Recently, NSW authorities released an advertisement campaign targeting marijuana users. The campaign features ‘Stoner Sloth’, a series of dopey mascots who struggles in their day to day lives due to their debilitating bud addiction. Unsurprisingly, the campaign backfired in a massive way. Stoner Sloth fast became one of the biggest internet sensations of the backend of 2015, with a slew of memes, parodies and merchandise being made in his honour. It’s so big in fact, that even Cedric Bixler-Zavala has become vocal in his support of the sloth.
In a barrage of tweets (quite literally too many tweets to even post here), the former Mars Volta and At The Drive In frontman dropped a flood of pro Stoner Sloth sentiments onto our respective Twitter feeds.
It all started with this fairly innocuous tweet:
Has anyone seen those #stonersloth commercials from Australia? Fucking dying from laughter.
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
And then quickly progressed to this:
So is chewbaca like a functional #stonersloth ? Gets high as fuck but accomplishes shit? I've been there chewy, ain't hating.
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
To u Australia I say stop #stonerslothshaming. The dudes going through a rough time. He needs a hug. Maybe some hungry jacks too? Hug him.
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
And then progressed even further, to this:
Don't shame him!! Make him cookies. maybe he didn't wanna small talk his way to that bag of ketchup flavored crisps. #stonersloth
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
Can he quantize drum beats on an I pad? Fuck no ! Can he drop a couple a half steps on his bass? Yaz!!! Embrace his talents #stonersloth
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
Which then turned into a discussion about Stoner Sloth’s possible EDM prowess:
I will say this Australia!!! I'd rather listen to #stonersloth 's record collection over your horse shit edm. #itsajoke
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
Fuck!!!! Wait a second ! What about the reverse marginalization of horse shit EDM #stonersloth & all his neon glory ?
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
Shit yo. Gotta be honest Horse shit EDM #stonersloth is kinda on his own. He's like the Mennonite of Stoners. #stonersloth
— CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (@cedricbixler_) December 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/cedricbixler_/status/679508388779196416
Right.
Funnily enough, despite his 30+ tweets on the topic of #StonerSloth, Zavala is anti-weed, having confessed earlier this year to changing his views after kicking his $1000 per week habit.
Check out some of his other #StonerSloth tweets here, and Stoner Sloth in it’s true form below.