Kardashians Adopt A Chimp, Raise Bar Of Reality TV Stupidity

by Michael dEstries February 26, 2009
Categories: Animals
Tags: kim kardashian.

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Why?

Why would the producers of Keeping Up With The Kardashians seek to sacrifice the mental well-being of a chimpanzee by forcing it to live with these people? Those who have managed to glimpse the show at home are instantly rendered stupid, so I can only imagine the effects actually participating in this show would have on any animal’s sanity. Is everyone at E! Television keenly aware that the only way people will keep watching is if some poor chimp is included to “shake things up”?

As we saw from the horrific events of last week, chimpanzees and other great apes should not be treated as pets. It’s an exploitation that will be given the spotlight on this stupid show and potentially encourage others with the means to “adopt their own chimpanzee.” Here’s what Kim Kardashian said of the adoption:

As you guys know season three of Keeping Up with the Kardashians is close to airing and we have some crazy surprises.
One of them is…
WE GOT A MONKEY!!!!
Her name is Suzy, she is three years old, and she is a handful!
She steals our BlackBerrys and climbs up my mom’s bed.
Having a monkey is a lot of work. Suzy always has her diaper
on and we are the ones who have to change it!
It’s just like having an infant but worse because Suzy runs around like a teenager! She always needs to be fed, drinks out of a bottle and she loves Capri Sun juices!
You have to check out the new season to get all of the details… but how cute is she!?

Monkey? It’s an ape. I can’t even put into words how much this latest stunt disturbs me. Perhaps you can help me in the comments below.

via popcrunch (Thanks to Sheryl for the tip!)

Categories: Animals
Tags: kim kardashian.

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http://pompousvegan.blogspot.com Misty Snatchwrath

Morons.

I don’t know who any of these people are, but I dislike them anyway.
http://nothoney.com sheryl

Just when you think the bounds of human stupidity have been reached, you learn that we’re really more stupid than is imaginable.

There must be a way to lobby these idiots to send this poor chimp to a good sanctuary. Susie could live at the Great Ape Trust or the Center for Great Apes and have a happy chimp life with other chimps.

s.
http://twoliablog.com/livin-veg/ Alyson

I hope AR Orgs shower them with bad publicity. I don’t even know what to say. This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard all week. Shame on them for abusing that poor animal for ratings.
jamie lynn

great, another “pet” fad for rich socialite know-nothings to latch on to. next we’ll see bags designed to carry the chimps around in and little t-shirts for them to wear with inane sayings like “just monkeyin’ around”.

hello! like, animals are not accessories people! that is so not hot.
Whoever…

Maybe, by comparison (watching this poor animal and the ‘Kardashians’ interact with one another), people will realize that there are some people who are actually intellectually inferior to animals.

I’m not American so I’ve never heard of that show…fortunately, from what I’ve read above!

However this might help the AR movement! Maybe the pharmaceutical and the cosmetic industry will realize that they should test on these ‘people’ rather than on animals

Seriously…this is actually a grave matter, since most people apparently don’t learn from other people’s mistakes!

What if this animal would also hurt one of the ‘Kardashians’? That would serve them right! Maybe then people would learn that these animals are not pets like cats and dogs! They don’t belong with us or to us!!!

Is that so hard to understand?

Oh yeah I forgot…some people are intellectually disabled…!

How much more animals (and humans) will have to suffer before humanity opens its eyes and evolve once and for all?
VeggieTart

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not certain of the former–Albert Einstein.

Dear Gaia, when will people LEARN?
http://www.artryst.com Greg

Ok, I have to admit on a sick day last year I ended up having this on the TV while I went in and out of my drug induced coma. That being said, this stunt is worse than the torture they subjected their younger sisters to by talking about the girl’s first period on national television.
http://RawfoodsRetreat.com Erin @ RawfoodsRetreat.com

Clearly the ape is smarter than these baboons (oh wait, I like baboons, I should not call these childish unattractive big ass morons baboons (sorry baboons)

Yes, whoever. if Suzy ends up ripping the face of off one of these gals (that’s what they tend to do – in the Connecticut case and the Tampa Bay case here in Fla) then maybe people will learn. MAYBE.

I really don’t want to see their faces ripped off so I hope Suzy goes to a good sanctuary really soon (and speaking of ripped – I wonder where she was ripped from her mother… in the wild?)

Someone cancel this show. PLEASE.

Erin
http://twoliablog.com/livin-veg/ Alyson

I wrote to E! to complain about the use of the ape in the show. Perhaps other people could too…

http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/kardashians/index.jsp

Go to the “Contact Us” at the way bottom of the page.
Sonia

Thanks Alyson. Just sent them a message!
http://RawfoodsRetreat.com Erin Raw foods retreat

Sending them a message right now too. If we all do it (or start a petition people sign which is sent to the network you never know… (though I still think that Ape is a more talented actor than any of those sisters)

E
Cherie

Thanks Alyson, i’ve just emailed my complaint to E!
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Whoever…

done… message sent
L

I send a message as well.

I wonder what PETA thinks of their new protege (Kloe) having just done an anti-fur campaign?
http://www.remyc.com RemyC

I hope we don’t have to wait another 14 years for the same debacle as happened in Stamford. These are not pets!
Joel

Please let this ape go crazy and pull off the genitals of everyone involved in this stunt before they breed another generation of insane, self-centered, media-whore, idiots.