Tilikum The Killer Whale Who Was The Subject Of Blackfish Dies

Goodnight, sweet sweet Tilikum. You were a gentle creature who mistakenly murdered your trainer by accident because you were treated unfairly. Feels like we should issue an Official Barstool Sports Postmortem Whale Pardon for Tilikum but that’s not my call. If you’ve never watched Blackfish, dont. I live in a town with a SeaWorld and it RUINED the entire park for me. I had no idea that wild animals hated living in captivity until I watched the show. Turns out that Killer Whales would rather be out hanging with their pods than having performers ride around on their backs while screeching through their whistles all damn day.

I used to go to SeaWorld without a care in the world. Now I go and I feel kinda bad about it. I know deep down in my Orca Loving Heart that cheering at the top of my lungs in the middle of THE SPLASH ZONE didn’t completely cause Tilikum’s dorsal fin to droop over in sadness, but I kinda feel like it played a part and I’m haunted by that.

Anyway, I know that this is, damnit, was Tilikum’s favorite song. Swim in the big heavenly ocean, my big pal. We miss you.