As June rolls on, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel lamented on Wednesday that Pride Month gives conservatives an excuse to “spew poison.” Kimmel’s answer to this was to mock the conservative response to Peacock’s Queer Planet documentary with an ad for “The Straight Zoo,” complete with footage of gorilla and donkey sex.
Kimmel lamented, “Pride Month unfortunately is a great excuse for some of these right-wingers to spew poison. The new thing they’re pretending to be very outraged by is an animal documentary that premieres tomorrow on Peacock called Queer Planet.”
(The following video contains depictions of animal sexual activity that may be considered not safe for work. Viewer discretion is advised)
The ad for Queer Planet included a narrator declaring that “It’s clear that no matter where you look on our planet, nature is full of queer surprises. Gay penguins, bisexual lions. Sex-changing clownfish.”
Kimmel sarcastically responded, “I’ve always said that, you know? The Earth is Siegfried, and our moon is Roy. So, anyway, a number—now people, of course, are very, very angry. They’ve been posting about this. ‘They’re turning our monkeys gay now,’ that kind of thing. There are even some wildlife sanctuaries making a thing out of this, too.”
Kimmel then played a satirical ad for what he thought conservatives would want instead, which included clips of gorilla and donkey sexual activity:
Want to see wild animals but don’t want to be exposed to their woke and ultra-gay agendas? Grab the kids and step into – The Straight Zoo! Where every animal is a heterosexual, red-blooded breeder. Alpha males and Heady Betties. Cis sloths. Guy hyenas. Git ‘er done gorillas. Horny hornbills, motor boating otters and donkeys whose pronouns are hee and haw. If you’re looking for flamingos, you can [bleep] right off. All our creatures are penis-fearing patriots, flag loving felines, MAGA meerkats, and bi-not-so-curious bison. The Straight Zoo, located on South Willis Street in Beaumont, Texas right behind the Holy Spirits Christian Church and Liquor store. It’s the zoo for you.
Peacock’s intent was clear: they are trying to portray opponents of LGBTQism as out of touch with nature under the guise of a wildlife documentary, but penguins, lions, and clownfish are not humans, and Kimmel was simply upset people noticed.
Here is a transcript for the June 5 show:
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6/5/2024
11:48 PM ET
JIMMY KIMMEL: Pride Month unfortunately is a great excuse for some of these right-wingers to spew poison. The new thing they’re pretending to be very outraged by is an animal documentary that premieres tomorrow on Peacock called Queer Planet.
NARRATOR: It’s clear that no matter where you look on our planet, nature is full of queer surprises. Gay penguins, bisexual lions. Sex-changing clownfish.
MAN: This is a queer planet.
KIMMEL: I’ve always said that, you know? The Earth is Siegfried, and our moon is Roy. So, anyway, a number— now people, of course, are very, very angry. They’ve been posting about this. “They’re turning our monkeys gay now,” that kind of thing. There are even some wildlife sanctuaries making a thing out of this, too.
NARRATOR 2: Want to see wild animals but don’t want to be exposed to their woke and ultra-gay agendas? Grab the kids and step into – The Straight Zoo! Where every animal is a heterosexual, red-blooded breeder. Alpha males and Heady Betties. Cis sloths. Guy hyenas. Git ‘er done gorillas. Horny hornbills, motor boating otters and donkeys whose pronouns are hee and haw. If you’re looking for flamingos, you can [bleep] right off. All our creatures are penis-fearing patriots, flag loving felines, MAGA meerkats, and bi-not-so-curious bison. The Straight Zoo, located on South Willis Street in Beaumont, Texas right behind the Holy Spirits Christian Church and Liquor store. It’s the zoo for you.