Is June Pride Month Actually a Plot by the Jackalope Liberation Front? Historians Say It's 'Complicated'
In a stunning turn of events that has sent the internet into a chaotic spiral of rainbow-colored confusion and animal-rights activism, a viral tweet from the "National Council of Questionable Calendars" has claimed that June is "Pride Month" simply because the jackalope, a mythical horned rabbit, demanded it. According to a hastily-scribbled press release found on a napkin, the jackalope lobby—an organization so secretive it meets in the back of a TGI Fridays—argued that June’s long daylight hours were perfect for "rocking antlers and shade."
Historians, meanwhile, are left scratching their heads. "We’ve spent decades explaining Stonewall, the Stonewall riots, and the rainbow flag," says Dr. Linda Sparks, a professor of memeology at the University of Internet. "But now the algorithm is serving up a competing narrative: that June is actually about a mythical creature’s quest for better lighting for its Instagram selfies." The irony is thick enough to spread on toast: in an era where fact-checkers are drowning in misinformation, the most viral "is june pride month" story of the day involves a jackalope, a can of spray paint, and a surprisingly compelling argument about why rabbits deserve their own parade.
As of this morning, the jackalope trend has been liked by 47,000 people who apparently just want to see the world burn—or at least watch a horned rabbit lip-sync to "Born This Way."