Apparently the Cincinnati Zoo, made famous for shooting a gorilla named Harambe after a little boy fell into its enclosure, has deleted its Twitter account because of all the “memes, petitions and signs” about the beloved ape clogging the account’s replies:
Cincinnati Zoo director: "We are not amused by the memes, petitions and signs about Harambe." https://t.co/zhdEhK0L89
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) August 23, 2016
Admittedly, it did get pretty bad. Some examples:
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/766685821466476544
Harambe loved Giraffe kisses
— NYSL Attach (@Attach) August 14, 2016
Harambe loved watching UFC… @CincinnatiZoo
— tEDDy tK (@iCrazyTeddy) August 21, 2016
I would pay full price if I could just see Harambe
— Javi Moreno ???? (@Javi386) August 20, 2016
two snow leopards tails = six feet, which is how deep in the ground y'all put Harambe
— Javi Moreno ???? (@Javi386) August 20, 2016
Although maybe deleting the account will just make it worse?
The Cincinnati Zoo says your Harambe jokes are upsetting their staff so much they can barely shoot animals anymore.
— Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) August 23, 2016
The Cincinnati Zoo Harambe'd its Twitter account. There is no limit to what they might Harambe.
— Erin ? Ryan (@morninggloria) August 23, 2016
Cincinnati Zoo deleting its Twitter account in response to Harambe memes is the worst overreaction since the media wrote about Gamergate.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 23, 2016
Cincinnati zoo has deleted its Twitter account.
Like it deleted Harambe.
— Alan White (@aljwhite) August 23, 2016
It does look like the zoo’s Instagram and Facebook are still live … for now.
***
Related:
Woke AF hot-take alert: The African gorilla was killed to protect ‘White life’
This is just weird: Dem Rep. Steve Cohen pays musical tribute to fallen gorilla Harambe
Everyone else’s fault: Rob Lowe and others deliver some hard truths in wake of gorilla’s killing
Laura Ingraham CALLS OUT Hollywood over ‘candlelight vigil’ for the gorilla while ignoring veterans
Join the conversation as a VIP Member