Many pointed fingers at the mother of the toddler for not watching her child closely enough while others lambasted the zoo for deciding to kill the 17-year-old gorilla. The zoo reopened its gorilla exhibit with a higher, reinforced barrier and urged support for gorilla conservation efforts. The Cincinnati Zoo has asked everyone to please stop with the Harambe memes, saying that the Zoo is still in a time of healing. However, like the zoo’s Twitter account, Maynard’s account was unavailable Tuesday.
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The incident sparked worldwide outrage and has since then been subject to controversy, prompting angry tweets and petitions.
The pro-Harambe campaign culminated in an embarrassing hack for Maynard over the weekend when his Twitter account turned into a fanciful tribute to the fallen gorilla.
He has grown angel wings and halo of a god in other social media memorials.
In the three months since the incident, Harambe’s death has since been mocked on many platforms, including memes, signs, petitions and Harambe hashtags. Twitter got caught in a similar controversy after racial posts about “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones, who is black, included a Harambe comparison.
Harambe outrage has seemingly gone full circle, with the profession of deep and honest love for Harambe part of a larger joke.
It is unlikely the warning will stop people making memes about Harambe, but they can only try.
Harambe’s death sparked controversy about whether the parents of the boy should be held legally responsible.
On a day when the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden wants an end to the Harambe memes, their Twitter page was taken down.
Life could be worse, you could be Cincinnati Zoo’s social media manager. “Journalists aren’t the only ones affected by Harambe memes”, Leggate wrote.
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“At first, the petitioners had good intentions”. It shows people are remembering what a wonderful being he was.
