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20th December 2018
03:34pm GMT
While most people took the picture and caption in jest, the word "thicc" offended some people and the aquarium followed up with an apology.Abby is a thicc girl What an absolute unit She c h o n k Look at the size of this lady OH LAWD SHE COMIN Another Internetism ! pic.twitter.com/s5fav2gu09
— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) December 18, 2018
If our tweet alienated you, please know that we are deeply sorry, and that we offer our sincerest apologies. If you follow our feed, we often reference popular memes to talk about the ocean. In this case, the memes used had connotations we were unaware of until now. 2/4
— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) December 19, 2018
Despite being a little overweight, Abby is some otter for one otter! She is looking after stranded sea otter pups - one of six other female foster mums in the aquarium. We bet she's otterly wrecked!In particular, several terms referenced originated from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and specifically reference Black women's bodies. Using them in a sea otter meme without that background makes insinuations we never intended. We need to do better. 3/4
— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) December 19, 2018
Monterey Bay says:work hard nom harder pic.twitter.com/jUXe5Vo1IM
— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) December 18, 2018
"There's a lot more to this sea otter than meets the eye."You might say, she's not like the otters... ok, we'll stop now. Main Image Via Monterey Bay Aquarium Twitter.
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