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[–] mobius_slip@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Maybe they just realized that it was extremely cringy.

[–] Swallowtail@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The rapid-fire memes and acknowledgment of them being memes made it cringe, IMO. If they'd just dialed it back and said something like this I think it would have been fine:

"Here's our beautiful thicc girl, Abby! She loves to eat fish and swim with her friends. Come see her at our aquarium any time!"

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

exactly, i'd have gone with just posting a cute image of the otter and the text "chomnkey floofer 🙏", but i guess they have too many old people who would just think they're having a stroke or something.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

That makes it fun