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What is all this drama about Carole Baskin

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fourpeasinapod · 17/04/2020 13:25

I must be too old but I don’t understand all this.

I’ve seen it all over Facebook the last while.

Who is Carole baskin??

Who is Joe exotic??

What is tiger king??

And why are people saying “that bitch Carole baskin”

Can somebody enlighten me please

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porkandbeans · 17/04/2020 13:26

Tiger King is a show on netflix.

You need to watch it! It's so bad it's good

HappyPunky · 17/04/2020 13:26

I've not seen it but they think she killed her husband and fed him to a tiger.

She sounds like a badass I don't know why everyone seems to hate her.

DrinkSangriaInThePark · 17/04/2020 13:26

It's a programme on Netflix. If you Google it you'll see what it's about. It's crazy.

fellyjish · 17/04/2020 13:27

It's about a documentary on Netflix (Louis Theroux also did one with Joe Exotic i think - on my list to find on iPlayer)

Basically about a load of private wild cat zoos in the US - tigers and monkeys etc. All completely bonkers.

And yes, Carole Baskin clearly fed her husband to the tigers!!

lubeybooby · 17/04/2020 13:27

watch tiger king on netflix and you'll know

it's a documentary about a redneck tiger sanctuary that took an odd turn when certain things were revealed about Carole and then what Joe did about it

Pulpfiction1 · 17/04/2020 13:29

It's a Netflix show. People don't actually hate Carol, they are just copying Joe because he's obsessed with her and constantly goes on about "that bitch Carol Baskin".

Joe is now in prison for death threats against Carol. There is no evidence she killed her hubbie but I don't think she's as golden as she makes out.

Paintforkitchen · 17/04/2020 13:30

It is amazing. So bad it’s good. Carole Baskin totally fed her husband to the tigers.

chunkyrun · 17/04/2020 13:30

I've watched it...I can't explain it....you have to watch it

switswoo81 · 17/04/2020 13:32

I'm not sure if she killed her husband or not but those tigers live in awful conditions. She's also too wholesome to be true.

Watch it . It's so bad it's good as pp said. Plus it gives you an insight into who voted for Trump..

ODFOx · 17/04/2020 13:34

Her husband disappeared and the other zoo owners maintain that she must have killed him but no evidence has been found. They all say the most outrageous things about each other.
Joe Exotic is now in prison for plotting to have Carole killed and also for killing some tigers when they weren't making enough profit. The documentary is mostly about his bizarre marriages to straight (drug addicted) young men, his attempt to run for president and then governor, and a great deal of very odd behaviour while under the influence of crack cocaine or cannabis. Didn't want to watch it but could not stop after the first episode.
It's a completely compelling programme in an uncomfortable way.

TheQueef · 17/04/2020 13:35

It really is so bad it's unmissable.
Watched Louis on iPlayer last night with Joe Exotic Grin

Bonkers.

SavoyCabbage · 17/04/2020 13:35

In a nutshell, joe exotic was the Tiger King, he owned a roadside zoo. Carole Baskin has a tiger sanctuary which is more or less the same thing. She wanted his 'zoo' closed down and he was as mad as a hatter and blamed Carole Baskin for everything in the whole world from animal rights laws to his coffee being cold. 'You know who's responsible for that? That bitch Carole Baskin'

fourpeasinapod · 17/04/2020 13:39

Flip it sounds very intriguing and eventful! I’ll definitely have to start watching this soon!

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Brogley · 17/04/2020 13:40

Carole Baskin.
Killed her husband, wacked him.
Can’t convince me that it didn’t happen.
Fed him to Tigers, they snackin’.
What’s happening’.
Carole Baskin.

Grin
Fluffycloudland77 · 17/04/2020 13:56

He should be in prison for killing the tiger!.

HappyPunky · 17/04/2020 13:57

Or carole Baskin should feed him to a tiger! I might watch it actually

BadBear · 17/04/2020 14:06

Watch it, you need to watch it. As someone said above you can't really explain it. If anything, it shows a lot about the ugly side of humanity when people when greedy and full of themselves.

P.S. She definitely slapped some sardine oil on him and fed him to the tigers. If you ask me, good on her. (half-joking!) Wink

EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 17/04/2020 14:14

All the tiger owners are barking. Carol baskin is no better than any of the others in her treatment of staff and the state of the enclosures

I'm not sure if she whacked the husband 🤣

I sat mouth open through most of it

CurlyhairedAssassin · 17/04/2020 14:17

DH and I and the 2 teenage sons watch this together, we all love it! I don’t know about the tigers but it feels like it’s the people who are the ones that we’re gawping at in the zoo. It’s fascinating. Like a fucked up pantomime. I mean, they’re all creepy misfit oddball types, seething with....something. Whether that’s rage for Carole Baskin, who herself is like a weird too good to be true hippy Stepford Wife Glynda the Good, or low self-esteem, or nasty undertones of predatory male, it’s a whole “what the fuck am I seeing?” distraction from the whole virus throng.

CurlyhairedAssassin · 17/04/2020 14:17

Thing!

muckycat · 17/04/2020 14:19

it's certainly worth a watch!

The 'that bitch Carole Baskin' is a regular quote throughout the show rather than viewers hating her. Rather, I think the general consensus is that she might not have killed her DH but seems to know more than she is letting on.

Thescrewinthetuna · 17/04/2020 14:19

The Netflix show Tiger King is just ridiculously addictive. Everyone on the show (apart from maybe Saff) is an absolute trainwreck and unbelievable. I loved it! Great escapism. I feel bad for the tigers though Sad

BoswellsBollocks · 17/04/2020 14:20

This is why you should watch it 😂

What is all this drama about Carole Baskin
InfiniteSheldon · 17/04/2020 14:22

I don't think she killed her husband!! He sailed off into a new life and paid her a substantial sum to smile enigmaticly (not sure that's a word but for all you cool cats and kittens I'm putting it out there) #teamcarol tho really she's no better than Joe Exotic at tiger care

muckycat · 17/04/2020 14:22

The only sane person on there seems to be Kelci 'Saff' Saffery, the lady who lost her arm.

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