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

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.

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

@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.”

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

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Eventually, the aquarium released a four-part apology tweet

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

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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

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And while some people appreciated the apology

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

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

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

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Char Char 5 years ago

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

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RockyDude47 5 years ago

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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Night Owl 5 years ago (edited)

By breathing you're using up oxygen and producing carbon dioxide. How dare you!!!!!! You're making climate change even worse!! I'm offended and demand you to stop and issue a public apology ASAP or I'm gonna dox you and swat you and destroy your life!1!!!! *harumph* 🤬😠 😉😂

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Taryn Wallace 5 years ago

BREATHE!!!!!! That is offensive because...it's appropriating people who need air to live and you should be ashamed of yourself!!!

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Birdgirl45 5 years ago

IKR

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danielw 5 years ago

You know, breathing expels carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, causing global warming. therefore, you breathing is causing global warming. I'm now amused.

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Clara Bunnell 5 years ago

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

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Cobaltqube 5 years ago

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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Inga Viviane 5 years ago

Sometimes the outrage over "things that might be racist" is waaay more racist than the original thing.

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RockyDude47 5 years ago

The sea otter is T H I C C, tho.

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Char Char 5 years ago

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

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RockyDude47 5 years ago

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Night Owl 5 years ago (edited)

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Taryn Wallace 5 years ago

BREATHE!!!!!! That is offensive because...it's appropriating people who need air to live and you should be ashamed of yourself!!!

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Birdgirl45 5 years ago

IKR

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danielw 5 years ago

You know, breathing expels carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, causing global warming. therefore, you breathing is causing global warming. I'm now amused.

2points