a deer with a football helmet on so I don't want to see one on my girl either," said Burdick. The paint balls that come out of the guns travel at about 200 miles per hour. Getting hit with one stings even with clothes on, and when they hit bare flesh, they are powerful enough to draw blood. Evanthes shot one of the women and says, "I got the one with the biggest rack." Gidget is the one who took the paint ball shot to the rear. She says, "It hurt. It really hurt. I didn't think it was going to be that bad. When asked if she cried she says,"yeah, a little bit." So why do women agree to strip down and run around the desert dodging paint balls? Nicole says it's good money. "I mean it's $2500 if you don't get hit. You try desperately not to and it's $1000 if you do, said Nicole. Now both the men and women say this is all good, clean fun, but in Part 2 of this story, reporter LuAnne Sorrell spoke with a psychologist who says for some men playing out this sexual aggression may lead to other more violent acts against women. ******************** The webpage for the "game" states this: "You can actually hunt one of our Bambi sluts and shoot her with paintballs while we film the whole thing and tape it for your own home video. We will send you a complete list of wall hangers to choose from once your reservation is confirmed for your hunt. With over 30 women ready to be chased down and shot like dogs we guarantee a wide variety of Bambi's to choose from. Whether it is a fat ass cow or a perfect 10 we have an abundance of these beauties. So if you are the ultimate sportsman and are seeking the ultimate adrenaline rush then come out to our ranch and shoot one of these nagging whinny bitches where it hurt s and shut her the f[...] up. Then mount her like a "Real Man"." It states that the $10,000 price includes airfare and "Mount (not for virgins, you figure it out)." Michael Burdick's webpage makes it clear that his "service" is about hating, hunting, and raping women primarily for revenge. And in Las Vegas, this business is legal. Perhaps instead of just feeling shock, rage, or hopelessness we should do a letter writing campaign. I encourage you to contact Las Vegas Mayor Michael L. Montandon and City Council members with your reaction and a plea to look into this and close it down or clean it up. TEMPLATE FOR YOUR OWN LETTER To: <mayor@...> Cc: <willr@...>; <eliasonr@...>; <smithss@...>; <bucks@...> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:55 PM Subject: a plea for your support Dea r Mayor Montandon and Council Members, As have many people around the world, today I learned that in your lovely city a thriving business exists that promotes hate, revenge, and violence toward women. Michael Burdick's business Hunting for Bambi advertises that men can "actually hunt one of our Bambi sluts and shoot her with paintballs while we film the whole thing and tape it for your own home video." They note that "With over 30 women ready to be chased down and shot like dogs we guarantee a wide variety of Bambi's to choose from. Whether it is a fat ass cow or a perfect 10 we have an abundance of these beauties." This is not about sport, it is about revenge, hate, and the rape of women, which is clear by Burdick's invitation to "come out to our ranch and shoot one of these nagging whinny bitches where it hurts and shut her the f[...] up. Then mount her like a "Real Man"." This is not some frightening white supremacist, militia cult hiding in the desert where women are abused. This is a thriving business in your city advertised with a two-part special on your own local news. But the news did not say that the price of $10,000 includes not only airfare but rape: "Mount (not for virgins, you figure it out)." I can't imagine that even laws as radical as Las Vegas's prostitution laws allow for this kind of business. I beseech you to look into this immediately and make it clear that this kind of thing is not what Las Vegas is about and these men who pay thousands of dollars to come to your city to legally hunt and rape your women are not the kind of consumers from whose money your city wishes to benefit. The world sometimes seems beyond any hope, but please don't let something this horrifying succeed. Years of hard work by psychologists and feminist scholars have made many companies stop using depictions of violence toward women to promot e everything from perfume to stockings in their advertising. We have come a long way in the struggle to stop violence and degradation toward women. Don't let the world think that Las Vegas is on the cutting edge of promoting it. Please let me know what your administration plans to do about this. With faith in your wisdom, (Your name and affiliation) (Your address) |
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