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Aquarium Fat-Shames One Of Their Otters, Gets Instantly Murdered By Words
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Aquarium Fat-Shames One Of Their Otters, Gets Instantly Murdered By Words

Bringing up someone’s weight is rarely a good idea. And sure enough, not everyone appreciated when the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California recently tweeted a photo of its otter, describing it as “thicc.”

The animal in question, Abby is an 11-year-old sea otter, one of five at the facility who serve as surrogate moms to orphaned otter pups. Abby weights 46 pounds, which is one pound over the average weight of an adult female otter.

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Some people started criticizing the tweet for its “appropriative language,” saying the nonprofit was inappropriately borrowing it from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) while also comparing black women to animals.

@IBJIYONGI later also added this: “I’m certain that @MontereyAq didn’t realize that they were basically comparing Black women to animals by using AAVE developed to talk about Black women’s bodies to describe an animal. But that’s pretty bad, MBA.”

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Eventually, the aquarium released a four-part apology tweet

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And while some people appreciated the apology

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Most thought the otter tweet was funny and there was no need to apologize

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Mother Mary Helen
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hoomans are otterly ridiculous

Char Char
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn. Soon we won't even be able to breathe without someone getting offended. The tweet was FUNNY. Stop poking shit all the time.

RockyDude47
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree completely. In this modern age apparently everything is "offensive". Soon we can't even walk without someone being "offended". Makes me wonder what will happen to society as a whole in the next 10 years.

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Clara Bunnell
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Calling an otter thicc is the same as calling black women otters??? Wtf

Cobaltqube
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if a term is common outside of ebonics/aave then it should lose said connection. meaning if a term becomes common it should lose connection to the folks who started it. Thicc isnt just a black language word anymore. now it is non-exclusive. that should remove any one group from feelings of butthurt.

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Mother Mary Helen
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hoomans are otterly ridiculous

Char Char
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn. Soon we won't even be able to breathe without someone getting offended. The tweet was FUNNY. Stop poking shit all the time.

RockyDude47
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree completely. In this modern age apparently everything is "offensive". Soon we can't even walk without someone being "offended". Makes me wonder what will happen to society as a whole in the next 10 years.

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Clara Bunnell
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Calling an otter thicc is the same as calling black women otters??? Wtf

Cobaltqube
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if a term is common outside of ebonics/aave then it should lose said connection. meaning if a term becomes common it should lose connection to the folks who started it. Thicc isnt just a black language word anymore. now it is non-exclusive. that should remove any one group from feelings of butthurt.

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