Tragic shooting of Gorilla yet another example of White Privilege, says BlackLivesMatter
May 30, 2016 at 2:49 pm
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By Dr. Patrick Slattery ? I am a big gorilla enthusiast, so when I heard about Harambe from the Cincinnati Zoo being shot because a young boy fell into his enclosure I was upset. (I have some familiarity with the enclosure, as you can see below.)
Next thing I know, the internet is full of stories about BlackLivesMatter types calling out the Cincinnati Zoo for killing the unarmed black teenage male gorilla to ?save? a white child whose irresponsible white parents let it crawl into the gorilla cage. They call this yet another example of ?white privilege? and ?white supremacy.?
Now, I personally do not want to second guess the decision by the zoo management, but I do want those with expertise on the issue to weigh in on whether the action was really necessary and I think that anyone whose negligence contributed to this tragedy should be held accountable.
But getting back to the racial issue, Breitbart is reporting that the child in question was not in fact white, but rather was black.
May 30, 2016 at 2:49 pm
.
By Dr. Patrick Slattery ? I am a big gorilla enthusiast, so when I heard about Harambe from the Cincinnati Zoo being shot because a young boy fell into his enclosure I was upset. (I have some familiarity with the enclosure, as you can see below.)
Next thing I know, the internet is full of stories about BlackLivesMatter types calling out the Cincinnati Zoo for killing the unarmed black teenage male gorilla to ?save? a white child whose irresponsible white parents let it crawl into the gorilla cage. They call this yet another example of ?white privilege? and ?white supremacy.?
Now, I personally do not want to second guess the decision by the zoo management, but I do want those with expertise on the issue to weigh in on whether the action was really necessary and I think that anyone whose negligence contributed to this tragedy should be held accountable.
But getting back to the racial issue, Breitbart is reporting that the child in question was not in fact white, but rather was black.
