Karl Pilkington Made A Pretty Risky Joke About Harambe The Gorilla
In his recent Reddit AMA, Karl Pilkington made a joke about Harambe the gorilla that might ruffle a few feathers.
When asked about the recent incident (in which Cincinnati zoo staff made the decision to shoot Harambe (an endangered species) after a four-year-old boy fell into his enclosure), Karl replied:
“It annoyed me that. There’s only about 700 gorillas in the world and yet there’s loads of kids.”
Now, while even joking that the life of an animal might be more important than the life of a child will annoy a lot of people, Karl isn’t the only one annoyed about the killing of Harambe.
Ricky Gervais tweeted in the aftermath, laying the blame with the parents, and The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco posted an Instagram, arguing that the gorilla wasn’t exhibiting aggressive behaviour towards the boy, and so shouldn’t have been killed.
RIP #harambe Im sure I will get tons of backlash (per usual) I mean let’s be honest, I wear the wrong sweatpants and the entire world has something to say about it, but once again , another senseless horrendous animal being killed over people not using their brains. If you watch the footage, you see this gorgeous animal holding that child’s hand. Do with that ,what you will. As sad as this makes me, a part of me is happy for that amazing creature doesn’t have to live in captivity another day. Bring on the hate!!!! 👍🏼
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