Indonesian man 'marries' goat with sole purpose of going viral; sparks outrage on internet

re is no dearth of bizarre incidents on internet. One such instance that is going viral on internet is from Indonesia. A man has married a female goat just so that he can get viral. man hails from Gresik, East Java and is a YouTuber and a content creator for TikTok. 

video opens up to show 'bride', a goat named Sri Rahayu bin Bejo dressed up in a shawl. A group of Javanese people dressed in ir tritional attire graced wedding. groom, Saiful Arif could be seen performing  'ak nikah' in which dowry was worth 22,000 rupiahs (Rs 117). video was shared by local news outlet of Indonesia, SURYAtv on YouTube. 

However,  man, Saiful Arif was asked to come forward to mit that video was produced merely for "content purposes". He claimed that video was "purely acting and was produced for social media content to make it viral." He also asserted that he h no intentions to offend anyone and was creating video merely for entertaining audience.

'Distasteful content', Netizens say

viral video has sparked public anger, evident through views expressed in comments section. "Don’t just blame ones getting married. I think village chief and surrounding people supporting wedding are crazy", a user wrote. second user wrote, "Distasteful content, makes money but creates problem for public". third netizen commented, "Not only did y not forbid it, but y encouraged it."

People have started finding out different ways to gain traction on internet while some have weird desires of doing things. Recently, Gujarat woman Kshama Bindu has tied knot with herself in India's first solo wedding. 24-year-old marked all wedding festivities with full pomp and fervor, glimpses of which were shared on social media. Vodara-based Kshama has been grabbing helines ever since she spoke about sologamy, claiming that she intended to break stereos and inspire ors who are "tired of finding true love."