After roaming around the Earth naked for billions of years, humans have learned how to clothe themselves. It probably began as an animal hide with no shape or form and has now become one of the most sought after industries in the world. However, since other species haven’t reached that phase of the evolutionary process yet, they still prefer to leave it all out in the open. That said, will you believe me if I say that there are some donkeys who’re totally killing it in terms of fashion?
Twitter user @jonathanbucks was passing through a village in France and noticed a donkey wearing pants. And not just any rag-tag trousers. They were pretty fashionable.
Fun fact – on the Ile de Re, in the south of France, donkeys are traditionally dressed in fashionable trousers to stop mosquitoes biting their legs. pic.twitter.com/0vUiA8aiZL
— Jonathan Bucks (@jonathanbucks) July 27, 2018
France is considered to be the Mecca of fashion. And, by the looks of it, this donkey has totally caught on with the country’s vibe. I mean, if this style icon goes to the Paris Fashion Week, all my money will be on it to win the fashion show.
Netizens were understandably surprised to see a donkey wearing pants and they reacted hilariously.
1. No doubt about that.
https://twitter.com/Ned_Donovan/status/1023129410348744704
2. That’s true.
goes some way towards answering this pic.twitter.com/FdlUUkrc56
— Thomas Seal (@TW_Seal) July 27, 2018
3. And the genre has to be Country.
Donkey Pants would also be a good band name
— bitch du jour (@bitchdujour) July 28, 2018
4. They absolutely should!
https://twitter.com/vegasn8ive/status/1023188884614725632
5. Mind = blown!
— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) July 28, 2018
6. Definitely the donkey.
Who wore it best?? pic.twitter.com/MeSgrmcYrN
— Diana (@PaintSewGlueChe) July 29, 2018
However, others pointed out that donkeys wearing pants isn’t a new thing and they’ve been doing it for a long time. It’s just us who haven’t caught up with them yet.
1. That’s so cute!
Like this maybe? Those trousers are stylin’ , tho! pic.twitter.com/ihzAaPx7Ff
— lisacrispin (@lisacrispin) July 28, 2018
2. The colour totally suits it.
I can confirm this as true (yes that’s me, a *few* years ago). pic.twitter.com/AkupSXBgqD
— Thalie Knights (@Thalie_Knights) July 28, 2018
3. Why didn’t the other donkey get one as well?
This weekend I went to a donkey sanctuary with my family. One donkey was getting horrible fly bites on his legs so a volunteer MADE HIM PANTS!!! I have never been so delighted by anything in my entire life pic.twitter.com/uzzkABE2HQ
— H.G. Watson (@HG_Watson) June 18, 2018
4. I can never pull of that as well as this donkey.
And yes, I finally got to see the pants-wearing donkey in person! (See https://t.co/efVjMCU1Ic for the whole story.) pic.twitter.com/DLrfWbgWRS
— Krista Simpson (@KristaSimpson) July 8, 2018
5. Hot damn!
We have exciting news! Big Ben (and his pants) are gonna move to the small screen! Check out Ben, his pants, and our volunteer Sheila on @CTVKitchener evening news tonight! #PVRit pic.twitter.com/p4581SHHYF
— The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada (@DonkeySancCa) June 21, 2018
6. My heart’s gonna explode.
They're made to measure, custom pants …for donkies! Tune in to @CTVKitchener at 6 tonight to find out why Ben is looking like a dapper donkey!@DonkeySancCa pic.twitter.com/oENToCnQv3
— Marta Czurylowicz (@martaczur) June 21, 2018
The internet is a weird and funny place. But thanks to it, we can know about some of the strangest updates that’s happening in the world of donkeys. Just last week, one of them was impersonating a zebra. And now they’re redefining fashion. What’s next? Donkeys going into space?