Brother Nature
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About
Brother Nature is the online alias of America social media personality Kelvin Peña. Known for videos in which he names and feeds a number of deer, Peña uses the catchphrase "everybody eats" and talks to the animals as if they were people.
History
On July 28th, 2016, Instagram [1] user @coldgamekev posted his first animal video. The post features Peña feeding a deer crackers. The post received more than 600,000 views and 41,000 likes in two years (shown below).
Several days later, he uploaded a video to Instagram[2] captioned, "Me and Canela counting up today." The video received more than 1.1 million views and 73,000 likes in two years (shown below). The popularity of the video led to news media coverage from such outlets as BET,[3] Vice, [4] Elite Daily,[5] New York Magazine[6] and more.
Offensive Tweets Controversy
In October 2018, a series of tweets [7] made by Peña in 2012 resurfaced. The posts featured numerous references to Peña being a Nazi, support of Chris Brown's domestic abuse, myogyny, racism and more (shown below, left).
Following the posts, people began joking about the controversy. Twitter[8] user @ToriNicksWho tweeted an object labeling meme mocking the idea of those offended coming for Peña. The post received more than 3,600 retweets and 9,700 likes in four days (shown below, center). Twitter[9] user @bernabusee posted an image of a microphone being held to a deer's face with the caption, "'I known Brother Nature a long time, whatever they said he did, he did that shit.'" The post received more than 4,500 retweets and 11,000 likes in four days (shown below, right).
That day, Peña responded to the controversy, apologizing for his early tweets. He tweeted,[10] "I started using Twitter when I was 12 years old, I was very impressionable and was seeking attention. I am sorry to all of the people that I offended and have let down. I apologize for 12-year-old Kelvin and take responsibility for my words." Within three days, the post received more than 94,000 retweets and 450,000 likes (shown below).
On October 22nd, Redditor [11] Typical_Corgi posted about the controversy in the /r/OutOfTheLoop subreddit.
Several media outlets covered the controversy, including Newsweek,[12] HuffPost,[13] Jezebel,[14] BET[15] and more.
Fandom
Peña joined Twitter[16] on May 5th, 2011. Within seven years, he has amassed more than 1.5 million followers. He created a group page on Facebook [17] on November 28th, 2017. The page has more than 4,300 likes and followers.
Since 2016, his Instagram page has received more than 2.2 million followers.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Instagram – @coldgamekelv's Post
[2] Instagram – @coldgamekelv's Post
[3] BET – #SquadGoals: Videos of This Teen and His Deer Named 'Money' Are Taking Over Twitter
[4] Motherboard – A Teen Went Viral for Befriending Deer, and You May Believe What Happened Next
[5] Elite Daily – People Can't Get Enough Of This Guy's Videos With His 'Squad' Of Deer Friends
[6] Intelligencer – This Man’s Best Friend Is a Powdered Donut-Loving Deer Named ‘Money’
[7] Twitter – @Kaliddd_'s Tweet
[8] Twitter – @ToriNicksWho's Tweet
[9] Twitter – @bernabusee's Tweet
[10] Twitter – @COLDGAMEKELV's Tweet
[11] Reddit – hat's up with brother nature?
[12] Newsweek – Who Is Brother Nature? 'Deer Whisperer' Kelvin Peña Apologizes for Racist Tweets
[13] HuffPost – Internet Star Brother Nature Apologizes After Racist, Anti-Semitic Tweets Resurface | HuffPost
[14] Jezebel – Brother Nature's Old, Offensive Tweets Resurface
[15] BET – Uh-oh!: Beloved 'Brother Nature' Blasted For Resurfaced Racist Tweets
[16] Twitter – @COLDGAMEKELV's Tweet
[17] Facebook – Brother Nature
Top Comments
Sanakan_ht
Oct 25, 2018 at 05:11PM EDT
Commodore S
Oct 25, 2018 at 02:04PM EDT