A woman climbed into the lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo and uploaded video to Instagram

[GagHalfrunt]

@gracchus

@heh

I read a piece once about genetic testing of a (south-)african people who self identfied as jews

I think you’re referring to the Ethiopian Jews. There are definitely connections there, genetic and historical and cultural and Biblical, with some cool links to other cultures (Judaism → Ethiopians → Haile Selassie → Rastafarianism).

The Black Hebrew Israelites are separate from all that. They’re just especially loony religious fundies (sometimes hatemongering ones) who decided they’re “the real Jews! (Read!)”.

The OP is probably thinking of the Lemba, who believe themselves to be descended from Jews who migrated to Africa.

Lemba people

The Wikipedia article says, “Genetic Y-DNA analyses in the 2000s have established a partially Middle-Eastern origin for a portion of the male Lemba population. More recent research argues that DNA studies do not support claims for a specifically Jewish genetic heritage.”

[sarc]

[gracchus]

Interesting. There’s an Ethiopian connection in re: the migration path from the Middle East to Southern Africa.

[IronEdithKidd]

Cheetahs: nature’s most efficient and squeeful murder machine.

[Melizmatic]

Future Darwin Award winner, there.

SMH

[GagHalfrunt]

Someone else got there first.

@longtimelurker

Almost…Next time…

[Melizmatic]

@GagHalfrunt

Someone else got there first.

It’s not a contest.

[wolfman_al2]

The best part is really how bloody confused the poor lion is. He doesn´t even know what to make of this.

[anon27007144]

I wonder if anyone keeps stats on people killed or injured for social media reasons. Like the guy whose girlfriend shot him through a dictionary, or people falling into the Grand Canyon. Those would be interesting stats.

[ClutchLinkey]

@generic_name

Promoting and disseminating is how you get copycats,

Something, something, joke about that’s the wrong type of cat…

@kingannoy

It’s actually the worst part, showing children you can do this without getting hurt, that will get some children hurt.

Thank you. Of all that bugged me about this video, the worst to me was that she pulled this stunt in front of a bunch of kids. So, so irresponsible.

[Bill_Sudbrink]

The lions are thinking, “we get three squares a day and a comfortable place to live. It would be fun to kill and eat this fool, but then they will euthanize at least one of us.” Smart.

[TheirFeldspars]

@anon81034786

Have we devolved as a species so far that basic rules of punctuation and grammar can be excused so easily?

Yes we has

[DonatellaNobody]

@bennyp

Promoting and disseminating is how you get copycats, which will eventually get people and animals hurt.

It’s okay, the lions can’t read this website.

[anon21100188]

I bet this woman is fucking exhausting to know and be around in real life.

[KludgeGrrrl]

@bennyp

Promoting and disseminating is how you get copycats, which will eventually get people and animals hurt

perhaps with the disclaimer: "When people do not respect the barriers there’s always a chance that there might be a problem.”

[GagHalfrunt]

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

Could we bring it back? Nothing involuntary, I’m sure some could be convinced to do this in the wild - because those lions need to be saved, and saving the rest of us from these episodes in zoos could be a win-win.

[JRLu]

I’ve learned so many things from reading her Instagram post, but I think the most important thing is that apparently you can just self-title whenever you want, and if people don’t recognize it, that’s their problem.

Henceforth, I shall be known as
Tha Most Highest Lord of Earth and All Her Chidren and Every1 In It + PLus PLUS a Million to the INFINITY POwer 100

And it’s true because I said so.

[Bill_Sudbrink]

@anon21100188

I bet this woman is fucking exhausting to know and be around in real life.

Hopefully, it will get easier. You’ll just have to visit her in jail.

[jab]

@bennyp

copycats

I see what you did there.