GoDaddy CEO Kills Elephant on Video, Dresses African Villagers in Company Hats

GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons is the target of some animal activist ire based on the above video of him "saving" an African village from an elephant who was ruining crops. The clip starts off with ominous music as the hunters show the animal damage and then stalk their enemy. Cue darkness, loud noises. "Bob Parsons fires first," the text reads. "Bob Parsons fires again. Both shots hit home." There's a photo of Parsons proudly standing over the dead animal's carcass. Then it gets really weird.

AC/DC's "Hells Bells" comes on, triumphantly, as "hungry villagers butcher the elephant." A majority of the male villagers are wearing bright orange GoDaddy hats, which get a special zoom-in from the camera.

"Even though the elephant was huge, there is not enough meat for everyone," reads the text.

The strange mix of machismo and colonialist vibes are enough to make even a a non-animal lover uncomfortable. PETA, though, is really pissed, according to Business Insider. No word from AC/DC as far as music licensing goes. Maybe buy your domain names elsewhere from now on? Or find Bob Parsons and give him a big high-five!

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UPDATE:

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[jcoscarelli@villagevoice.com / @joecoscarelli]