Wise gorilla just wants to explain some shit for you
Gorillas, as a species, are having a great 2017. First came the return of the band bearing their name, then the viral success of a gorilla going very literally apeshit in a kiddie pool over the weekend. Now comes this chill, sagacious gorilla breaking shit down for an assembled audience of intellectually curious viewers. This image seems to say, “Gather ’round, stupid humans, and let’s talk about the rise of conspiracy culture in America as viewed through the fiction of Thomas Pynchon,” or some shit:
In actuality, this huge-ass primate is just hanging out in front of some viewers at the Los Angeles Zoo in a promotional image for its summer music series. Soon, however, the explanatory pose he was striking and foreground of receptive viewers brought to mind Harambe:
A TED Talk:
And, from there, a parody of all sorts of bad internet loquaciousness: