People are confused why this newspaper felt compelled to protect the donkeys’ anonymity
There’s something about this newspaper story that got people a little bit confused. Can you spot it?
THEY BLACKED OUT THE EYES ON THE DONKEYShttps://t.co/2sXWvtW7U2
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) February 23, 2018
It’s a story from Welsh newspaper the Daily Post about a man who tried to smuggle 12 donkeys into Holyhead.
And they really did black out the eyes on the donkeys’ faces as you can see from this excerpt from the story online.
Let’s hope they’d do the same for sheep.
wtf?
— Gene Beth (@Tanstaafl77043) February 23, 2018
They’d be recognised instantly if they hadn’t 😂😂😂
— Caroline Hearne (@MiddleAgedCred) February 23, 2018
*cut to an interview with a silhouetted donkey’s face, caption ‘interviewee has requested his brays be recreated by an actor’*
— Scriblit (@Scriblit) February 23, 2018
They didn’t want to prejudice their trial- don’t you watch any legal dramas on TV?
— Charles MacDonald (@charlessr1956) February 23, 2018
Not forgetting this stock response …
Just trendy donkey shades I think
— Matt Obrien (@mrmdobrien_matt) February 23, 2018
Reminds me of this pic.twitter.com/zqOBejRICW
— Laureline (@LaurelineVK) February 23, 2018
And it turns out they are not the only ones doing this.
THEY ALSO BLACKED OUT THE EYES ON THE GOOSE https://t.co/cYIo03ZfJO
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) February 23, 2018
Sometimes I love the world. And it's shit like this that is why.
— The Lion of Giro (@DavidSagneri) February 23, 2018
