Bide my Time

Scott: *doesn't even know about Logan's crush on him bc hes not Logan's REAL bestie like Kurt is*

In other words, everyone can do it and very easily.

Remember people, even if you're don't care about muslim women for some godawful racist reason, when we have vague neutrality laws that prohibit "political, philosophical and religious beliefs" they can be used to affect everyone.

The Belgian headscarf ban in public offices already led to a ban on anything that signals queerness. A woman with short hair is political. Wearing covered clothing or wearing revealing clothing is political. What does 'phylosopical beliefs' even mean here, you can put so much random shit under that.

Harambe is a very sore spot for keepers everywhere.

For those who don't know: Harambe was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo from 2014 to 2016, and previously at the Gladys Porter Zoo for 15 years. May 2016, a 3 year old boy climbed the wall of the enclosure and fell 15 feet into into the moat of the enclosure. Keepers immediately signaled the gorillas to shift to the indoor space, and the two females complied. Harambe though, approached the child. He grabbed the kid, propping him up and pushing him down when the child tried to stand. Onlookers were screaming which disoriented the gorilla, he was displaying "strutting" behavior where he walks tall with his chest pushed out to appear bigger. Because he was not responding to keepers and they feared the situation would escalate, the emergency team decided to use the zoo's emergency rifle to kill Harambe and retrieve the child, who was unharmed.

This situation is every keeper's worst nightmare but unfortunately the safety of the public must be put above the safety of the animals. Almost all zoos have an emergency response team who have drawn up plans for different emergencies and are trained to handle guns, darts, and other equipment for this scenario and others.

Keepers and other animal professionals go through alot of stress daily to avoid emergencies. Keepers frequently have anxiety about locks, nightmares about emergencies, and suffer other forms of anxiety from working with animals and the public. The keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo lost a friend; many keepers consider their animals an extension of the families. We spend our holidays and birthdays at work with our animals. When there's inclimate weather, we are there taking care of the animals. Even in war-torn Ukraine, keepers continued to take care of their animals until they were relocated to safety. We always strive to do whatever is best for the animals, but sometimes impossible scenarios become real and hard choices must be made.

Think about the connection you make with your pet(s); Imagine that love, plus the pride as a professional to be an ambassador on your animal's behalf to the public. Keepers love their animals with a burning passion. It's why we put up with the low pay, the burnout, the frustration with the public! So that we can make a connection with some beautiful animals and help their species survive by inspiring the public to assist in conservation efforts!.

On top of the grief of unexpectedly losing a beloved animal, the staff at Cincinnati Zoo were tormented with public opinions on what they should have or could have done. And the memes! The jokes were incredibly insensitive. Even the ones about him being a "legend". Making light of such a difficult situation, a coping mechanism for many, sparked alot of hot debate for keepers on their personal social media accounts.

I still personally do not find any Harambe jokes or memes funny. It's a horrific accident and deserves somber respect. Imagine seeing memes of one of your deceased loved ones; it's hurtful.