PETA slammed for controversial Steve Irwin Tweets \u2013 KSI, Jacksepticeye, MKBHD, NICKMERCS and more respond YouTube: KSI\/JackSepticEyeA number of internet personalities fired backed at animal protection charity PETA after they criticized Google\u2019s decision to pay tribute to Steve Irwin on what would have been his 57th birthday. The TV star, who died in 2006 after being struck by a stingray, was the inspiration for the February 22 Google Doodle \u2013 which included cartoon illustrations of him working alongside his family and a number of wild animals. His widow, Terri Irwin, also shared her own tribute to Steve on the search engine\u2019s Doodle page. However, PETA took exception to the posts with a furious Twitter thread. They tweeted: \u201c#SteveIrwin was killed while harassing a ray; he dangled his baby while feeding a crocodile & wrestled wild animals who were minding their own business. Today\u2019s #GoogleDoodle sends a dangerous, fawning message. Wild animals are entitled to be left alone in their natural habitats.\u201d The account didn\u2019t stop there as they continued to post tweets stating that what Irwin did to create entertainment was \u201charassment\u201d and \u201cnot on target with his supposed message of protecting wildlife.\u201d Steve Irwin\u2019s actions were not on target with his supposed message of protecting wildlife. A real wildlife expert & someone who respects animals for the individuals they are leaves them to their own business in their natural homes. \u2014 PETA (@peta) February 23, 2019 However, they faced backlash for their posts as Twitter users fired back at them. YouTube star KSI simply told them to \u201cjust shut the fuck up,\u201d adding an emoji with rolled eyes. He wasn\u2019t the only YouTuber to respond to the lengthy Twitter thread in a fiery fashion. Read More: Philip Defranco and other top YouTubers speak out against new policy on inappropriate comments – \u201cYou\u2019re like the kid who wasn\u2019t invited to the party but came anyway and shat in the pool just to get a reaction,\u201d tweeted Se\u00e1n \u2018JackSepticEye\u2019 McLoughlin. You\u2019re like the kid who wasn\u2019t invited to the party but came anyway and shat in the pool just to get a reaction \u2014 Jacksepticeye (@Jack_Septic_Eye) February 23, 2019 German music producer Christian Friedrich Johannes B\u00fcttner, known as TheFatRat, stated that because of the Twitter thread he would no longer be supporting the charity with his regular donations. I supported @peta with a fixed amount of money every month. That was until I read this tweet. \u2014 TheFatRat (@ThisIsTheFatRat) February 23, 2019 \u201cThis ain\u2019t it chief,\u201d added technology YouTuber Marques Brownlee, while hugely popular Twitch streamer Nick \u2018NickMercs\u2019 Kolcheff asked the PETA account to block him back because of their tweets. Other personalities, like Tucker \u2018Jericho\u2019 Boner, decided to take a more crude approach with their response to PETA\u2019s controversial thread. My dick is 2 inches long, and I’d like to put both of them up your ass \u2014 TUCKER (@JERICHO) February 23, 2019 It\u2019s not the first, and probably won\u2019t be the last, time that PETA has landed themselves in hot water for comments made on their Twitter account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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